The parliamentary investigative committee examining former minister Christos Triantopoulos’ role in the handling of the Tempe disaster site will reconvene for the last time on Monday, April 7, to refer Triantopoulos to the judiciary. This decision was made during the committee’s session on Friday.

Greece’s GDP per capita was 70% of the European Union average in 2024 in purchasing power parity terms.

Police have arrested two health service officials on Crete for allegedly blackmailing shopkeepers and accepting bribes in exchange for skipping sanitary inspections. 

Copies of three videos delivered early last month to investigating authorities by Interstar Security, the company responsible for the security and video surveillance of Greece’s railway network, are genuine and allegedly depict a freight train shortly before its fatal collision with a passenger train in Tempe, central Greece, just over two years ago, the Criminal Investigation Department has announced. 

Cyprus has a “nimble and dynamic economy” that should grow about 2.5% this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, while it added that the island should resist any temptation to loosen fiscal policy.

The first indications from arrivals and receipts this year are particularly optimistic for tourism.

A crowd participates in a protest gathering outside the National Gallery, defending artistic freedom, following a call by the Panhellenic Federation of Spectacle and Auditory Arts (POThA) on Thursday.

Any fiscal space created through the fight against tax evasion and the European agreement on defense spending should be directed toward policies that enhance the productive capacity of the Greek economy, such as reducing the tax burden on wage labor, according to a regular report from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) published on Thursday.

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni conducted an on-site inspection at the Panathenaic Stadium (also known as the Kallimarmaro) on Friday following media reports describing a temporary structure in front of the historic site as a “monstrosity.”

The presidents of Russia and Turkey on Friday discussed advancing strategic projects in the energy sector as well as Ukraine and Syria, the Kremlin said.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a call on Friday that steps toward achieving navigational safety in the Black Sea would contribute to peace efforts with Ukraine, the Turkish presidency said, adding that Ankara was ready to contribute to these efforts.

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Friday that salary increases for Armed Forces personnel will range from 13% to 20%, depending on the position of responsibility.

This year’s Delphi Economy Forum is taking place on April 9-12 at Delphi.

Clocks in Greece will be set forward by one hour, from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m., on Sunday, March 30, as the country transitions to daylight saving time.

The head of Greece’s top administrative court defended a ruling that struck down height incentives in the country’s New Building Code, rejecting claims that the court was overstepping its role.

In the context of his two-day visit to Athens (March 26-27), Beat Jans, federal councilor and head of the Justice and Police Department of Switzerland, spoke to Kathimerini about the 40-million-euro cooperation program between the two states.

An anti-Turkish chant during Greece’s Independence Day parade on Tuesday has sparked political friction within the ruling New Democracy party, exposing a divide between the more conservative and the moderates.

AHEPA, a Greek-American advocacy organization, has voiced concerns over the Trump administration’s potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.

A fire broke out early Friday morning at an EYDAP water utility facility in Holargos, north of Athens, damaging six company vehicles, including two that were completely destroyed.

A new book chronicling the life and achievements of Greek-Australian entrepreneur Nick Thyssen (originally Nikolaos Theodosiadis) will be presented on April 12 at the Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (GOCNSW), The New Herald reports. The event is organized by the “Kostis Palamas” Cultural Centre of AHEPA Australia.