A new MRB poll published by OPEN TV on Friday reveals that a majority of citizens favor early elections amid growing public resentment over the handling of the Tempe railway disaster.

The handling of the deadly fire that ravaged the coastal town of Mati, near Athens, in July 2018 cannot be an excuse for what went wrong at Tempe in the train crash in February 2023.

Three Mykonos residents with ties to the island’s tourism sector have been arrested for allegedly coordinating surveillance on a team of inspectors checking for building violations on the island. 

AADE has ordered the conduct of some 28,500 inspections over the course of the year.

Thousands of people have gathered in Syntagma Square for a new Tempe rally, coinciding with the ongoing debate on a motion of no confidence in Parliament.

Greece’s beaches are heavily polluted with cigarette butts and plastic waste, according to a WWF report. Volunteers collected an average of 464 pieces of trash per 100 meters of coastline – 20 times the EU’s threshold for clean beaches.

The ruling conservative New Democracy MP Dimitris Kyriazidis faces possible expulsion from the party after insulting Zoe Konstantopoulou, leader of the Course of Freedom party, during the final day of a three-day no-confidence debate against the government on Friday.

Hollywood stars arrived in Messinia on Wednesday for the filming of Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan.

Police responded to a potentially dangerous situation in the Athens suburb of Kallithea on Friday afternoon after a man armed with an axe threatened passersby before locking himself up inside an apartment.

Former Prime Minister and independent MP Antonis Samaras announced during a speech in Parliament that he will abstain from Friday’s no-confidence vote.

Authorities have suspended construction on Marathonisi, a protected islet off Zakynthos, following an inspection.

Keepers of stillness and prayer in a rapidly changing world, Greek Orthodox monks dedicate their lives to developing a deeper connection to the divine.

The endorsement of Greek views on securing fiscal flexibility to strengthen defense spending ahead of Thursday’s extraordinary European Council meeting constitutes a series of small diplomatic victories for Athens, which has been advocating for this approach in recent years.

Former government spokesperson and New Democracy MP Giannis Oikonomou criticized the government in Parliament during the no-confidence debate on Friday.

Former Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triantopoulos, who resigned from his post on Tuesday to support a parliamentary inquiry into the Tempe railway disaster, has released a contentious email he had sent to government officials on March 9, 2023, just days after the deadly collision that claimed 57 lives, in an effort to smother suspicions of a coordinated cover-up at the crash site.

Only 20% of residential acquisitions are financed by the credit sector, partly due to uncertainty.

New Democracy’s lawmakers heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the “good old Mitsotakis” speaking again on Wednesday – hence the standing ovation for the prime minister, which was almost equal to that bestowed on Kostas A. Karamanlis in March 2024 during the failed censure motion against the center-right government.

The Environment Ministry announced a suspension of new building permits in protected areas on the island of Milos, including Sarakiniko and Achivadolimni, amid concerns over unchecked development.

Student rallies calling for justice for the victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster have taken place in the center of Athens and other cities.

A snorkeler missing since Thursday in Crete has been found dead. The coast guard in Paleochora, in the southwest of the island, launched a search upon being informed that the 43-year-old, who was spearfishing, was missing.