The Italian research vessel Ievoli Relume has departed from Crete for Messina, Italy, as Greece’s power grid operator (ADMIE) temporarily froze payments to French cable maker Nexans due to ongoing uncertainty over the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection.

Opposition parties have accused the government of evidence tampering in the investigation into the Tempe train disaster, demanding answers over an email allegedly confirming officials approved the removal of critical materials from the crash site.

The environment minister has suspended the issuing of new building permits in areas with special protection on Milos, where an unprecedented hotel construction boom has led to fears that the island’s unique landscape could be changed irrevocably.

During the Crimean War, Great Britain and France formed an alliance with the Ottoman Empire against Russia and Greece. A similar shift in the European balance of power is now under way.

Authorities in Central Macedonia have confirmed the H5N1 avian flu virus in a dead Dalmatian pelican found near Lithotopos, Serres, at Lake Kerkini. The case was identified during routine monitoring.

The acquisition of Terna Energy by the UAE’s Masdar was the most significant transaction that increased the amount of foreign direct investment in the last quarter of 2024.

When the ECB’s system went down on Thursday, the chaos that descended in the 10 hours it took to identify and fix the problem blocked the welfare payments of more than 15,000 mostly elderly and poor Greeks.

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to explore the important role the Greek port city of Alexandroupoli is playing in the region as an essential hub for both commercial and military operations.

For Greek people and businesses to truly embrace the capabilities of new technologies like artificial intelligence, they first need to experience how they can have a meaningful and positive impact on their lives, Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou told the EmTech Europe 2025 conference in Athens on Thursday, outlining how the government is investing in building this trust. 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that the United States should be part of any security guarantees scheme for Ukraine after a ceasefire.

Greece’s public sector evaluation system, though legally established, remains largely unimplemented. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in Parliament on Wednesday that “the institutional and constitutional enshrinement of public sector evaluation will be proposed by New Democracy in the next constitutional revision,” raising questions about the system’s actual application.

Police launched simultaneous operations in different parts of Greece on Thursday morning as part of a major crackdown on an organized crime racket that specializes in illegal tobacco products and is also believed to be connected to violence involving the so-called “Greek Mafia.”

Consumers are rushing to fill their cupboards with coffee in anticipation of price increases.

On World Obesity Day, experts from the Prolepsis Institute’s Diet and Healthy Eating Program stressed that obesity is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.

Reservations for holidays in Santorini appear 23% lower in early March compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

Environmental organizations are sounding the alarm over construction work on Marathonisi, a small island in the gulf of Zakynthos, due to concerns over the impact on the nesting beach of the endangered loggerhead turtle.

A high-school student was rushed to hospital in Imathia, northern Greece, on Thursday morning after being hit by a train at an unguarded crossing. According to state broadcaster ERT, the teenager’s injuries were not life-threatening.

The Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) has temporarily frozen payments to French cable company Nexans due to the prolonged uncertainty regarding the course of the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection.

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would stick to its target that by 2035 all new cars and vans sold in the European Union would have zero CO2 emissions.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday, highlighting Cyprus’ strategic role in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce.