Earnings reported to tax authorities showed a 103% increase last year compared to 2023.

The hardest form of hatred to combat is that rooted in religion. No matter what is said to a jihadist, no matter what arguments are presented, once they are convinced that God (beyond all reason) wants the “infidels” dead, they will strap on explosives and take down anyone in their path.

Authorities approved the construction of two houses in a flood-prone area on the Cycladic island of Paros, raising serious environmental and legal concerns.

The Public Debt Management Agency announced last Friday that this Wednesday it will auction 13-week treasury bills in book entry form to the amount of 500 million euros.

The Greek housing market is expected to slow slightly from double-digit price increases during 2025.

Nick Malkoutzis, the co-founder and editor of Macropolis.gr, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into Greece’s budget surplus and its standout fiscal performance, discuss this 1 billion euro support package Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced, and break down how it ties into Greece’s politics. 

Greeks spent more than their income in the last quarter of 2024, according to provisional ELSTAT data.

More than 1.45 million soccer and basketball tickets have been verified through the gov.gr Wallet app, officials said, calling the system a success in improving stadium security and fan experience. 

Nikos Palaiokostas, 65, elder brother of notorious fugitive Vassilis Palaiokostas, died at Trikala Hospital on Saturday after prolonged health issues, local media reported. 

A special investigating judge examining the 2023 rail disaster in Tempe in central Greece has widened the probe, placing at least seven former senior transport officials under scrutiny, officials familiar with the inquiry said Friday.

Six people were detained early Saturday morning during a police operation at Strefi Hill in the Exarchia district of Athens.

The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) on Friday triggered the automated submission of 739,576 pre-filled and pre-cleared income tax returns, which concern 835,766 individuals.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined world leaders and Catholic faithful at a funeral Mass for Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on Saturday.

At least 154 million lives have been saved globally over the past 50 years due to routine vaccinations, according to the Greek National Public Health Organization (EODY). That’s the equivalent of six lives every minute.

Police in Istanbul detained 47 people Saturday in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade. Among those arrested in Istanbul, the neighboring province of Tekirdag and the capital, Ankara, were senior officials from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, local […]

The Defense Ministry on Friday unveiled a reform plan to revamp the country’s reserve system, targeting 150,000 active reservists by 2030.

Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday at a funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square to honor his sometimes turbulent papacy.

More than 1 million small and medium-sized businesses in Greece will receive retroactive electricity subsidies for the winter months, while 32,000 companies found to have committed electricity theft will be excluded from the program, the Ministry of Environment and Energy announced on Friday.

An exhibition by renowned painter Christos Bokoros has been interrupted after self-identified anarchist protesters occupied the Basilica of Saint Mark in the town of Iraklio on Crete on Friday.