Greece to buy artillery systems from Israel and drones from US, officials say
Greece is in advanced talks to buy 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from Israel as it pushes to modernise its armed forces, two officials said on Friday.
Suspect arrested for killing man outside train station
A 35-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday for stabbing to death a 41-year-old man outside the Agios Eleftherios ISAP train station in Athens on December 8.
Death toll from migrant shipwreck off Crete rises to five, dozens missing
The death toll from the capsizing of a boat loaded with migrants off the southern coast of Crete rose to five on Saturday evening, the Greek coast guard said, adding it had rescued 39 people from the sea.
Reform to triple university admissions
Greek universities are on the brink of transformation, with the Education Ministry announcing a dramatic increase in the percentage of students admitted via placement exams.
Piraeus mayor testifies in soccer crime case
Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis testified before an investigative magistrate for three hours over his alleged involvement in a major case involving 167 defendants accused of being part of a criminal organization in Greek soccer.
Five metro stations to close Sunday, Monday for 5G installation
Stations on metro Line 2 will be closed on Sunday and Monday (December 15-16) evening for the installation of the 5G network.
Extra €2 bln in state payments
Expenditure on main and supplementary pensions and benefits will be increased by €644 mln.
Countdown for presidential selection begins
The countdown to the selection of Greece’s next has begun, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set to announce his pick for the country’s highest ceremonial post in mid-January or by the end of that month at the latest.
Music school alumni bring Maria Callas back home
The Cultural Center of Kalamata in the northwestern Peloponnese unveiled a permanent exhibition on Maria Callas on December 2, the day that, had the great Greek opera diva been alive, she would have turned 101 years old.
Greece’s ‘ghost’ towns and the demographic challenge
In Greece abandoned “ghost” towns and villages scattered across the countryside provide a glimpse into the country’s broader demographic challenge, which Prime Minister Mitsotakis has warned is “existential”.