New non-state universities to use mixed admission criteria
The four non-state universities that will begin operating in Greece will use a combination of criteria to accept their students.
Turkey signs deal with Britain to buy 20 Eurofighter jets, UK says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a deal on Monday in which Turkey bought 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets for 8 billion pounds ($10.7 billion), his office said, deepening the NATO allies’ defence ties and bolstering Turkish air defences.
Thessaloniki bike lanes largely unsafe, study finds
More than 65% of Thessaloniki’s bike lanes are considered high or very high risk, mainly because they lack physical separation from motor traffic, according to a recent road safety analysis.
Deputy chair of OPEKEPE resigns
The vice-chairman of scandal-laden farm subsidies agency OPEKEPE has resigned, it has been announced.
Pope to visit eight cities in Turkey, Lebanon on first trip abroad as pontiff
Pope Leo will visit eight towns and cities in Turkey and Lebanon later this year, the Vatican has said, his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, and he is expected to make appeals for peace across the region.
23-year-old surrenders for Crete chestnut festival killing
The alleged perpetrator of the fatal shooting of a 51-year-old man at the chestnut festival in Elos, Hania has surrendered to authorities.
193 kg of cannabis seized in northwestern Greece
Police seized nearly 193 kilograms of cannabis Saturday night on the old Ioannina-Kozani highway, a few kilometers outside the northwestern town of Konitsa.
Request for proposals for the assignment of communication consulting services for the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations (HCAP/Growthfund) and its subsidiary companies (Greek text only)
The deadline for submitting offers is Monday, November 10, 2025, at 15:00 (Athens time)
From tax IDs to bogus grants: Unraveling the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scam
It was early July when the “Greek FBI,” the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DAOE), raided the offices of farm subsidy agency OPEKEPE, seizing a file containing approximately 650,000 tax identification numbers of producers who had applied for grants.
East Med negotiations no easy thing
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ proposal for five-nation talks on Eastern Mediterranean issues, with the ultimate goal of reaching an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones and ending conflicting bilateral arrangements has not yet been accepted by any of the intended parties (Cyprus, Egypt, Libya, Turkey).