Hundreds of thousands of unsafe or unregistered vehicles continue to circulate in Greece, according to data from a sweeping review launched in late 2024 by the Ministry of Digital Governance and the General Secretariat for Information Systems.
Inspectors from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) carried out checks on day-cruise boats on the island of Kos, issuing fines for multiple violations.
Police arrested two men in Aspropyrgos, western Athens, on Tuesday for dumping solid waste on a residential street, authorities said.
An epidemic of sheep and goat pox has highlighted long-standing weaknesses in Greece’s livestock sector, with more than 1,100 farms affected over the past year and more than 260,000 animals culled.
A day after announcing his move to ruling New Democracy, former socialist minister Andreas Loverdos defended his decision, saying his aim was to support the country’s stability.
Clashes erupted Tuesday night at a temporary migrant accommodation facility in Agyia, in Crete’s Hania region, authorities said.
The career of the ‘brain’ of the Democrats and mentor of many Greek Americans, his role in Boston and at Harvard, and his last visit to Athens.
Greece launched a medium-scale military exercise across the Aegean Sea early on Wednesday, deploying air, naval and ground forces in a show of deterrence after Turkish announcements of potential survey activity in the region.
The Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the World’s Orthodox Christian community, pressed for progress on reopening the Halki Theological School in Turkey during a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday, describing the encounter as cordial and respectful.
A fire at an industrial site in western Athens’ Renti area was brought under control Tuesday afternoon after sending a large black cloud of smoke over the city.