As Orthodox Christians around the world attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday to commemorate the baptism of Christ, worried officials in Greece used the moment to highlight growing water scarcity.
Road fatalities fell by 21.5% in 2025, dropping to 522 from 665 the previous year, Deputy Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis said, calling it the largest year-on-year reduction on record.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will begin a series of trips to Greek cities early in the year, starting with Thessaloniki on January 17.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Tuesday to give member states early access to some agriculture funds from the 2028-2034 EU budget to help farmers ahead of a meeting to discuss a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in the northern city of Serres on Tuesday for the death of a 17-year-old boy whom he struck on the head.
The government intends to contain the increase in main residence rents in 2026 with a series of measures.
In the past year, the world changed a lot more than Greece did. In 2026, things will not remain as they are – neither here, nor in the rest of the world.
Two of four people believed to be members of the notorious Pink Panther crime organization wanted in Greece in connection to a high-profile jewellery heist in Halkidiki in September 2025 have been arrested abroad, police said.
Police in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have arrested a 26-year-old man who was threatening to publish revealing photos of his former partner.
Greeks on Tuesday celebrated Epiphany, or Theophania, as it is called in Greek, with blessing of the waters ceremonies across the country.