Thousands of Golden Visa applicants await
Close to 40,000 applications have been submitted, and more than a quarter are still pending.
Orthodoxy as a weapon of the Kremlin
The recent Russian barbs directed at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, beyond their immediate relevance, point to something deeper: They reveal how easily religion can be transformed into a substitute for strategy and a tool of war.
In the constellation of personality-centered parties
The political debate in Greece is determined, on a monthly basis, by a graph: the one that captures the influence of political parties. It sounds methodologically logical. However, it now has a weak point: The strongest “party” is absent from that graph, which is the percentage of abstention.
Teen detained for Serres killing beaten by fellow inmates in prison
A 16-year-old boy held in custody for the fatal beating of a 17-year-old in Serres, northern Greece, over the weekend, was, in the lead-up, assaulted by three fellow inmates during an incident that began over a minor dispute, authorities said.
The princess, the cows and the Roma camp
It was the end of 2008. I don’t know what brought me to seek out former princess Irene, but yes, I had moved heaven and earth. I even tried to ambush her on Mavili Square, because I had learned that she stayed there when she visited from Spain.
Severe weather grips Greece, houses evacuated in Athens’ south
A wave of severe weather affecting Greece since early Wednesday is expected to persist until Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, snowfall and gale-force winds.
Registered unemployment falls year-on-year in December
The number of people registered as unemployed with the Public Employment Service (DYPA) fell to 915,889 in December 2025, marking a decline of 6.3%, compared with December 2024.
Athens braces for storms as snow, gales hit much of Greece
Snow, gale-force winds and rainstorms afflicted much of Greece Wednesday, with transport, education and public services disrupted as authorities pre-emptively closed schools and advised civil servants to work from home.
Police arrest 13 over fuel fraud that allegedly netted €5 million a year
Police have broken a criminal ring operating petrol stations in various parts of the country that routinely overcharged motorists using specially-developed software, illegally netting an estimated €5 million a year, authorities said Wednesday.
Cypriot held over cocaine mailed in board game packages
A joint Greek and Cypriot police operation has led to the arrest of a Cypriot man suspected of involvement in smuggling more than two kilos of cocaine in packages of board games mailed from Athens to Larnaca.