Farmers agree to further talks, hold back Athens protests
Hardline farmers who skipped Tuesday’s meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have voted to enter dialogue with the government, putting plans for Athens tractor rallies on hold.
PM given demonstration of new digital case file system
A new digital application for use in the judicial system will save time, enhance transparency and reduce bureaucracy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said, following a demonstration of the digital case file system in an Athens law office.
Civil servants plan work stoppage to press for pay hike, restoration of cut allowances
Greece’s ADEDY umbrella civil servants’ union on Wednesday called a three-hour work stoppage in the greater Athens region for February 3, seeking reversal of substantial earnings cuts imposed more than a decade ago during the country’s financial crisis. ADEDY is also demanding salary increases.
Appeals trigger review of student deletions
Greek universities have entered the final stage of removing so-called “eternal” students as they begin reviewing appeals from those struck from enrollment lists.
Greek aviation chief resigns after report on airport radio outage
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chief Giorgos Saounatsos resigned on Wednesday following an investigators’ report that found an eight-hour radio outage at Greek airports last week – which forced authorities to clear the country’s airspace and divert dozens of incoming flights – was partly due to an outdated communications system.
Supermarkets’ bumper year
Supermarkets took in last year over 1 billion euros more than in 2024, as their turnover reached €16.24 billion from €15.16 billion in 2024, an increase of 7.1%.
Russia blames Ukraine for drone attack on Greek-managed tanker in Black Sea
Russia on Wednesday blamed Kyiv for a drone attack on a Greek-managed oil tanker in the Black Sea, saying Ukrainian drones carried out the strike a day earlier. No further details were immediately available.
Six students arrested after violent assault on teen in Evia
A 16-year-old high school student was hospitalized at Agia Sophia Children’s Hospital in Athens with fractured jaws following a violent incident involving six other students in Eretria, on the island of Evia.
Snap election likely in Bulgaria after reformist group rejects bid for government
Bulgaria’s second-largest parliamentary grouping, the reformist PP-DB, has declined a request from the president to try to form a new government, increasing the likelihood of a snap election in the European Union’s poorest member state.
Thessaloniki: 20-year-old man convicted over child porn
A court in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday convicted a 20-year-old local man of possessing hundreds of files of child pornography, and sentenced him to six years’ imprisonment.