Athens begging ring lured victims with jobs
Police say a crew forced Romanian migrants to beg at busy Athens intersections after luring them from villages near Bacau with promises of factory jobs paying up to €1,200 a month.
Mitsotakis says Greece, Turkey can build on diplomatic progress
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he will seek to build on recent diplomatic progress between Athens and Ankara despite longstanding tensions between the two Aegean rivals, in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine on Thursday ahead of his visit to Turkey next Wednesday.
Supreme Court ruling brings relief to borrowers, trouble for banks
Ruling in favor of Katseli Law loan interest being based on the monthly installments only.
Antetokounmpo remains with Bucks as an extremely hectic NBA trade deadline passes
Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday.
Ministry says debt settlements reach historic high
Debt settlements reached via an out-of-court mechanism hit a historic high in January, with a total of €773 million dealt with through the mechanism’s platform, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
Flu threat persists
Influenza activity remains high in Greece despite a slight decline, according to the latest respiratory infection surveillance report by the National Public Health Organization (EODY).
For peace, more Ukrainians consider the once-unthinkable: Surrendering land
Khrystyna Yurchenko worked hard to build a life in the eastern Ukrainian region known as the Donbas, where she pours her energy into the popular dance studio she owns.
Cyprus posts record with 2025 arrivals
Cyprus welcomed a record-breaking 4.53 million visitors in 2025, marking the most successful year in the island’s tourism history.
Going up a level
Greek tourism has moved up to a new level. Visitor reviews confirm it, as does the steady expansion into new markets, driven by a growing air transport network that reaches destinations like India and South Korea.
Greek women match men’s Euro water polo bronze
World champion Greece had to compromise with a bronze medal at women’s water polo Europeans in Portugal.