Man held over hooked rope attack on couple at Athens cash machine
Police in central Athens have arrested a Palestinian man accused of whirling a rope with heavy metal hooks tied to it to attack two people trying to get cash out of a bank ATM.
MP defects from Movement for Democracy, leaving it with four seats
MP Alexandros Avlonitis announced his departure from the Movement for Democracy on Thursday, citing deepening ideological differences with the party’s direction.
Athens’ traffic woes deepen
Traffic congestion in the Athens region has become a puzzle, as measures are added and erased in search of relief for chronically jammed roads. Data offers little optimism.
Amendment to the terms, submission deadline, and electronic opening date of the Call for Tenders for the service of “Provision of Project Development Services for the Energy Renovation of Public Buildings”, within the framework of the project “PRODIGEE – Project Development of Integrated Energy Efficiency Renovations”, co-funded by the ELENA mechanism (EU–EIB).
This announcement concerns an amendment to the terms of the above-mentioned Call for Tenders, as well as a modification of the deadline for the submission of offers and the date of the electronic opening. The new deadline for the receipt of offers is 05 February 2026, at 15:00, Athens time. For further information, please refer…
Απόφαση τροποποίησης της προθεσμίας υποβολής των προσφορών και της προθεσμίας αποσφράγισης των προσφορών στο πλαίσιο της διακήρυξης ανοικτής διαδικασίας (ΑΔΑΜ: 25PROC018221604 2025-12-19) για την επιλογή αναδόχου κατασκευής του έργου: «ΚΤΙΡΙΑΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΒΑΘΜΙΣΗ ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΗΡΙΟΥ ΣΤΙΣ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΡΤ ΣΤΗ ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΤΩΝ ΟΔΩΝ Λ. ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΩΝ 136 & ΚΑΤΕΧΑΚΗ, ΑΘΗΝΑ».
Η καταληκτική ημερομηνία υποβολής των προσφορών είναι η 16.02.2026, ημέρα Δευτέρα και ώρα 11:00 π.μ..
Two of three Romania crash survivors due back in Greece, bodies to return on military flight
The bodies of seven soccer fans killed in a road accident in Romania are due to be flown back to Greece Thursday, while two of the three injured survivors will also return.
Turkish opposition slams sale of home-built warships
Turkey’s main opposition party has expressed “grave concern” about the government’s decision to sell warships built in Turkish shipyards to third countries, amid increased military and geopolitical risks in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
Finance minister to meet top European monetary policy officials in Frankfurt
Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who heads the Eurogroup that helps shape eurozone policy, is flying to Frankfurt Thursday for meetings with top European monetary policy officials.
One in four teens engaging in self-harm
An average of two children a day reached out for help after experiencing suicidal thoughts or engaging in self-harm in 2025, according to data released by the Smile of the Child.
France underscores EU unity on SAFE
France’s minister of the armed forces said access by non-EU countries to loans under the European Union’s SAFE defense financing regulation requires unanimous approval by all member-states, as she reaffirmed France’s deepening strategic defense partnership with Greece during a visit to Athens.