Police in Piraeus on Saturday arrested a man believed to have mental health issues who allegedly accosted visitors, staff and patients at a state hospital with what turned out to be a fake firearm.
Greece is now the fifth largest short-term rental destination in Europe, recording a total of 52 million overnight stays in 2025.
A trucker has been arrested in the countryside near Elefsina for allegedly illegally dumping construction waste, authorities said Saturday.
Leaders from Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy met on the sidelines of an informal EU summit in Ayia Napa on Friday, issuing a joint declaration to coordinate efforts to prevent a new migration crisis similar to the one that struck Europe in 2015.
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas is pushing for strict limits on tourism development in the Greek capital, warning that parts of the historic center risk becoming overcrowded and losing their character, in an interview with The Guardian published Saturday.
Kyriakos Pierrakakis does not rule out the possibility of additional measures in the event that the energy crisis escalates due to the conflict in the Middle East.
A 20-year-old sailor expressed remorse Saturday after allegedly stabbing a man to death in a southern Athens park following a dispute over a woman, police said.
Domestic and gender-based violence cases in Greece have declined by 15% in 2026 due to bolstered enforcement and new reporting tools, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said Saturday.
Greece and France renewed their defense pact Saturday as European nations seek to bolster their deterrence strategy.
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis told the Delphi Economic Forum on Saturday that only the prime minister knows when elections will be held, which are officially scheduled for next summer, adding that Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeatedly said they will take place in 2027.