Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Fire breaks out in western Athens, burns wooden pallets 

A fire broke out in a plot of land in the Tavros area of southwestern Athens on Thursday, burning wooden pallets and garbage. 

North Macedonia holds mass funerals for young victims of nightclub fire

Funeral services are being held Thursday across North Macedonia for dozens of victims of last weekend’s devastating nightclub fire, as grieving communities gather for burials in several cities and towns throughout the country.

Syria: Main challenge for deal with Kurds is Turkey

The agreement signed between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the transitional Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa is an important step toward improving the situation in the country, Professor Olivier Roy, a scholar of Islam and joint-chair of the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies and Political and Social Sciences department at the…

Greece to press EU over returning illegal migrants denied asylum, says PM

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that illegal migrants denied asylum by Greece should be returned to their country of origin, and he urged the European Union to provide a new list of “safe countries” to help speed up returns.

Robust January for accommodation businesses

Arrivals and overnight stays in hotel-type accommodation facilities, camping and in rooms for rent increased significantly in January.

PASOK replaces Evangelia Liakoulli on investigative committee for Christos Triantopoulos

PASOK has announced the replacement of MP Evangelia Liakoulli on the parliamentary investigative committee for Christos Triantopoulos’s role in handling the Tempe disaster site, with Pavlos Christidis now assuming her position.

PM’s mandate: Government on a tightrope of reform

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has given his ministers a clear set of priorities, summarized in single-page documents enclosed in blue folders, with deadlines extending to 2026.

Relatives of Tempe victims submit new legal notice to parliamentary committee

A new legal notice has been sent by relatives of the victims of the Tempe railway disaster to the president and members of the parliamentary investigative committee examining former minister Christos Triantopoulos’ role in the handling of the disaster site.

Building limits set for small towns

The government has introduced a presidential decree restricting the expansion of settlements with fewer than 2,000 residents.The decree mandates that only areas developed before 1983 will be considered within village boundaries unless a scientifically justified population increase necessitates expansion – excluding tourism-related demand.

PM says EU’s ‘White paper’ on defense includes Greek positions

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the EU’s white paper on defense incorporates longstanding Greek positions in a statement made upon his arrival at the EU summit in Brussels, which is expected to primarily focus on defense-related matters.