National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met Tuesday with his Cypriot counterpart, Vasilis Palmas, at the Armed Forces Officers’ Mess in Athens. The meeting coincided with Palmas’ visit to Greece for the March 25 national holiday celebrations.
Search efforts continued Tuesday for a 34-year-old diver who went missing at Limanakia in the southern Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni after diving Sunday in a hazardous area known as the “Devil’s Well.”
A student parade is taking place in central Athens Tuesday, as crowds gather to mark the anniversary of Independence Day on March 25 1821.
Authorities confirmed three new cases of foot-and-mouth disease on the island of Lesvos, officials said Tuesday, raising the total number of cases to five.
Road traffic deaths in Greece fell by 22% in 2025 compared with the previous year, the European Commission has said, citing preliminary data.
Europe is dangerously unprepared to tackle a growing wildfire crisis, and must overhaul its fleets of firefighting aircraft and step up investment, according to a report.
The Agriculture Ministry pledged compensation to Lesvos dairies for milk collected after March 15, when restrictions began following the island’s first foot-and-mouth disease case, officials said after a meeting with sector representatives.
Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis acknowledged that scenes at the opening of the long-awaited trial over the 2023 Tempe train disaster were not optimal, but defended the choice of venue, describing it as one of the largest halls in the country.
Greece is a “steadfast NATO ally,” offering “premier naval facilities hosting US troops to the energy and mobility hub of Alexandroupoli and meetings in Athens,” the US ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, has said.
Officials from the Attica Regional Authority have seized approximately 3.5 tons of meat and fish, some of it destined for public hospitals, after declaring the products unfit for human consumption.