For decades, the Greek state has tolerated illegal construction, voting in a series of laws allowing homeowners who built illegally or exceeded the area stated in building permits to declare illegal construction and get away by paying relatively small fines.
In an interview with Kathimerini, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has defended his policy of neutrality in the disputes that arose between nominal allies Greece and Turkey, and took credit for creating a deterrence procedure that, according to him, averted serious escalation of tensions.
The conservative government is set to present its priorities and outline the next steps toward revising the country’s constitution.
A towering mural honoring opera legend Maria Callas in the southern Greek city of Kalamata has been named the world’s best mural for 2025 by Street Art Cities, an international platform that documents and promotes urban art.
A truck driver has been arrested on Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey on suspicion of trying to smuggle immigrants into the country, police said Monday.
A group of about 15 youths smashed a string of bank shopfronts and cash machines in central Athens before dawn Monday.
US Ambassador to Athens Kimberly Guilfoyle has said President Donald Trump plans to visit Greece.
The Greater Athens region will be without taxi services on Tuesday and Wednesday as cabbies hold a new two-day strike.
Applications have opened for two international programs that will give young Australian Cypriots the chance to travel to Cyprus, explore their heritage and connect with members of the global Cypriot diaspora.
Weather conditions through most of Greece are set to improve Monday, following heavy rains that caused some flooding near Larissa and on several islands.