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.
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.
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.
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 Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who heads the Eurogroup that helps shape eurozone policy, is flying to Frankfurt Thursday for meetings with top European monetary policy officials.
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.
Authorities in the northern Peloponnese have seized more than 130 kilos of cannabis with an estimated street value of nearly €1,000,000 and arrested two people suspected of smuggling the drugs, officials said Thursday.
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.
Strong winds and rain lashed parts of Greece Thursday, more than a week after storms left two people dead and caused flooding in several parts of the country.
Tough draft legislation the center-right government has brought for debate in parliament will allow no opportunity for migrants who entered the country illegally to acquire legal status, Greece’s migration minister said.
The Defense Ministry is moving ahead with a limited modernization program for the Navy’s four MEKO-class frigates, aiming to keep them operational for another 15 years.