Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Pioneering Greek architect Alexandros Tombazis dies, aged 85

Architect Alexandros Tombazis, one of the country’s greats and a pioneer of bioclimatic design, has died at the age of 85, it was reported on Monday.

Supreme Court deputy prosecutor searches intelligence agency records for phone taps

The Supreme Court deputy prosecutor responsible for investigating allegations of unauthorized phone taps on politicians, journalists and businesspeople conducted a search into the records of the National Intelligence Service (EYP) last week, Kathimerini has learned.  

Greek NGO gets first-ever Vigdis Prize for Women’s Empowerment

A Greek nongovernmental organization that helps women experiencing poverty, social exclusion and gender-based violence was singled out as the winner of a new prize established by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the government of Iceland.

Tourists brave the heat on a quiet Athens day

Tourists huddle under a tree for shade in front of the Athens Academy, one of the three buildings that comprise the Greek capital’s stunning neoclassical ‘trilogy’ on downtown Panepistimiou Street, on Monday.

Greek FM says Hezbollah’s Cyprus threat ‘absolutely unacceptable’

Greece’s foreign minister said on Monday that threats by Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah against Cyprus were unacceptable and the European Union would stand by member-states against all such threats.

City of Athens braces for fresh heatwave

The Athens municipal authority will be opening up air-conditions spaces, providing medical advice and support, and increasing fire patrols in the capital’s big parks and woods as a new heatwave grips the country.

Albania player Daku banned for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants

Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought soccer into disrepute.

Swedish man arrested at Athens Airport on foot of European arrest warrant

A 59-year-old Swedish citizen was arrested on Monday morning at Athens Airport on foot of an European arrest warrant issued by the Swedish authorities.

77 migrants rescued from vessel between Amorgos and Astypalea

Coast guard officers have rescued 77 migrants from a vessel that was in distress between the Aegean islands of Amorgos and Astypalea.

Ministers in ‘virtual reality’

The worst thing that can happen to a minister is to be trapped in a kind of “virtual reality.” To be convinced that signing a ministerial decision or passing a bill automatically solves a problem that afflicts thousands of citizens, and insist on this idea because the circle of sycophants and pencil pushers that surrounds…