New traffic and parking regulations for electric scooters are taking effect in Athens following a Municipal Council vote. Mayor Harris Doukas said the changes are intended to improve mobility, enhance safety, and protect public spaces.
Four individuals accused of the murder of Giannis Lalas, a prominent figure in the country’s nighttime criminal underworld and the so-called “Greek Mafia,” on November 1, were remanded in custody on Thursday after their hearings before a magistrate.
Greece’s national men’s soccer team has climbed two places in the FIFA world rankings, moving to 46th with 1,480 points after a win over Scotland and a draw with Belarus in the recent World Cup qualifiers.
The Greek stock market moved in harmony with most other eurozone bourses on Thursday.
The family of Evangelia Fragkiadaki has issued a statement firmly rejecting public claims that they are part of a “criminal organization” or involved in professional criminal activity, following her death in the November 1 shooting in Vorizia, Crete.
Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said in a social media post that the 2026 budget is “one of the most socially responsible in recent years.”
Athens is rolling out a new system using cameras and artificial intelligence to combat ticket evasion on public transport, with plans to increase revenue and improve service efficiency.
The Rural Development and Food Ministry has presented 20 new measures aimed at controlling sheep pox.
The chairman of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Doctors’ Association (EINAP) board of directors and the Attikon Employees’ Union, George Sideris, visited the Supreme Court prosecutor, Konstantinos Tzavellas, to file a complaint on behalf of the EINAP board regarding the general conditions at the Attikon Hospital.