Greece favors a reparation loan for Ukraine, and European leaders meeting on Thursday in Brussels should reach a solution which will be “legally and fiscally secure” to address Ukraine’s financing problems, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
By 2050, nearly 60% of large European cities will have a working-age population smaller than they do now. Southern European cities are projected to be hit hardest, with Athens expected to record the steepest decline.
The government is paying a slight political price over the farmers’ protests, according to a Pulse opinion poll for Skai TV, which shows New Democracy slipping by one percentage point in voting intention to 23.5%.
A 54-year-old academic accused of defrauding the family of a missing doctor by claiming he could help locate him using “quantum technology” is expected to appear before judicial authorities in Crete on Friday.
Greek Facebook users most often respond with anger to politicians’ posts about justice, migration and bank issues, according to research by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki analyzing about 400,000 political posts through September 2025.
French oil major TotalEnergies has agreed to sell 50% of a 424-megawatt portfolio of wind and solar assets in Greece to Spanish investment firm Asterion Industrial Partners for 254 million euros, it said on Wednesday.
Greece’s farmers appear ready to escalate their protest actions, based on decisions taken at local assemblies. However, Thursday’s meeting of representatives from the farmers’ blockades, scheduled for 2 p.m. in Serres, will also determine whether a delegation will agree to meet with the government.
A 30-year-old man suspected of aiding and abetting in a double murder at a campsite in Foinikounda in the southwestern Peloponnese on October 5, turned himself in to the authorities on Thursday morning.
Greece’s main urban transport operator has extended the deadline for applications to hire bus drivers once again, underscoring a growing staffing crunch that is disrupting public transit even as the Greek capital’s fleet is modernized.
National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis on Wednesday commented on social media on the 100th anniversary of Alpha Bank’s listing on the Athens Stock Exchange, describing it as “a milestone for the Greek economy.”