Two people have been arrested on the island of Evia, suspected of organizing a scam that cost a Cretan businessman more than a million euros and ultimately drove him to kill himself, authorities said Friday.
Nearly a hundred people have been fined in central Athens over the past two days for riding electric scooters without wearing helmets, authorities said Friday.
The Consulate General of Greece in Chicago, in collaboration with the Hellenic Museum of Michigan, has launched a photography competition, the consulate announced.
Panathinaikos will face Spanish side Real Betis in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, following a draw held Friday in Switzerland.
Binance is giving the Greek economy a vote of confidence by choosing Greece as its headquarters in Europe.
Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, Charles Kupchan, Elena Lazarou, and Aristotle Papanikolaou join Thanos Davelis this week for a deep dive into how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago has changed Europe, reshaped the region’s energy map, and impacted the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Orthodoxy around the world.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that she will start to “provisionally implement” a massive trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of nations in South America despite not having approval from European Parliament.
During September-December 2025, nearly 300 migrants were detained under Greece’s new law criminalizing illegal entry, exit and residence.
Authorities in the Evros region of northeastern Greece remained on high alert Friday after a week of extensive flooding, although water levels have begun to recede slightly, according to local reports.
Main opposition leader Nikos Androulakis on Friday sharply criticized the conservative government over rising energy costs, accusing it of burdening households, businesses, and farmers while favoring powerful market interests.