Residents along the banks of the Evros River in northeastern Greece endured a difficult night as water levels rose far above the 6.4-meter alert threshold, reaching about 7 meters, authorities said.
Vangelis Simoglou did not sleep a minute the night the Evros River rose to swallow his fields and lap at the first houses of his village, Pythio in northern Evros, in northeastern Greece.
Long-anticipated flooding along the Evros river has inundated vast farmland and highlighted the chronic challenges of managing a transboundary waterway shared by Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey, where climate pressures, diplomatic sensitivities and inadequate infrastructure continue to hinder effective flood control.
A parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal concluded Tuesday with ruling New Democracy and opposition parties drawing diametrically opposed conclusions from identical evidence.
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis travels to Washington for a meeting Wednesday at the US Department of State with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in talks unfolding at what officials describe as a critical juncture in the Eastern Mediterranean.
At a time of mounting geoeconomic pressures, when energy has emerged as a central pillar of Europe’s stability and a catalyst for strengthening transatlantic ties, officials gathered in Washington for the Transatlantic Conference on Natural Gas Security.
Two of five suspects charged in a 7-kilogram cocaine trafficking case have been remanded in custody following a unanimous decision by a Rhodes investigator and prosecutor.
Greek President Konstantinos Tassoulas attended events on Tuesday marking the 113th anniversary of Konitsa’s liberation from Ottoman rule.
In 2025, the balance of travel services showed a surplus of €20.25 billion, up from a surplus of €18.79 billion in 2024.
Thousands of Greek taxpayers – individuals and businesses – holding accounts abroad, are coming under intensified scrutiny as Greece activates one of the world’s largest international financial information networks.