Severe weather grips Greece, houses evacuated in Athens’ south
A wave of severe weather affecting Greece since early Wednesday is expected to persist until Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, snowfall and gale-force winds.
A wave of severe weather affecting Greece since early Wednesday is expected to persist until Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, snowfall and gale-force winds.
The number of people registered as unemployed with the Public Employment Service (DYPA) fell to 915,889 in December 2025, marking a decline of 6.3%, compared with December 2024.
Snow, gale-force winds and rainstorms afflicted much of Greece Wednesday, with transport, education and public services disrupted as authorities pre-emptively closed schools and advised civil servants to work from home.
Police have broken a criminal ring operating petrol stations in various parts of the country that routinely overcharged motorists using specially-developed software, illegally netting an estimated €5 million a year, authorities said Wednesday.
A joint Greek and Cypriot police operation has led to the arrest of a Cypriot man suspected of involvement in smuggling more than two kilos of cocaine in packages of board games mailed from Athens to Larnaca.
Police have arrested 10 petrol station owners suspected of belonging to a criminal ring that used illegal software to overcharge their customers by registering falsely high fuel flows, authorities said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delayed his departure for the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday pending developments with the winter storms forecast to lash Greece, state ERT television reported.
Average flight delays in Greece were among the worst in Europe last year, mostly due to outdated flight control systems and understaffing in civil aviation.
The supply of new skills in Greece directly related to artificial intelligence clearly exceeds market demand for such qualifications.
Police in Athens have arrested three people suspected of illegally dumping rubble and wood remnants from a construction site by the roadside in the Aghios Ioannis Rendis industrial area, authorities said Wednesday.