Eight civil servants who were found guilty of manslaughter by negligence in a trial last week over a 2017 flood that claimed 25 lives in Mandra, west of Athens, were handed 5- and 4-year suspended sentences on Thursday.
Residents of the iconic Plaka district at the foot of the Acropolis hill are bemoaning overcrowding and noise pollution, not only due to the growing number of tourists but also the outright lawlessness of bars, restaurants and short-term rentals that have mushroomed.
A 31-year-old woman from northern Greece charged with attempted manslaughter after stabbing and injuring her husband on June 19, was led to jail on Thursday, after appearing before an investigative magistrate in Thessaloniki.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee for Public-Private Partnerships, chaired by Alternate Development and Investments Minister Nikos Papathanasis, on Wednesday approved five new projects involving roadworks and water management worth 1.5 billion euros.
Sumeyye Gulen, niece of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, was arrested by Turkish border patrol while trying to flee the country and enter Greece through the northeastern land border, Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou addresses the Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Wednesday in what was viewed as one of the her most important speeches since she assumed duties in 2020.
Charlotte Smith was in elementary school when she first heard about Greece, reading Rick Riordan’s tales about the boy-hero Percy Jackson, inspired by Greek mythology.
Greece will recommend setting 2033 as a deadline for completing the accession process for the Western Balkans when EU leaders meet on Thursday at the European Council, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said as he arrived for the meeting in Brussels.
Five people have been arrested since Thursday morning in two regions of Greece in an ongoing police operation to smash a criminal ring whose members are accused of committing frauds.
A dozen European Union countries have been affected by cuts to gas supply from Russia, EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Thursday.