The visit of the President of Egypt to Greece marks the further strengthening of the strategic relationship between Athens and Cairo and solidifies the role of Greece and Egypt as pillars of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Greek footballer Efthymios Koulouris, who plays for Polish first-division club Pogoń Szczecin, was voted MVP for the month of April. The former PAOK FC and Atromitos player, who scored in his team’s defeat in the Polish Cup final against Legia Warsaw (3-4), found the back of the net on eight occasions in April while he […]

Among renters, nearly 40% are spending more than 30% of their income on housing, with 16.9% allocating up to half of their earnings to rent alone-- that's one in six Greeks that spend half their income on rent.

The Greek Minister of Education, Sofia Zacharaki, said any students involved in violent incidents would lose their status immediately in the government’s efforts to clamp down on attacks on Greek university campuses. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT, the minister revealed a set of strict new measures aimed at addressing violence in Greek universities. The initiative […]

Voridis emphasized that since taking over the ministry a month and a half ago, he has already implemented a strategy aimed at reducing the number of people residing in migrant facilities.

Greece's Finance Minister and the Governor of the Bank of Greece highlight the country's economic momentum, stressing the importance of investments, reforms, and crackdown on tax evasion.

As Greek banks are set to announce their quarterly results for the year this week, JP Morgan estimates the sector will continue on a positive trend, albeit slightly down. As JP Morgan notes, while Q1 results in 2025 posted a slight slump following a strong performance in Q4 of 2024, marked by substantial credit growth […]

Nine Greek MPs from the New Left (Nea Aristera) have raised serious bioethical and other queries in a formal document addressed to Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis regarding reports that 100 thousand blood samples from newborns had been sent to two private companies for a complete DNA sequencing. Among other issues put forward in the document, […]

The widespread implementation of point-of-sale (POS) systems has played a key role in reducing the size of the shadow economy, once estimated at 30%, now brought down to less than half, Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis announced during the opening of the 5th OT Forum. He explained that while previously the underground economy accounted for […]

The protest follows the government’s announcement that AI will be used in courts for automatic translation of legal documents, interpretation and transcription of foreign witness testimonies, and voice-to-text recording of oral court proceedings

Efforts are underway to locate the individual who actually constructed the explosive, as investigators have ruled out the possibility that the deceased woman had the technical expertise to do so.

Greeks own nearly 5.5 million cars and more than 3 million households have a primary or holiday home, according to OT.

Greece’s Parliament faces tough choices as ex-minister Karamanlis may face charges over the 2023 Tempi train crash that killed 57 and sparked mass protests.

Residents take their case to Greece’s highest court over a planned sewage treatment plant in a protected traditional village — Regional authorities defend the project

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted 15 government policies “for labor” in a TikTok post on the occasion of Labor Day. Among other things, the Greek PM referred to a 35% increase in the minimum wage, a drop in unemployment to its lowest point in the past 17 years, and the creation of 500,000 new […]

Tender cabbage leaves wrapped around a flavorful rice and meat filling, gently simmered and served with a velvety lemon sauce. A classic Greek comfort dish, perfect for family meals or festive occasions.

In this episode of the podcast we look at what Trump's tariff policy will mean for Greece.

According to Eurostat, 26.9% of Greece’s population is on the threshold of poverty or social exclusion, compared to the EU average of 21%. In absolute terms. In absolute numbers, this translates to 2,740,051 people in the country. The Eurostat figures come on the heels of data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on deprivation […]

Kostis Hatzidakis, Vice President of the Greek government and the New Democracy party, has been elected Vice President of the European People’s Party (EPP) during the party’s congress held in Valencia. Hatzidakis secured 328 votes in the election, earning him a place among the party’s leadership. According to available information, the newly elected vice presidents […]

On Tuesday, Greece also filed a formal request for the activation of the “defense spending escape clause,” which would allow defense expenditures to be excluded from the budget deficit calculations.