Greece

Athens International Airport is reshaping its major expansion programme after passenger traffic rose 4.5 per cent in the first half of 2026, with the airport now planning a more phased approach that ...

Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis has died aged 54 after suffering cardiac arrest at a private clinic in Athens on Wednesday. According to Greek media report, Mazonakis had gone to a private ...

By Lefteris Papadimas Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out snap elections on Sunday a day after announcing a string of tax cuts and wage hikes, as he seeks to ...

A Greek two-seat F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed on Saturday during an air show at Tanagra air base north of Athens, killing the pilots, two officials told Reuters. “Unfortunately the ...

Greece is among the eurozone economies least exposed to the impact of prolonged high interest rates, despite its heavy public debt burden, according to a report by Morningstar DBRS. The ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to announce more than €2 billion in tax breaks, pay rises and other relief measures on Saturday as his government seeks to tackle cost-of-living ...

Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion defence deal on Monday under which Israel will build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece as Athens pushes ahead with a broader military ...

Greece’s state budget recorded a €5.77 billion primary surplus in the first seven months of 2026, comfortably exceeding the €4.42 billion target, according to budget execution data released this week. The primary ...

Greece is expected to sign agreements for its €3 billion integrated, multi-layered air and missile defence system, known as the “Achilles Shield”, in Tel Aviv on Monday. According to reports in ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday stressed that Greece will “fully exercise its sovereign rights” in the eastern Mediterranean, with it foreseen that the country’s plans to build ...

The presidential palace on Saturday acclaimed the current level of cooperation between the governments of Cyprus and Greece, saying that the holding of regular intergovernmental summits between the two countries ...

The Bank of Greece reported this week that Greek travel receipts rose by 14.8 per cent during the first half of the year, reaching approximately €8.8 billion compared with €7.66 billion in the ...

Weeks before a devastating wildfire broke out on the power grid of a private wind farm in southern Greece in late July, nearby residents received a stark warning of the ...

The couple killed in a helicopter crash on the Greek island of Sifnos were British nationals and the pilot was Greek, police said on Tuesday. The helicopter crashed on an ...

Two people have died as fires swept through Salamina in Greece on Sunday, with four others suffering burns and residents forced to evacuate as strong winds hampered firefighting efforts. The ...

A wildfire engulfed homes in a picturesque Croatian resort overnight, injuring 40 and forcing 1,200 to evacuate, officials said, as EU officials warned that pockets of “very extreme” wildfire conditions were stretching ...

Greek households have seen both disposable income and wealth rise over the past two years, with Alpha Bank saying the gains have been driven by stronger employment, firmer economic activity, ...

The Greek economy continued to demonstrate resilience in recent months despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, with stronger retail sales, easing inflation and solid business lending helping to ...

A Greek court ordered on Thursday that a 26-year-old Afghan boxer accused of killing a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens be held in jail ...

Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a wildfire northwest of Athens for a fourth day on Monday after strong and erratic winds helped it devastate homes, pine forests and thousands of ...

Cyprus stands “ready to assist” Greece in its fight against wildfires which are continuing to rage in the west of the Attica region, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, after ...

Two firefighting helicopters collided in Greece while helping to control a huge wildfire on Sunday that has destroyed more than 100 homes northwest of Athens, while a fresh blaze forced evacuations ...

Fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos on Thursday offered his condolences to his Greek counterpart Theodoros Vagias after three Greek firefighters died while battling wildfires on the island of Crete. According ...

Two firefighters died on Wednesday after becoming trapped while battling a wildfire near Rethymno, Crete, as fires and extreme heat continued to affect parts of southern Europe. Greek authorities ordered ...