June 17, 2026
No filter
The parties have effectively launched their election campaigns, part of which involves recruiting figures from rival parties and promoting loyal party insiders.
June 17, 2026
Before the hook: Fighting nicotine’s early grip
One in six young Greeks between 16 and 24 smokes daily, and first contact with nicotine products often begins at age 10, according to new data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
June 17, 2026
Greece’s debt to continue its downward trajectory
Greece will continue to be the champion in debt reduction in the eurozone in the coming years, according to Scope Ratings, which estimates that by 2031 the Greek debt ratio will be lower than that of Italy, France and Belgium and close to the levels of Finland.
June 17, 2026
ATHEX: Buyers’ thirst appears to be quenched
The rising sequence in the Greek bourse appears to have reached its end after Wednesday’s ascent.
June 17, 2026
Greece sent the art; Rome built the empire
An exhibition tracing ancient Greek art’s influence on Roman culture has opened at the Acropolis Museum, running through August 30.
June 17, 2026
This Greek museum network has its own beer
The Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus) is launching its own beer – and we got a first taste before it arrives at the cafés and museum shops across its venues.
June 17, 2026
Unemployed man held over €450,000 phone scam
An unemployed man suspected of belonging to an organized ring of phone scammers that made nearly half a million euros in just two hits targeting elderly people has been arrested in Athens, authorities said Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
Athens to face traffic restrictions Tuesday for road races
Traffic restrictions will be imposed next Tuesday, June 23, in central Athens and the nearby suburb of Kallithea due to road races held as part of the SNF Nostos Run 2026.
June 17, 2026
Two held on Kefalonia over mail-delivery marijuana
Two men have been arrested on the western island of Kefalonia after allegedly ordering more than a kilogram of marijuana by mail, authorities said Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
Thessaloniki pedestrian stabbed for jacket, phone
Three men were arrested in central Thessaloniki early Wednesday for allegedly robbing a pedestrian at knife-point and stabbing him, authorities said.
June 17, 2026
Turkey rejects EU Parliament criticism as ‘baseless’ and political
Turkey on Wednesday rejected as “baseless” a European Parliament resolution that condemned Ankara over alleged violations of the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus and criticism linked to its “Blue Homeland” maritime doctrine.
June 17, 2026
An infuriating spectacle on our city’s streets
Sometimes it’s the little things that really tick you off. Every day I see the exact same issue on the streets and sidewalks of Athens’ city center and suburbs: dangerous holes dug into the middle of streets and sidewalks, with no proper signage warning motorists and pedestrians.
June 17, 2026
Key witness recants at trial over policeman’s slaying
A key witness at the trial over the fatal injury of a policeman during fan violence outside a Piraeus volleyball match recanted his original testimony Wednesday, according to state ERT television, prompting the prosecutor to demand his arrest for perjury.
June 17, 2026
Conversations | Andros | To September 27
The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation presents a tribute exhibition to French sculptor Germaine Richier at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Andros island, highlighting her influential 20th century work.
June 17, 2026
US Senate committee approves Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act
A significant milestone was reached today for the Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act, as the legislation was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
June 17, 2026
Drunk driver who abandoned crash scene said he was seeking his dog
A court in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday convicted a local man of causing a traffic accident while drunk, hitting a car with a mother and a toddler in it and running away from the scene to avoid arrest.
June 17, 2026
Boy allegedly forced to hand over mother’s jewelry in extortion case
Police have identified three suspects accused of extorting a 14-year-old boy in the coastal town of Porto Rafti, east of Athens, and forcing him to steal jewelry from his mother under threats of violence.
June 17, 2026
Police locate, destroy remote cannabis farm
An illegal cannabis plantation that could have yielded marijuana with a street value of some €164,000 has been located and destroyed in a remote, mountainous area of central Greece, authorities said Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
Police arrest seven in illegal TV streaming investigation
Police said Wednesday they had dismantled an alleged criminal network that operated an illegal internet television service, generating more than €7 million in illicit profits and causing losses exceeding 50 million euros to legitimate providers.
June 17, 2026
String of arrests for illegal power hookups
Ten people were arrested for illegal power hookups Wednesday during a police raid on Roma camps east of Athens, authorities said.
June 17, 2026
‘60 Minutes’ in crisis under Trump
Lowell Bergman, now 80 years old and officially retired, remains highly active. In recent years, following his retirement from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2019, his main preoccupation has been the unwillingness of the United States to impose any meaningful regulatory framework o
June 17, 2026
Major fake passport, ID factory rumbled in Athens
Police in Athens said Wednesday they have broken a ring that produced high-quality fake identity and travel documents on an industrial scale and sold them to migrants, while two people have been arrested.
June 17, 2026
EU condemns Turkey’s ‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine, weighs sanctions on officials
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a sharply worded resolution on Turkey, condemning what it described as continued violations of the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus and criticizing Ankara’s “Blue Homeland” maritime doctrine.
June 17, 2026
Tempe trial prosecutor recommends rejection of lawyers’ requests
The prosecutor at the Tempe railway disaster trial in the central city of Larissa on Wednesday recommended that the court should reject two requests tabled by lawyers attending proceedings in support of the prosecution.
