- 12h ago
Greece braces for 37°C heat and strong winds as fire risk stays high on Sunday
Temperatures will reach 37°C in western mainland areas, while north winds up to 7 Beaufort sweep the Aegean. Civil Protection has placed Attica, Boeotia, and Evia on orange alert for very high fire danger.
- 5d ago
PASOK welcomes independent MP Michalis Chourdakis, eyes further centre-left transfers
The main opposition party's parliamentary group now numbers 33, as leader Nikos Androulakis frames the move as part of a broader push to unite progressive forces ahead of national elections.
- Jul 25
Greece faces successive heat spells but no prolonged heatwave, meteorologist says
Meteorologist Thodoris Kolidas forecasts rising temperatures around July 28-29 and early August, with urban highs reaching 38°C, but no sustained extreme heat like that affecting western and central Europe.
- Jul 25
Famalicao signs Greek forward Georgios Koutsias on five-year contract until 2031
The 22-year-old joins the Portuguese Primeira Liga side from Lugano after the Swiss club exercised a buy option. The reported fee is around 2 million euros.
- Jul 25
35-year-old man shot in Thessaloniki's Dendropotamos area, hospitalized out of danger
A 35-year-old man was shot in the abdomen Friday evening in the Dendropotamos district. He walked to a nearby bus station to call for help and is now hospitalized out of danger.
- Jul 25
Aris signs Argentine winger Sebastian Palacios on two-year deal, targets European return
The 34-year-old Argentine winger arrives from Levadiakos and targets a return to European football with the Thessaloniki club.
- Jul 24
Greek university admission thresholds 2026: Engineering and computer science soar, law and psychology slip
The Greek Ministry of Education released the 2026 Panhellenic exam results on 23 July, showing a sharp rise in demand for engineering and computer science programmes, while law and psychology schools saw slight declines.
- Jul 21
Europol dismantles Balkan migrant trafficking network: 7 arrests in Greece, Bulgaria, Netherlands
Coordinated raids on 16 July in Thessaloniki, Athens, Sofia, Bucharest, and Etten-Leur targeted a network that moved migrants from Greece to Italy via Bulgaria and Romania using rental and stolen cars.
- Jul 20
Ryanair profit drops 34% as Iran war doubles jet fuel costs, summer fares to fall
Europe's largest airline reported a 34% drop in after-tax profit to €538 million for the April-June quarter, missing analyst forecasts, as the Iran conflict sent unhedged jet fuel costs soaring and forced a 6% fare cut.
- Jul 18
23-year-old motorcyclist killed in Thessaloniki collision; driver arrested and released
A 23-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision with a car at the intersection of Ierapostolou Kosma and Mikis Theodorakis Avenue in Stavroupoli, western Thessaloniki, late Friday night. The 25-year-old driver was arrested and later released.
- Jul 15
Mother and infant die, father and child injured in Halkidiki tanker crash
A passenger car collided with a tanker on a provincial road near Polygyros on Wednesday evening. Two victims, a woman and an infant, were confirmed dead; a man and a child were seriously injured.
- Jul 15
Search continues off Thessaloniki for 69-year-old missing after fishing boat capsizes; wife rescued after hours in the water
A 69-year-old man is missing in the Thermaic Gulf after his fishing boat overturned on Tuesday morning. His 67-year-old wife swam for hours before being pulled from the water by a private vessel.
- Jul 15
Ryanair passenger pulled half out of window after engine debris shatters glass at 9,000 feet
A 61-year-old Serbian man was pulled head-first out of a cabin window on a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on 10 July, after what passengers described as an explosion and investigators suspect was engine debris striking the fuselage.
- Jul 12
Very high wildfire risk for Thessaloniki and Kilkis on 13 July, Civil Protection warns
The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection placed fire services on partial alert, activated stage 2 operational readiness, and enforced preventive traffic bans in national parks for Monday 13 July.
- Jul 12
Greek summer sales begin Monday, with turnover forecast at 7–7.4 billion euros
The summer 2026 discount period in Greece starts Monday July 13 and runs through August 31. Stores may open on the first Sunday, July 19, and trade groups forecast turnover of 7 to 7.4 billion euros, a nominal 2% to 5% rise year-on-year.
- Jul 12
Mitsotakis praises arrests in Marfin and Thessaloniki murders: 'No asterisks nor offsets against terrorism'
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his weekly Sunday review to hail the Friday arrests of suspects in four murders (the recent killing of Vagia Nestora in Thessaloniki and the three deaths in the 16-year-old Marfin bank arson), calling them a vindication of the rule of law.
- Jul 10
Greek minister vows 'democracy always wins' after arrests in 2010 Marfin arson and recent Thessaloniki firebombing
Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis, speaking from Crete, linked the arrests in the 2010 Marfin bank fire that killed three people and a recent arson attack against the Nestoras family in Thessaloniki.
- Jul 10
Three arrested for arson that killed ND politician’s mother; key suspect hid on Crete
Greek anti-terrorism police arrested three people on 10 July 2026, nine days after a gas-canister attack on the home of New Democracy candidate Afroditi Nestora killed her mother Vagia and injured her and four others.
- Jul 10
Mitsotakis hails arrests in Thessaloniki arson-murder case: 'The state honours Vagia Nestora's memory'
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opened his parliamentary address by welcoming the first arrests in the deadly arson attacks in Thessaloniki, a day after the funeral of victim Vagia Nestora.
- Jul 10
Ryanair passenger partially sucked from cabin after window detaches over North Macedonia
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 window detached shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki on 10 July 2026, pulling a 61-year-old Serbian passenger partially out of the aircraft before fellow travellers hauled him back.
