Traffic on the Bulgarian side of the Kulata-Promachonas border control checkpoint between Bulgaria and Greece has been suspended, the BTA correspondent in the region reported on Wednesday. There is a heightened police presence in the area. A queue of cars and heavy trucks is forming. A truck driver»»»

Greek taxi unions are pushing back against a looming shift to electric vehicles, as a law set to take effect on January 1 requires all new taxi registrations in Athens and Thessaloniki to be zero-emission. Industry representatives say about 1,500 taxis will reach the age limit that year and must be»»»

Greek farmers are preparing a new wave of nationwide mobilizations, with the first roadblocks set to begin on 30 November and expand steadily until 5 December, following decisions reached during a large assembly in Nikaia, Larissa on Saturday. Beginning at noon, farmers’ associations from across th»»»

ATHENS: Greece’s parliament on Wednesday was to approve a reform allowing workers to work 13-hour days under exceptional circumstances, drawing fire from unions and opposition parties. The new law is expected to be passed by parliament, where the ruling conservatives have 156 MPs in the 300-seat ch»»»

ATHENS, Oct 15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Greece's parliament on Wednesday was to approve a reform allowing workers to work 13-hour days under exceptional circumstances, drawing fire from unions and opposition parties. The new law is expected to be passed by parliament, where the ruling conservatives have 1»»»

ATHENS: Greece’s parliament on Wednesday was to approve a reform allowing workers to work 13-hour days under exceptional circumstances, drawing fire from unions and opposition parties. The new law is expected to be passed by parliament, where the ruling conservatives have 156 MPs in the 300-seat ch»»»

Greece protests (Pic credit: AP) Greece witnessed large-scale disruption on Wednesday as thousands of workers staged a 24-hour general strike against the conservative government’s proposal to allow a 13-hour workday. The strike affected public transport, with trains and ferry services suspended in »»»

THESSALONIKI, Oct 1 — Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild. The animal “grabbed” the five-year-old girl by the waist as she played on a beach in the Halkid»»»

Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild. The animal "grabbed" the five-year-old girl by the waist as she played on a beach in the Halkidiki peninsula, norther»»»

ATHENS: Thirty-six people will stand trial in Greece for a deadly head-on collision between two trains in 2023 that killed 57 people and sparked nationwide protests, a judicial source said on Monday (Sep 29). The appeals court in the city of Larissa approved a prosecutor’s request for the 36 to fac»»»

Holidaymaker have been forced to flee their Mediterranean escapes after a wildfire ravaged a Greek island. Three separate blazes erupted below the Pangia Voitheia Monastery on Chios Island this morning and at midday - which have gone on to spread due to powerful winds. The flames engulfed the islan»»»

The National Organization for Healthcare Services Provision (EOPYY) is expanding its home delivery service for high-cost medicines, aiming for gradual implementation by May 2025 and full operation by the end of June. The home delivery of high-cost medicines began a year ago for specific patient cat»»»

A Turkish national was killed and one other wounded in a shooting in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Feb. 25, authorities have announced. The survivor told authorities that the two victims had been driving in a car near the city’s long-distance bus terminal at around 1 p.m. local time (1»»»

Athens: A Greek court has for the first time awarded compensation over a death in the 2023 Tempi train disaster, acknowledging the responsibility of the rail operators, ANA news agency reported on Saturday. The Court of First Instance awarded a total of 800,000 euros (nearly $830,000) to the wife, »»»

U.S. Ambassador to Greece, George J. Tsunis, Inspires Over 2,000 Greek Students with “Focus & Action” Theme Project Connect, the non-profit organization dedicated to youth empowerment and maritime education, successfully held its annual “KICK START THE NEW YEAR” event on Wednesday, January 15, 2025»»»