Greece - Growth without Prosperity Despite significant increases in nominal wages over recent years, the report finds that Greek workers earn substantially less than their peers in Western Europe and even neighboring Balkan nations. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1293...

Stormy weather in Greece has already taken 2 lives: a man in Astros near Nafplio was swept away by huge waves, and a woman in Ano Glyfada, south of Athens, drowned. www.in.gr/2026/01/21/g...

Average flight delays in Greece were among the worst in Europe last year, mostly due to outdated flight control systems and understaffing in civil aviation. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1292963...

Almost half of Greeks (44%) state that they would like to save but cannot afford to do so. An additional 15% say they intend to start saving in the near future, while 17% say they are interested but feel they do not have sufficient information. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1292...

The episode has reignited domestic criticism of the government’s transport record under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, reviving memories of the 2023 train crash that killed 57 people, before which the government insisted the rail network was safe. www.euractiv.com/news/greeces...

At this stage, the initiative appears more like an act of desperation than one of hope, seeking to articulate the impasse faced by people who have hit a wall in their pursuit of justice[...] www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/ana...

President of OSETEE & European Agency for Safety and Health at Work described the figures as “alarming but unsurprising.” He said [they] reflect policies allowing extended working hours, lack of collective labor agreements & erosion of inspection mechanisms www.ekathimerini.com/news/1291809...

Meanwhile in Greece: There are many parallels between the 2023 Tempe railway disaster and the Athens FIR blackout. Workers had repeatedly warned of shortages – particularly of staff, but above all, of equipment. www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1291...

Athens Metro Line 3 Halted by Train Fault in Tunnel www.tovima.com/society/athe... Dozens of passengers were left waiting on platforms, frustrated as this fault adds to a series of technical issues on the Blue Line, with at least 3 similar incidents reported in the past 3 months.

In a post Saturday on social media platform X, Health Minister Georgiadis described Amnesty International and the International Court of Justice in The Hague as “indifferent, leftist-dominated groups,” adding, “No one should pay any attention to them.” www.ekathimerini.com/politics/129...

Tax-Free Share Transfers Cost Greece Billions www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new... A government led by a Harvard-educated, market-friendly reformer.

Over 400 Migrants Rescued South of Crete in 3 Operations www.tovima.com/society/over... And another 108 today

Boxing Day - 361 refugees rescued 35 miles south off Gavdos, the southernmost Greek island www.kathimerini.gr/society/5639...

The Greek fuel company Cetracore‑Jetoil SA has announced a temporary halt to its activities, from accounting to fuel deliveries, effective immediately. This move follows its decision to comply with new European Union sanctions tied to alleged connections with Russia.

Nominal wages gradually recovering their pre-crisis levels, with the Hellenic Statistical Authority recording of at least 8% in the relevant indicators. However, yet another negative lead of Greece at European level: savings remain negative. www.naftemporiki.gr/english/2047...

There's something endearing and tragicomic about this "Pictures posted on Tuesday showed the man, reportedly the only farmer with a tractor in Aegiali, parked his vehicle in the middle of the road with a row of traffic cones placed in front." www.ekathimerini.com/news/1290071...

With seismic shocks in the Aegean Sea, spyware and corruption accusations in the courts and farmers blocking highways with their tractors, Greece has a turbulent year. balkaninsight.com/2025/12/17/e...

Partially sunken refugee dinghy discovered by freighter under Turkish flag, south off Ierapetra, Crete, near Chryssi island. 18 dead www.news247.gr/ellada/trago...

🚨 The trial of 24 humanitarian workers starts TODAY. My colleague, @billvanesveld.bsky.social, and I are on Lesbos, Greece, to monitor and report on this critical moment for solidarity. Follow us for updates and read our full analysis here: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

Anti-fraud tools existed since 2012, but “no one seems to conduct regular research on the data the systems generate,” one source said. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1288538...

Beef Prices Surge Toward €20 as Holiday Costs Climb www.tovima.com/stories/beef... Despite repeated calls from food industry to reduce VAT during recent inflationary waves, the government has consistently refused to adjust the tax rate. Because Greece needs to reach primary surplus.

Regulators Questioned Over Superficial Audits in Greek Spyware Trial www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new... This smells like serious incompetence.

Why Greece is now the world’s best place to retire www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar... Not for the Greeks, though. Fine strategy for economic growth: taking care of the world's pensioners.

Greece is filled with the new poor – 62.5% of employees, over 1.5 million, receive less than €956 each month. And those who are paid minimum wage have reached 650,000 from 150,000. These are tangible results of an arrogant, cynically class-based policy. www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1288...

I have now received a reply to this communication. I thank the gov for their engagement, but am concerned that, in their response, they continue to conflate the work of human rights organisations with people smuggling. The State has a responsibility to reverse this false narrative, not perpetuate it

And it’s not just bears. Wolves also have seen their numbers rise. While wolves could only be found as far south as central Greece in 2010, they have now spread to the outskirts of Athens and into the Peloponnese in southern Greece, Bakaloudis said. apnews.com/article/wild...

Now public: I wrote to the Government of #Greece concerning public statements by Govt officials against human rights organisations working in the field of migration as well as recent restrictions on the right to seek asylum. Regrettably, the Government did not reply. srdefenders.org/greece-publi...

A dysfunctional system in which the Greek market is filled with imported produce — from Egyptian potatoes to Turkish tomatoes — while domestic farmers struggle and consumers pay some of the highest prices in Europe. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

While Greece’s public health system today benefits from improved equipment and a highly skilled medical workforce it continues to suffer from limited access, chronic underfunding and severe shortages in key personnel, particularly nurses. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

We've been here before. And it was a fiasco. www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...

“In my attempt to address the subsidy abuse by changing OPEKEPE, I was insulted, threatened – both I and my family – and bullied,” he said. So is the mob in charge in Greece, or what? www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...

Interesting read: Internal documents obtained by Solomon reveal the EU urged Greece to launch a vaccination campaign against sheeppox. Athens refused — and now the country faces one of its worst livestock crises in decades. wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...

The subsidy fraud, the tolerance for crime (from driving without a license to drug trafficking and vendettas) are signs of an indifferent state and a society where citizens seem to have lost the strength to resist. www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1286...

Another day, another rescue operation off the coast of Gavdos, the European southernmost island. People are crossing from North Africa in a dinghy! www.ekathimerini.com/news/1286193...

- Hellenic Train, the company that exploits the trains, says this happened - Passengers on the train say this happened - OSE, the company that exploits the railway infrastructure, says this did not happen - Deputy Minister of Transport, says this did not happen www.ekathimerini.com/news/1285971...

Among the charges cited by the court of appeal: manslaughter by negligence in international waters but within Greece's rescue zone, exposure by negligence with legal obligation to rescue people that resulted in death & repeated exposure by omission of other people to danger bbc.com/news/article...

Greece Emerges as Eurozone Outlier on Worker Protections www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new... The latest wage tracker from the European Central Bank reveals that only 10.6% of workers in Greece are covered by collective labour agreements, the lowest rate in the currency bloc by a wide margin.

Pupils injured when plaster fall on their heads in eastern Attica www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2025/11/05/p...

The poorest households feel the strain most acutely. In Greece’s lowest income bracket, one-fifth of the population spends more than a third of its total budget on food alone. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

#Greece 97% of citizens consider corruption to be “fairly to very widespread” 92% state that they do not trust the media 86% the political parties 71% the judiciary 65% the government 66% the independent authorities. Can you consider this a failed state? www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1285...

42% of respondents opted for “chaos,” while only 30% supported Prime Minister Mitsotakis, and another 28% preferred “other” options such as a coalition government, a national unity cabinet, or a change in party leadership. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

Today Greek riot police used truncheons and tear gas against primary school teachers, parents and children who protested against sudden government decision to merge primary school in middle of school year. Children had to be taken to hospital. www.news247.gr/ellada/i-ast...

Karystianou whose daughter was killed in #Tempi has emerged as the unlikely figurehead of a wave of protests against the political establishment in #Greece “Greece has gone off the rails and remains there,” she told POLITICO juxtaposing the train crash&Greek politics www.politico.eu/article/gree...

Greece’s anti-money laundering authority is investigating G. Xylouris,a farmer from Crete & until recently member of the ruling party. Some €2.5 million was discovered in his bank accounts during random inspection. 8 vehicles were identified in his possession, including a Jaguar luxury car.

This year 26.9% of the Greek population will be at risk of poverty or social exclusion – an increase of 0.8% compared to previous year. The Minimum Guaranteed Income (MGI) covers only 60% of the poverty line, considered insufficient by European standards. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1284...

It seems like the Greek government doesn't want to let any opportunity go to waste to antagonsie the surviving relatives of the deadly Tempi railway crash. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...

Greece, where schools are closing and detention centres are opening www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...

Inspectors of the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) on Monday conducted an on-site investigation at the main offices of the disgraced and now disbanded Greek Payment Authority of Common Agricultural Policy (OPEKEPE). www.tovima.com/society/olaf...

Greece Among the World’s Best Countries for Retirement - for foreigners perhaps. For Greek retirees not so much. www.tovima.com/world/greece...

“Return, or prison”: Inside IOM and Greece’s failing migrant return scheme: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio... IOM’s office in Greece pledged to return 16,500 people between 2019 and 2022. It only managed to return around 10,600 people, even after the programme was extended by 10 months.