Athens doctor netted after demanding bribe
eKathimerini — A gynaecologist at a state-run hospital in Athens was arrested on Saturday for demanding and receiving a bribe from a couple to deliver […]
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Trikala town’s driverless bus completes pilot phase
The driverless bus that rolled out onto the streets of Trikala, central Greece, at the beginning of October last year has covered some 3,500 kilometers […]
The epic journey of a refugee cat to find its family
The white cat arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos in a basket on a rubber boat last November with his family, who had fled […]
Greece presents diplomatic note to Turkey over PM’s plane flight path crisis
The plane on which Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras traveled to Iran on Feb. 7 was reportedly not allowed to fly through Turkish airspace, prompting […]
Cost of road accidents estimated at 12 bn euro a year
The number of deaths resulting from car crashes in Greece reaches 1,600 while over 20,000 were injured last year. On a daily basis, five people die, […]
After Piraeus, Cosco eyes Greece’s trains
China’s Cosco is expected to make an offer for Greece’s rail network after becoming the sole bidder for the country’s largest port, two people familiar […]
Influenza related deaths rise to 42 with over 200 in ICUs
The number of influenza-related deaths in Greece has jumped to 42, with 4 people having died in one day alone, according to local media sources. […]
Ex-PM adviser pays 3.5-million-euro fine but vows legal action
eKathimerini — Stavros Papastavrou, an adviser to former prime minister Antonis Samaras, on Tuesday paid a 3.5-million-euro fine to avoid a criminal investigation being launched […]
Merkel, Greek islanders among Nobel Peace Prize nominees
DW — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is understood to have been nominated for the prestigious accolade. All recommendations must be posted to Norway by Monday […]
Two Swedish jihadists arrested in Greece
AFP — Two men with Swedish passports and carrying machetes and other “combat paraphernalia” have been arrested in Greece, suspected of links to jihadist groups, […]
Petrol bombs thrown outside Greek minister’s house
euronews — A group of unknown assailants threw makeshift petrol bombs outside the house of a Greek minister in central Athens early on Saturday, causing […]
Greece football protest: Players sit on the pitch after kick-off
BBC Sport — Footballers in Greece staged a sit-in protest at the start of a game over the death toll of migrants trying to reach […]
Striking farmers hand out fruit and vegetables
Small farmers on strike over the government’s proposal to overhaul the country’s ailing pension system on Wednesday handed out fruits and vegetables at a produce […]
Parliament pensions come to 19 mln euros a year
More than 19 million euros a year is spent on the pensions of former MPs, according to information supplied to Parliament on Friday by Alternate […]
‘We will come to Athens and burn them’: political protest returns to Greece
The Guardian — Farmers’ roadblocks, ferries immobilised in ports, pensioners taking to the streets: protest has returned to Greece in what many fear could be […]