Greece - ekathimerini.com (English)

The latest national news from ekathimerini.com.

*Please note: The news links below will open a new window.

1. Woman arrested on Kos over wiring fault scam

   A woman has been arrested on the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Kos for alleged involvement in the increasingly widespread home wiring fault scam that has parted many vulnerable people from their cash and jewellery.

2. Shaping a human-centric future for AI

   At a defining moment in human history, the world gathered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.

3. Trains to halt nationwide over Tempe anniversary

   Trains will halt across the country’s rail network on Saturday due to a 24-hour strike by railway workers marking three years since the Tempe railway disaster.

4. Four held for forcing Bulgarians into unpaid agricultural labor

   Four Bulgarian nationals have been arrested for allegedly tricking other vulnerable people from Bulgaria into coming to work in Greece, where they were kept under harsh conditions and forced into effective slavery.

5. Evros placed under code red alert over flood risk

   The Evros regional unit, northeastern Greece, has been placed on code red from Tuesday through Friday due to heavy rainfall and an increased risk of flooding from the rising Evros river.

6. Cyprus imposes livestock controls amid foot and mouth outbreak

   Cyprus has imposed strict livestock controls after authorities confirmed multiple cases of foot and mouth disease, triggering nationwide restrictions on the movement of animals and heightened biosecurity measures across farming areas.

7. Court rejects request to summon two witnesses in Tempe video trial

   A court in Larissa where a judge is hearing a case over missing video footage from the loading of a commercial freight train hours before the deadly Tempe train collision in 2023 drew anger from victims’ families after it refused a call to summon the prosecutor who first investigated the rail tragedy and his secretary.

8. Model agency manager charged with dangerous driving

   A 72-year-old, well-known modelling agency manager was charged with dangerous driving and disobedience on Tuesday.

9. EU countries give final approval to weaken company sustainability laws

   EU countries on Tuesday gave their final approval to scale back rules that require companies to address environmental and human rights risks in their supply chains, after months of pressure from businesses and governments including the US and Qatar.

10. Let’s agree on the basics of the constitutional review


    The Greek prime minister’s announcement that the government will launch a review of the Constitution sparked a relevant debate. However, this debate is not focused on changes to improve the quality of our democracy, but on issues that are barely connected to the review itself.