Greece - ekathimerini.com (English)

The latest national news from ekathimerini.com.

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

1. Elderly woman in wheelchair dies after Kifissia elevator accident

   An 85-year-old woman who used a wheelchair died on Thursday afternoon after becoming trapped inside an elevator at the apartment building where she lived in Kifissia, northern Athens.

2. Mitsotakis calls on ND MPs to work for third election victory

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told a six-hour meeting of his New Democracy parliamentarians that the party remains capable of securing a third electoral victory.

3. Radev sets out plans for new Bulgarian government after election win

   Pro-Russian eurosceptic Rumen Radev has promised to bring down prices and restore stability in Bulgaria as he named a new cabinet after the president gave him the mandate to form a government after mass ‌protests toppled the last one.

4. Greece denies involvement in Israeli interception of Gaza-bound flotilla

   Greece played no role in the Israeli military’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza Strip, and no Israeli vessels involved in the operation docked at a Greek port, the Greek Foreign Ministry has said.

5. Tourists stay less but spend more

   A new study has identified shorter visitor stays, widening regional disparities and fatigue in traditional markets as key challenges facing Greek tourism.

6. Panathinaikos to play last ever ‘Leoforos’ home ground game behind closed doors

   Panathinaikos, one of Greece’s biggest and most historic soccer clubs, is set to play what is expected to be its final match at the historic Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium, also known as “Leoforos,” behind closed doors after the sports tribunal imposed a one-game fan ban on the club.

7. Peloponnese wine producers warn of heavy frost damage to vineyards

   Wine producers across the Peloponnese are reporting major damage to vineyards following a recent frost, raising concerns over production losses, farmer income and the wider regional economy.

8. Tourist arrivals to Greece rise 6.4% in 2025, reaching 43 million

   Foreign travelers who visited Greece in 2025 reached 43.31 million, representing an increase of 6.4% compared to 40.69 million in the previous year. This rise contributed to total travel receipts of €23.63 billion, up 9.4% year-on-year.

9. Father arrested for encouraging son, 12, to fire gun

   Police in Patra have arrested a man accused of encouraging his 12-year-old son to fire a gun from the window of their home, police said.

10. Greek national aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship an expatriate, officials say

    A Greek national aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, on which three passengers have died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak, is a retired 70-year-old male expatriate, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) has determined after communicating with the individual as part of its investigation into the case, sources have told Kathimerini.