Greek embassy promotes national foods in Korea

Published: 31 Oct. 2025, 20:55 Greek-origin food products are displayed to promote Greek snacks, dairy products, wine and olive oil at an event held in a restaurant in southern Seoul on Oct. 30. [LEE SOO-JUNG] The Greek Embassy in Seoul on...

Greece Moves to Deal With Water Shortage With €2.5 Billion Program

ATHENS – A long drought and severe water shortage hasn’t brought limitations on use but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, “We need to be prepared for the worst,” and he revealed a €2.5 billion program to strengthen supply and improve water...

Greece Health System Will Use AI Digital Doctor Assistant

ATHENS – An Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Digital Doctor Assistant is now available for doctors as part of the National Electronic Health Record (EHR), authorities said, letting them access patient data, coordinate care and support medical...

Greece Unveils €2.5 Billion Plan To Secure Water Supply Amid Worsening Drought

Greece has announced a €2.5 billion ($2.92 billion) investment plan to safeguard its water resources over the next 30 years, as the country battles prolonged drought and mounting pressure on dwindling supplies, Environment Minister Stavros...

Greek FM in Baghdad: “We look forward to a stable Iraq”

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis met with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad on Thursday, reaffirming Greece’s commitment to stronger bilateral relations and regional stability. “We look forward to a stable political...

Greece Returns Winter Hours for Dual-Rate Electricity Billing

Greece will reintroduce winter hours for its dual-rate electricity billing system starting Saturday, November 1, the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) announced. The seasonal schedule will remain in effect until March 31,...

Greek Kids Go Digital With Their Pocket Money

As World Savings Day approaches on Oct. 31, new data from Revolut sheds light on how Greek children and teenagers, aged 10 to 18, are learning to save — and how their parents are shaping their financial habits. The study highlights trends in...

Greece to Launch Voluntary Military Service for Women in 2026

Greece will begin voluntary military service for women in 2026, marking a new step in integrating women into the country’s armed forces. The initiative, announced by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, will involve the creation of a special unit...

Greece puts in place a plan to immediately bolster water supplies

By&nbspIoannis Karagiorgas&nbspwith&nbspΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ Published on 30/10/2025 - 14:53 GMT+1 Greece has just launched €2.5 billion worth of projects to implement its water management plan and tackle the growing threat of water scarcity. Environment and...

Rule of Law in Greece Slips to 48th Worldwide, Near Bottom in Europe

Greece is ranked 29th among 31 European nations. Image: Syntagma Square, Greek Parliament, Athens. Credit: Tomas Wolf / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Adherence to the rule of law in Greece has deteriorated, landing it in 48th place out of 143...

Greek-American Neuroscientist Harry Psaros Named Among MSN’s Top 10 Leading Men of 2025

Harry Psaros is the author of From Struggle to Strength: A Father’s Journey with Autism and the Power of Hope and Positivity. Credit: Harry Psaros.com The Greek-American neuroscientist and author Harry Psaros has been named among the Top 10...

Greek Food Festival comes to Dallas

British toddler dies after being found in swimming pool at Greek holiday hotel

12:41, 31 Oct 2025 A three-year-old British girl has died on holiday in Greece after being found in a hotel swimming pool. The toddler, known only as Matilda, died in hospital 12 days after the incident. The tragedy occurred while the youngster...

Greece donates €50,000 to CMP

The Greek government has donated €50,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), bringing the sum of its total donations to €475,000 since 2006. According to the CMP, the funds will “contribute to the committee’s goal of identifying and...

Brit girl, 3, dies two weeks after she was pulled unconscious from hotel pool on Greek holiday island

A THREE-year-old Brit girl has tragically died after she was pulled from a hotel pool on the Greek island of Rhodes. The tot was spotted unconscious underwater and rushed to the hospital before being airlifted to Crete for emergency treatment....

Drought, Fruit Fly Will Hold Down Greece’s Olive Oil Production

Climate change that has led to drought and water shortages have combined with damage from the olive fruit fly to reduce Greece’s olive oil production in 2025, expected to be below 200,000 tons after initial more optimistic predictions. That was...

Tallahassee’s Greek Festival Packs Them in Again – for 43d Year

Once again, the Tallahassee Greek Food Festival drew thousands of people wanting to taste Greek food and celebrate the culture, the event running for 43 years, including music and dancing at the Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church. A small...

Another Raid at Offices of Greek Agricultural Subsidy Agency

ATHENS – The offices of OKEKEPE, which is the focus of investigations into alleged fraud over European Union funded agricultural subsidies, was raided again by authorities looking for further evidence. It was conducted by the Economic Police and...

Greek capital faces rising oxidative pollution risk

ENVIRONMENT A groundbreaking international study published in Nature warns that Athens ranks among Europe’s most polluted cities in terms of the oxidative potential of airborne particles – their ability to cause oxidative stress in the human body....

Suspects arrested in Greece over Demosthenous murder ‘consent to extradition’

The two men who were arrested in Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, in connection with the murder of 49-year-old Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous consented on Friday to be extradited to Cyprus, according to reports. The pair both...