Labor Inspectorate data show a sharp increase in complaints about incidents of violence and harassment at work, rising 110% over a three-year period.
Greg Kinnear, the Oscar-nominated actor and one of ACS Athens’ most prominent alumni, returned to his former school on Friday while in Greece filming a new feature project.
A Thessaloniki appeals court on Tuesday upheld a four-year prison sentence for a 29-year-old delivery worker found guilty in the death of a 50-year-old pedestrian he punched during an August 2023 argument.
Two separate rallies took place in Thessaloniki Tuesday, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Two professors from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens have filed new appeals with the Council of State, Greece’s Supreme Administrative Court, against three private universities preparing to operate in Greece.
Six embassies in Greece — Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom — have joined the Greek Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a joint video message released on Tuesday, urging action to end gender-based violence.
Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said that domestic violence complaints and arrests are increasing across the country, highlighting the rising use of protective tools for victims. He spoke on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
The Health Ministry plans to launch an AI-powered digital health assistant by the first half of 2026, allowing citizens to access medical guidance through the 1566 hotline.
Maria, 47, says years of abuse led her to seek protection at the Women’s Shelter of the Municipality of Piraeus, where she has lived for eight months. She describes a childhood marked by violence.
The Ministry of Education has approved funding of 8.5 million euros for the supply and installation of 4,000 individual lockers in primary schools throughout the country.
An association representing commuters on the Athens suburban railway, better known as the Proastiakos, has sent a letter of protest to railway operator Hellenic Train and network owner Hellenic Railways over the recent rescheduling of Athens suburban rail (Proastiakos) services, saying the changes were implemented without timely notice and disregard passenger needs. They protested an early-morning cut to the timetable.
The General Secretariat for Information Systems and Digital Governance has completed the automatic assignment of the personal number for all citizens who had not chosen the first two digits by a November 5 deadline.
The Ministry of Education will come up with what it hopes to be an effective system to handle personnel appointments at universities that avoids pre-decided outcomes favoring specific candidates.
Three in ten Greeks now feel more comfortable discussing their finances with AI than with a person, adopting the technology faster than most Europeans, according to a European Consumer Payment Report 2025 by Intrum.
At a municipal classroom in Mesolongi, 28-year-old mathematician Christina Dota finishes another session teaching people over 75 how to navigate a digital world that has become unavoidable.
The Ministry of Defense submitted for public consultation a draft bill that will allow the voluntary enlistment of women in the military, as part of a sweeping defense reform bill aimed at reshaping the Armed Forces into a more flexible force with higher combat readiness.
Jordan’s capital, Amman, still bears Greek influence dating back to the Hellenistic era, when it was named Philadelphia by Ptolemy II after its conquest in 285 BC.
Greece is preparing to introduce sweeping reforms to its inheritance laws, overhauling legislation that has remained largely unchanged since 1946.
A new timetable for the Athens suburban railway (Proastiakos) will come into effect on Saturday, November 22, according to an announcement by rail operator Hellenic Train.
Authorities have announced new measures to curb “balothies” – celebratory gunfire traditionally fired to honor guests and bring good luck – as part of Operation Psiloritis, a broader crackdown on lawlessness on the southern island of Crete, following a recent fatal shooting linked to a family feud.
Greece’s top administrative court has again fined four ministries (Education, Infrastructure, Environment and Development) for failing to implement rulings issued over 13 years ago regarding technical college engineering graduates’ professional rights.
In response to a series of underage drinking incidents, the government has announced the launch of three digital tools to prevent alcohol and tobacco sales to minors.
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