Greece

Thousands of Arctic Swans Now Choose Greece for Winter

Thousands of Arctic swans are expected to spend the winter in northeastern Greece after the first arrivals were recorded in the Evros Delta, a wetland that has become one of the species' most important seasonal refuges. Wildlife officials counted...

Will UAE-Backed Data Centers Strain Greece’s Water and Drive Up Electricity Bills?

The United Arab Emirates has announced its intention to invest an additional €15 billion in Greece. It was announced on October 22, during a visit to Athens by Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al...

Rebeca Grynspan Extends Lead in Race for UN Secretary-General

Rebeca Grynspan won support from 12 of the Security Council’s 15 members in the latest informal poll to choose the next UN secretary-general. The positions of the five veto powers remain crucial.

Greece Is Now Turkey’s Third-Largest Neighboring Export Market

Greece was Turkey's third-largest neighboring export market in the first 10 months of 2026, receiving $2.8 billion in Turkish goods, according to trade figures released this week. Iraq led the seven-country group with about $7.5 billion in purchases, followed...

Greeks Are Cutting Food and Health Spending to Pay Energy Bills, EU Bank Survey Finds

Higher energy bills are pushing Greeks to cut spending on food or health care, according to a European Investment Bank survey released Thursday. More than half of respondents reported making those sacrifices, showing how energy costs are affecting basic...

Bomb Threats Disrupt 25 Flights Across Europe, Including Greece

Bomb threats disrupted at least 25 passenger flights across Europe on Thursday, including services connected to Greece, prompting emergency diversions, military escorts and extensive security checks. Several aircraft were redirected to alternate airports, while others underwent inspections after landing....

Greece Records 862 Migrant Arrivals in a Single Day

An updated tally put Monday’s migrant arrivals in Greece at 862, mostly around Crete. Roughly 2,000 people are staying in temporary accommodation across the island as further boats arrive.

Greece Launches AI Assistant to Help Natural Disaster Victims Access State Aid

Greece has launched an AI assistant to help disaster victims find information about state relief, including financial assistance, support measures and the procedures for obtaining them. The service, announced Tuesday by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection,...

Unveiling History: How Lord Elgin Removed the Parthenon Sculptures

Thomas Bruce, also known as Lord Elgin, was the 7th Earl of Elgin and the English ambassador in Constantinople when he stole precious ancient sculptures from the Parthenon to take to England in the late summer of 1801, marking...

The Ancient Greek Water-Organ: World’s Oldest Keyboard Instrument

Fragments of the Hydraulis—the ancient Greek water organ—were unearthed at the archaeological site of Dion, at the foot of Mount Olympus in 1992, a discovery described by archaeologists as "one of the most important finds in classical music history. The...