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Spain’s Sanchez Calls Snap Election After Housing Defeat

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap general election for November 29, sending Spain back to the polls after a fractured parliament rejected key housing measures proposed by his minority government. Sanchez announced the election Monday, October 5, from...

The First High School in Greece Opened Its Doors on Syros

In the heart of the Cyclades, the grand lady of the Aegean and capital of Syros, Ermoupolis, was not only the leading commercial and maritime hub of the newly formed Greek state in the 19th century, but also the...

Greece Holds Germany to 0-0 Draw to Remain Unbeaten in Nations League

Greece’s UEFA Nations League football (soccer) match against Germany finished 0–0 on Sunday, October 4, as Greece maintained its unbeaten start to the competition and remained at the top of League A Group 2. The teams met just one week...

Greek Citizenship Dispute Reaches Mitsotakis as Diaspora Presses for Bureaucratic Fix

A dispute over bureaucratic barriers facing Greeks born abroad has reached Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis directly, with Greek-American attorney and community leader Kostas Alexakis saying he raised the issue with the prime minister in San Francisco and received a...

Democrats Seek Probe of Guilfoyle as Rubio Publicly Backs US Ambassador to Greece

Senior Democrats in Congress are pressing the State Department to investigate US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle following a Wall Street Journal report about her conduct and energy diplomacy, even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly delivered...

Greece Makes Early Repayment on Bailout Loans

Greece made an early repayment of €2.5 billion ($2.8b) bailout loans to the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Thursday, October 1, 2026, using proceeds from bank reprivatizations to lower its public debt. The transaction connects two chapters of Greece’s...

Crete Battered by Rain and Floods as Residents Urged to Go to Higher Ground

Severe storms brought fresh flooding and damage to Greece's largest island of Crete on Saturday, October 3, prompting an emergency alert urging people in Mylopotamos, in the Rethymno region, to limit travel and move to higher ground. The warning came...

Greece Welcomes Home Religious Treasures Taken to Bulgaria 109 Years Ago

Greece received 48 religious treasures from Bulgaria on Saturday, October 3, 109 years after they were taken to Sofia during World War I, as the two countries formalized a reciprocal handover that also covers human remains attributed to the...

Greece Will Not Accept a ‘Loan’ of Parthenon Sculptures, Mitsotakis Says

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered a firm message to the British Museum on the Parthenon Sculptures on Saturday, saying Greece will not accept any agreement that recognizes foreign ownership of the sculptures and will not agree to “borrow”...

Greece Pushes EU to Suspend Asylum Rights During Mass Migrant Arrivals

Greece is urging the European Union to let member states temporarily suspend asylum rights during extreme migrant arrivals, advancing a proposal shaped by this summer’s unprecedented border crisis in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. The plan would allow governments...