Greece News 2026

NEWS ARCHIVE - January 2026

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January 13, 2026 Tuesday

Taxi drivers in Athens and Thessaloniki are on strike

Story at eKathimerini [English]

The search for 16-year old Lora who is using disguises

Story at Tanea [Greek]

Gov't plan to make a double bonus for taxpayers to open closed properties

Story at Real [Greek]

Meeting between farmers and Mitsotakis in Athens underway

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Record breaking Greek bond sale

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Drone attacks made on tankers "of Greek interest" in Black Sea

Story at Skai [Greek]

Blood donor drive at Syntagma 19th-20th

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

The airport shutdown in Greece exposes the badly outdated systems at airports

Story at MSN AFP [English]

The global tension over the Strait of Hormuz

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Walking in the "side streets" in downtown Athens

January 12, 2026 Monday

Farmers say "no" to meeting Mitsotakis, planning new actions

Story at Protothema [English]

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accuses Patriarch Bartholomew of being the "Constantinople Antichrist"

Story at eKathimerini [English]

Meeting tomorrow between Mitsotakis and farmers "up in the air"

Story at Skai [Greek]

PASOK against Mercosur

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

What haunts the Greek airspace

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Chania motorcycle theft gang arrested by police

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

Six months of outflows for foreign investors on ATHEX

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Ten year bond being put onto market

"...state budget for 2026 foresees a reduction in public debt to 138.2% of GDP, from 145.9% in 2025." Story at Athens News Agency [Greek]

Greece "covered in white"

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Resignation of the director of the office of the President of the Republic of Cyprus

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

"The government cannot operate in terms of ultimatums"

Story at Skai [Greek]

The winter mountain gateways of Greece

Story at Travel.gr [Greek]

Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" travelling from Netherlands to Japan

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

January 11, 2026 Sunday

Intense cold front arriving

Weather at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Snow across Northern mountains into central Greece

Story at Tovima [Greek]

Winter swimmers at Nea Chora in Chania

"Dived into the frozen sea early Sunday afternoon to catch the cross" – Story at Zarpa News [Greek]

Large warehouse fire in Karopi

Story at Lifo [Greek] [Map of Karopi]

Countries are storing huge amounts of oil and metal

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Three credit agencies to decide on Greece's rating in March

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Hellenic Police reorganization

Story at Bloko [Greek]

Tehran threatens strikes on USA and Israel as protests in Iran continue

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

The PM's plans to strengthen the economy

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

Greece's SAFE Security Action for Europe defence proposal is a list of six projects

Story at Greek City Times [English]

The ferry travel ban lifted after winds calm

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

STOXX is expected to upgrade Greece

Story at Protothema [English]

Corruption controversy in Corpus

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

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