Thessaloniki

Helleniq Energy CSR initiatives continue

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated about 23 hours ago

Latest: Helleniq Energy opens ‘Park of the Senses’ in Western Thessaloniki

Helleniq Energy’s CSR programme progressed through July 2026. After launching women‑empowerment centres in Athens, Thessaloniki and Komotini, the company opened the “Park of the Senses” in western Thessaloniki’s Ampeloki

Greek football fan violence crackdown

3 clusters · 8 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Thessaloniki police arrest 26-year-old for fan‑motivated assault

In early July 2026 Greek police stepped up a crackdown on football‑related disorder, arresting four men in the Robies area of Evia for attacking rival supporters and detaining ten Panathinaikos fans in Athens on explosiv

European ATM bombings

2 clusters · 11 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Thessaloniki ATM bombing damages Kalamaría bank

In late July 2026, two separate bomb attacks targeted bank ATMs in different European towns. On 24 July, an unknown group detonated an explosive device inside an ATM in Šentrupert, Slovenia. Police from the Žalec station

Greek fuel subsidies extended amid price surge

46 clusters · 202 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Greece gasoline prices break 2‑euro barrier

The voluntary price‑cut programme launched on 9 July 2026 continues to shape Greece’s fuel market. After the initial €0.10‑per‑litre gasoline and €0.05‑per‑litre diesel relief in mid‑July, the government secured a €40 mi

Greece transport disruptions July‑August 2026

52 clusters · 119 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Thessaloniki ring road closed overnight for flyover construction

Road‑maintenance crews kept intensive work across Greece throughout late July, extending lane closures on the Thessaloniki‑Nea Moudania and Thessaloniki‑Serres corridors, the K16–K5 stretch and the 27th and 28th Provinci

Thessaloniki arson sentencing

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Elderly man sentenced for arson of son's house in Thessaloniki returns to prison

In July 2026, an 80‑year‑old man was found guilty by the Thessaloniki Criminal Court of deliberately setting fire to his son’s house, which was completely destroyed. He received a prison term of three years and two month

Thessaloniki police crackdowns on illicit activities

2 clusters · 3 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Thessaloniki Illegal Casino Shut Down, Four Arrested

In early July, police in Thessaloniki seized 26 cannabis plants during an indoor grow operation raid. Later that month, the Organized Crime Sub‑division conducted a raid on a health‑related shop that was being used as an

Greek coastal front development controversy

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Thessaloniki coastal front plan receives positive endorsement from Central Macedonia Regional Council

In early July 2026 the Kalamaría Council rejected an environmental impact study tied to a coastal front project, indicating local resistance to the plan. Later that month, on 27 July 2026, the Central Macedonia Regional

Thessaloniki wildfire surge July 2026

3 clusters · 41 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Pylaia fire in Thessaloniki threatens homes, forces evacuations

The wildfire surge that began on 22 July 2026 continued across Central Macedonia, with dozens of agricultural‑forest fires recorded through the end of the month. The largest blaze in Derbeni (Oraiokastro) required 120 fi