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- yesterday
Police raid Katerini planning office over alleged ring involving staff, arrests reported
Internal Affairs officers searched the Katerini planning office on Monday morning, 2 November 2026, and arrested several people, including its director, a department head and a female employee.
- Oct 19
Athens bids farewell to actress Betty Valasi, star of Loxandra, at political funeral
The 89-year-old actress died on Thursday, 15 October 2026. Her political funeral took place on Monday morning, 19 October, at the First Athens Cemetery, with KKE general secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas among those attending.
- Oct 15
Greek actress Betty Valasi dies at 89; political funeral set for 19 October
Greek actress Betty Valasi died on Thursday, 15 October 2026, aged 89. The KKE announced that her funeral will take place on Monday, 19 October, at 11:30 at the First Cemetery, and that it will be political.
- Oct 4
Greece orders closure of unlicenced Thessaloniki oncology clinic and audits 11 linked facilities
Greek authorities have ordered the sealing of a Thessaloniki private clinic after discovering an unlicenced oncology ward, prompting audits of 11 affiliated facilities and inspections of 70 alternative wellness centres.
- Oct 2
Mitsotakis tours Pieria and Thessaloniki to promote regional projects and shore up northern support
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched a two-day tour of Pieria and Thessaloniki on 2 October 2026, meeting local officials in Kolindros before events at Mount Olympus and a relic handover with Bulgaria.
- Oct 2
Greek police arrest 17 people including nine military personnel in 8 million dollar crypto pyramid bust
Authorities in Katerini dismantled an illicit cryptocurrency investment ring that drew over 10,000 victims across Greece, seizing 300,000 euros and referring 17 detainees to prosecutors.
- Oct 2
Six students airlifted from Mount Olympus refuge after sudden illness on school trip
A military helicopter evacuated six 17-year-old students from the Petrostrouga refuge on Mount Olympus on Friday following suspected food poisoning, transferring them to Katerini General Hospital.
- Aug 5
Motorcyclist, 33, dies after veering off road into irrigation canal in Pieria
The accident occurred around 00:30 on the old Thessaloniki-Katerini road near Methoni; the driver fell into a canal and was pronounced dead at Katerini hospital.
