Georgios Voulgarakis

Former conservative minister Giorgos Voulgarakis plans to run for mayor of Athens, reports say.

According to the same reports, Voulgarakis, who served as a New Democracy MP for twenty years between 1989-2009, will run as an independent candidate.

Costas Bakoyannis, the regional governor of Central Greece, is leading the race according to polls.

German-born Greek rocker Pavlos Pavlidis and his band - Orestis Benekas on keyboards and Alekos Voulgarakis on electric guitar - unveils his latest project, while also playing older crowd-pleasing favorites, at Gazarte's roof stage on Wednesday, August 29. Tickets cost 12 euros in advance (www.gazarte.gr) and 14 euros at the door on the night.

Former conservative minister Giorgos Voulgarakis was in the intensive care unit of the Central Clinic of Athens on Wednesday after undergoing several hours of surgery on Tuesday to address the serious orthopedic wound he sustained in a road accident.

One of the largest glass wrapping producer in the Balkans is to be acquired by Portugal's BA Glass, a declaration filed with the competition watchdog reveals.

Druzhba staklarski zavodi AD was until now owned by a Greece-based company controlled by the Voulgarakis family.

It was a long hot summer in Greece in 2015, but that’s not to say that politicians didn’t enjoy the days of heat…

PM Alexis Tsipras

ND leadership candidate Vangelis Meimarakis

The trial of 13 people over the alleged Vatopedi Monastery land swap scandal was on Tuesday adjourned for a second time and is now due to resume on April 21.

The trial of 13 people over the alleged Vatopedi Monastery land swap scandal began on Monday but was adjourned until March 23.

The judged adjourned the trial so a new, larger courtroom could be assigned. Originally, 14 people were due to stand trial but one of the accused has died.

Fourteen people are due to go on trial on Monday in connection to the alleged Vatopedi Monastery land swap scandal.

The Supreme Court decided Friday that 14 people should stand trial for the notorious property swap between the Vatopedi Monastery and the state six years ago.

Those who will face charges of breach of trust and making false declarations include the monastery’s abbot, Ephraim (photo), a monk, Arsenios, and the wife of former Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis, Katerina Peleki.