Disbelief in Greece as terrified tourists are told to disembark from ferry into the SEA
Athens: An idyllic ferry ride towards a Greek beauty spot descended into chaotic scenes when holidaymakers were told to disembark...
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Worsening housing crisis hits Greece hard
Athens: The housing market is tightening in one of Europe's southernmost countries. The cost of housing and renting in Greece...
Why is Greece introducing a six-day working week?
Athens: While some countries in the world are considering a switch to a four-day working week, Greece is swinging in...
Greek PM hails significant improvement in ties with Turkiye
Athens: Greece acknowledged, Tuesday, that relations with Turkiye have improved significantly since last year. Speaking at a public debate with...
Greece climbs to second among RES markets
Athens: Greece is among the world’s leading markets for renewable energy sources. According to the latest edition of EY’s six-month...
Greece hands out 350,000 euros in fines over sunbed wars
Athens: Greece issued more than 350,000 euros ($379,000) in fines in just five days in a crackdown on bars and...
Greece Triumphs Against Croatia, Secures Place in the Olympics
Greece enjoyed the not inconsequential backing of a fiery home crowd when and proved right the punters that tipped Greece...
Greece proposes cruise restrictions for Santorini and Mykonos
Another booming destination is talking openly about creating new restrictions for cruise ships. This time, it’s Greece. Saying both Santorini...
Greece announces jobs for foreign labourers
Greece plans to allocate 147,926 residence permits for third-country national workers Greece is grappling with a severe shortage of agricultural...
Greece starts six-day working week for some industries
Athens: Greece has introduced a six-day working week for certain industries in a bid to boost economic growth. New legislation,...
Greece deploys foreign firefighters for the third year running to help tackle wildfires
Athens: Greece is reinforcing its firefighting teams this summer with 240 firefighters from Bulgaria, Malta, Moldova and Romania, who will...
Sunbeds, umbrellas, shops encroaching Greece beaches
Pefkochori: The waves of the Aegean Sea lap gently at the tables and chairs of two beach restaurants on Greece’s...
Our epic family adventure hiking through Greece’s Vikos gorge
Rhiannon Batten Athens: Acheer goes up as we board our train. We’re catching the Eurostar from London to Paris and...
Police injured in petrol bomb attack targeting home of Greece’s top court president
Athens: One police personnel was injured in an overnight petrol bomb attack that targeted the home of Greece’s top court...
OECD commends Greece on reforms against corruption
Athens: The OECD has noted Greece’s adjustment into taking measures against corruption and in fighting it in international business transactions,...
Sunbed wars: Greece tries to rein in beach chaos
Athens: The waves of the Aegean Sea lap gently at the tables and chairs of two beach restaurants on Greece's...
Greece: Warning issued to tourists as ‘high temperatures will be more and more frequent’
Athens: There has been a spate of tourist deaths in Greece as temperatures hit 43 degrees. Tourists and visitors to...
Fireworks launched from yacht set off forest fire in Greece
Fireworks launched from a yacht set off a new wildfire on an island near Athens as the country confronts a...
Masdar Inks $3.4 Billion Deal to Acquire Greece Renewable Energy Major
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy major, said it has agreed to buy Greece’s Terna Energy in a €3.2 billion...
Greece denies allegations of forcefully returning migrants with violence
Greece denied accusations of forced returns of migrants made by the BBC at a press briefing on Monday. BBC alleged...
Greece gains favor among global wealthy, says migration report
Approximately 1,100 millionaire foreigners relocated to Greece last year, with another 1,200 expected to do so this year, according to...
Deadly Toll in Greece as Heat Waves Sweep the Country
Heat waves that have swept across Greece this month continued to exact a deadly toll over the weekend, with the...
Greece warned to make urgent change if it wants to keep tourists
Athens: Greece has been warned it needs to make major changes if it wants to remain a popular tourism destination....
Greek archaeologists discover mysterious 4,000-year-old building on hill earmarked for new airport
Athens: A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a...
Greece: Relaxed EU Blue Card Application Rules
Athens: Effective June 5, 2024, foreign nationals who enter Greece under visa-exempt status or on a C visa can now...
Acropolis closed during hottest hours in Greece’s earliest heatwave on record
Athens: The Acropolis, Greece’s most visited tourist site, was closed to the public during the hottest hours of Wednesday as...
Greece to bake in season’s first heatwave
Athens: Greece will endure a three-day heatwave starting on Tuesday with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, the country's civil protection...
Greece elected to UN Security Council as non-permanent member
Athens: Greece has been elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for a third time. The country...
Greece broadens search for missing UK journalist
Athens: Greek officials on Friday said they had broadened a search for British journalist and television presenter Michael Mosley a...
Search under way after TV doctor Michael Mosley goes missing in Greece
Athens: TV doctor Michael Mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet, has gone missing while on holiday on the Greek...
