Toddler abandoned outside museum
An 18-month-old girl was found abandoned outside the Athens Archaeological Museum Sunday.
Athens: The apartment block phenomenon
The Athenian apartment building is a living organism whose evolution reflects broader social and economic shifts, more recently from the decade-long financial crisis, followed by Athens’ emergence as a popular tourism destination, the advent of short-term leasing, the Golden Visa program and the ensuing influx of foreign capital, before the pandemic brought a pause in…
Olympiakos and AEK score late winners
A particularly eventful weekend in the Super League saw Olympiakos and AEK score dramatic late winners, and the Thessaloniki derby marred by fan action.
Coronavirus: 96 deaths, intubations at 6.5-month high
New cases of coronavirus dipped, as usual, Sunday, but deaths and intubations rose, with the latter reaching their highest level in six and a half months.
Man injured in assault in Thessaloniki
A man was assaulted and injured in an attack in Thessaloniki in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Dismay with Madrid policy
Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais that Athens is not happy about the recent strengthening of defense cooperation between Ankara and Madrid.
CEDEFOP and Greece sign new cooperation commitment
CEDEFOP, the European Center for the Development of Vocational Training, renewed its seat agreement with Greece at an official signing ceremony at the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs this week. Based in Thessaloniki since 1994, CEDEFOP supports the promotion, development and implementation of the Union’s policy in the field of vocational education and…
Experts cite significance of Chora Church
Greek and foreign experts stressed the importance of protecting and preserving some of the oldest and finest surviving Byzantine Christian mosaics and frescoes of the medieval Greek Monastery of the Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, Istanbul and expressed concern over the decision by the Turkish government last year to convert it into a…
The SME projects to receive RRF funding
As of early 2022, small and medium-sized enterprises will start benefiting from grants from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) that are set to top 1.76 billion euros. That concerns investment seen covering a broad range of needs, from energy upgrades to buildings, to transitioning to the digital era with online sales and modern tills,…
Work on Panepistimiou began on Sunday
Work for the redevelopment of Panepistimiou street in central Athens began on Sunday morning. The plans will free up over 4000 square meters for pedestrians in the busy capital. The first site is located on the section of Panepistimiou between Amerikis and Sina streets and works will be ongoing until March.