Greece has the slowest fixed internet in Europe, despite the significant investments that have been made in recent years, while internet services remain among the most expensive in relation to people’s incomes, according to the annual report on the digital quality of life, compiled by cyber security company Surfshark.
The Thessaloniki State Orchestra will be paying tribute to the great Maria Callas with a performance at the stunning Old Fortress of Corfu on September 19.
A 3.50-metre-long marble lintel found during an excavation near the foundations of the Byzantine gate of the castle of Agioi Theodoroi and linked to the ancient city-state of Antissa, one of the ancient Aeolian city-states of the island of Lesvos, is leading to a revision of the island’s late Byzantine history.
Greece’s timely efforts to diversify its energy mix is making it an important country in Europe’s efforts to wean off Russian fossil fuels, US Ambassador to Greece, George Tsunis, told state-run news agency AMNA in an interview published Wednesday.
Cash donations or concessions up to the amount of 800,000 euros between close relatives will be exempt from tax even if they are made by withdrawing cash from bank account, according to the omnibus bill that the Finance Ministry is about to submit to Parliament on Tuesday.
The European Union will propose measures to cap revenues from low-cost electricity generators and force fossil fuel firms to share the profits they make from soaring energy prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
Twelve people have been detained so far in a large, ongoing police operation to tackle crime in northwestern Attica, state-run broadcaster ERT reported on Wednesday.
Legendary Greek actress Irene Pappas, who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 96, the Culture Ministry announced.
Archaeology Professor Dimitris Pandermalis, who headed the Acropolis Museum since its opening in 2009, has died at 82, the Culture ministry and the Museum announced on Wednesday.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended the festivities organized by the Municipality of Megisti (Kastellorizo) to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the island.