Several wildfires continue to rage as night approaches
Several blazes continued to burn around Greece, including one on the island of Samos, in the eastern Aegean, where two people died when their water-dropping helicopter crashed into the sea.
An assault on democracy
Attacks on journalists and media outlets are an assault on democracy, regardless of what form they take.
ATHEX: Pressure on banks sends index lower
The Greek stock market lost almost all of its Wednesday gains on Thursday, heading south in line with most other European bourses, partly due to the reduced-growth and increased-inflation forecasts by the European Commission and partly because of worse-than-expected corporate results for banks and investment firms abroad.
ND, Mitsotakis hold steady lead in poll
The ruling center-right New Democracy party maintains a steady lead of eight percentage points over the opposition, according to a Pulse poll conducted for Skai TV on July 11-13 and published on Thursday.
Post-Brexit British property buyers snapping up ‘golden visas’
Foreign investors who are choosing to sell their properties in Greece and not renew the residence permit that comes with the purchase of real estate are gradually being replaced by others from Great Britain and the United States, the head of the Risvas and Partners law firm, Alexandros Risvas tells Kathimerini.
Turkey’s map and Greece’s vindication
The displaying of a map showing many Greek islands, including Crete, as Turkish, by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli, is obviously a particularly provocative action that angers Greece. In the battle of public relations, however, it strengthens its position.
Greece sends two water-dropping aircraft to Albania
Greece is sending air assistance to help neighboring Albania cope with wildfires, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said on Thursday.
Online service for pensioners
The Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) is launching a new electronic service that seeks to end the need for repeated visits by citizens to the fund’s offices, the time-consuming process of finding various documents and the many months or even years of anxiety about the progress of pension applications.
Four charged over Cyprus cash-for-passports scandal
Cyprus authorities have filed charges against four people related to a now discredited cash-for-passports scheme scrapped by Cyprus in late 2020.
Arrested Development | Athens
The trailblazing hip-hop collective is stopping in Athens for one night on the Europe leg of its ongoing tour, to rock the Great Lawn stage at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.