Campaigning continues ahead of May vote
Greek political leaders are continuing their campaign tours ahead of the May 21 elections.
20-year-old man robbed in Glyfada, suspects arrested
A 20-year-old man was robbed shortly after midnight in the southern suburb of Glyfada.
Trolley bus drivers holding stoppage on Thursday
Trolley bus employees have announced a work stoppage from 11. am. to 4 p.m. on Thursday.
PM: Metro Line 4 up and running by decade’s end
Metro Line 4, or at least a section of it, will be operating by the end of the decade, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday.
Thousands of My Home bids
More than 14,000 applications from young people and young couples have already been submitted for My Home, a new program of cheap loans for acquiring a first residence, with an interest rate corresponding to a quarter of the normal market interest rate.
Fearing violence, Greece keeps fans away from cup final
The Greek Cup final will be held without regular supporters after the country’s soccer federation failed to find a venue abroad to avoid fan violence.
Despina Geroulanou, a Benaki Museum Trustee, dies at 65
Despina Geroulanou, member of the Benaki Museum Board of Trustees and, recently, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, has died at the age of 65.
SETE chief expresses high hopes for tourism season
The year 2023 is on track to be better than 2022 for tourism, the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Yiannis Retsos, said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA).
Courting the sirens of the southern sky
To walk among the observatory domes of the Atacama Desert is to brush your hair with the stars. The Atacama, on a plateau high in the Chilean Andes, is one of the driest and darkest places in the world.
Prescription for Greece’s future health
Greece’s healthcare system needs attention. From personnel shortages to restructuring primary care services to upgrading public hospitals, the next Greek government will have to address the lingering problems facing the national health service.