Foreigners buy property for Golden Visas
Investors from non-EU countries played a leading role in the increase of foreign investments in Greek real estate in 2022, mainly aspiring to secure a residence permit through the Golden Visa program.
Eight minors convicted over gang rape of teen in Ilion
A three-judge Juvenile Court in Athens on Wednesday convicted eight boys over the horrific gang-rape of a 15-year-old schoolmate in western Athens in late 2022. The court acquitted the four girls who were tried with their peers and who had allegedly witnessed the abuse.
Obama to participate in SNF Nostos event next week during Athens visit
Former US president Barack Obama will be in Athens next week and will participate in this year’s SNF Nostos Conference (June 21-23), organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
Famous singer ‘killed’ in hoax Twitter post
A phony social media account spread fake news on Wednesday that famous Greek singer Nana Mouskouri has passed away.
Elin, Blue Grid join forces for Attica’s first LNG-CNG station
The Elin gas station chain and Blue Grid on Wednesday announced that, as part of their collaboration, they are creating the first liquefied and compressed natural gas (LNG-CNG) station in Attica, at Thriassio, west of the capital, which is expected to be put into operation in the first quarter of 2024.
DNA links mob hit victims to car with weapons
The genetic material found in a car containing heavy weaponry in the Neos Kosmos district of Athens last week has been identified by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) as belonging to the two victims of a mafia attack in Korydallos on June 7. Vassilis Roubetis, 38, and his brother-in-law Dionysis Mouzakitis, 31, were fatally shot in…
Greece hunts for survivors of migrant shipwreck, at least 78 dead
Rescuers scoured seas off Greece on Thursday in a massive search operation, as hopes dwindled of finding survivors of a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants in one of Europe’s deadliest such disasters in recent years.
Greece says cannot confirm reports that 700-750 people were on sunken migrant boat
Greek authorities cannot confirm reports that a fishing vessel that sank off Greece on Wednesday on its way from Libya to Italy had 700-750 people on board, the spokesman for Greece’s caretaker government, Ilias Siakantaris, told state broadcaster ERT.
Short-term rentals see demand soar 42% this summer
A significant increase in the supply of short-term rental accommodation was recorded ahead of the peak summer tourist season, which already bodes well for 2023.rous
Dozens perish in wreck off Greece’s coast
In one of the greatest tragedies of its kind this year, a fishing boat carrying migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off the southern coast of Greece on Wednesday, leaving at least 79 people dead and many more missing. Initial reports suggested there could have been some 500 people on board from Pakistan,…