A defeat that builds Greece’s self-confidence
Greece played a brave game in Paris against World Cup finalist France and lost 1-0 to a penalty kick before being reduced to 10 men on Monday, for the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Waterboys | Athens | June 22
British-Irish folk rock band the Waterboys are coming back to Greece this summer for another electrifying show.
Are Greeks happy with tourism?
Greek citizens are becoming skeptical in relation to its effects on their daily lives, on the environment and on the character of individual destinations.
Behind Turkey’s ‘Blue Homeland’ Doctrine
Maritime space is a key element in contemporary Turkey’s geopolitical doctrine. However, the sea was never among the critical strategic priorities of the late Ottoman Empire nor of early Kemalist Turkey.
ATHEX: Investors cash in recent gains
Traders at the Greek stock market considered Monday to be a good time to cash in their recent gains, in the absence of several institutionals given the holiday in the US.
Kastoria in state of emergency due to rain
The Municipality of Kastoria in northern Greece was declared in a state of emergency by Civil Protection authorities on Monday due to damage and problems caused by heavy rainfall over the previous three days.
A plan for tourism
Greek tourism is at a crucial crossroads. It continues to be the main source of national revenue, but its continued growth relies on two assets that cannot be quantified – the country’s natural and cultural capital.
Will the Metapolitefsi cycle come to a close?
Greece marks 50 years since the fall of the 1967-74 dictatorship and the restoration of democracy – a process known as the “Metapolitefsi” – next year.
The last Greek summer
The signs are there, everywhere. Athens is full of foreign tourists. You see them packed into the narrow city-center streets, but also unexpectedly wandering around the suburbs, smiling from ear to ear, slaloming between the cars parked on the sidewalks. Some of Greece’s most popular destinations are already packed – with foreigners. Others are getting…
Greeks abroad to cast their vote on Saturday, June 19
A total of 25,610 Greeks abroad have registered to vote from their place of residence on Saturday, one day ahead of the ballot in Greece on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.