Finding ways to cope with the heat
Early Thursday afternoon, the temperature had hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in central Athens. And conditions will get worse during the weekend.
Cohabitation by necessity
A number of young people, students and unmarried people are turning to cohabitation in order to reduce the cost of accommodation.
Few tourism enterprises gauge their sustainability
One in two tourism market players do not engage in strategic partnerships to promote sustainability according to a survey.
More evacuations ordered in Attica
The fire burning in western Attica and Viotia for a fourth consecutive day kept reviving on Thursday, leading to more evacuations and more destruction of property. Despite the mobilization of extra resources – at some point, 11 water-dropping airplanes and 11 helicopters, including four sent by France and Italy, were operating in the area –…
Erdogan doesn’t rule out Cyprus peace talks restart, but sticks to two-state stance
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday didn’t rule out reviving deadlocked negotiations to resolve Cyprus’ nearly 50-year ethnic division, but again rejected any deal that wouldn’t offer Turkish Cypriots a state of their own.
PSEKA calls for an end to Turkish occupation of Cyprus, slams ‘double standards’
The International Coordinating Committee for Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) issued a statement on Thursday, marking the 49th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and urging an end to the occupation. Additionally, PSEKA criticized the international community for applying double standards in their response to the Cyprus invasion versus Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
EU ready to re-engage with Turkey, but sets conditions
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday that the bloc should re-engage with Turkey, but set some conditions and did not endorse Ankara’s calls to revive its moribund membership bid.
Photographers protest new IDs
Professional photographers protested the planned introduction of new IDs outside the Citizen Protection Ministry Wednesday.
Economic policy bill tabled in Parliament
The National Economy and Finance Ministry’s bill which includes a variety of the government’s economic policy staples was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, said Minister Kostis Hatzidakis.
EasyJet holidays: Brits still picking Greece despite high expense
Greece is showing remarkable resilience as a tourism destination for Britons, according to the head of easyJet holidays, which serves only UK customers to sell Mediterranean beach and city break packages.