The Greek government’s intervention in the short-term rental market was anticipated with great interest by three interested parties: small property owners who advertise them on platforms like Airbnb; hoteliers who complain about unfair competition in the tourism market; and ordinary citizens who are looking for a home and cannot afford today’s prices.
Greek police on Thursday was searching for a 45-year-old suspect believed to be involved in the shooting of a 33-year-old man in Sparta, southern Greece, on Wednesday night.
Two siblings were arrested on Thursday for keeping 10 migrants imprisoned and beating them in order to extort money from them.
There seems to have been no shortage of police blunders regarding the deadly clashes last month between Dinamo Zagreb hooligans and AEK Athens diehards on the eve of a Champions League qualifier in the Greek capital.
The body of a 78-year-old woman was found on Wednesday in the sea off the coast of the city of Katerini, in northern Greece.
Greek airports are expected to show their highest performance ever in terms of passenger traffic this year.
Entrance will be free to all Greek archaeological sites, museums, and monuments for all visitors from September 22 (Friday) to September 24 (Sunday), in celebration of the European Heritage Days.
The National Economy and Finance Ministry will impose an accommodation fee on the 170,000 properties that are active in the short-term rental sector, as well as value-added tax (VAT) on those owner-managers who have three or more properties.
Although Greece has one of the most effective response models, it continues to record high rates of internet piracy.
Nearly 100 migrants were safely evacuated Wednesday from a yacht reported to be in difficulty off the southwestern coast of Greece, authorities said.