Dutch investor acquires storied Corfu hotel
The storied Corfu Palace hotel has been sold to Dutch investment company Reggeborgh for a reported €30 million.
Tax inspectors shut shops in tourist areas
Tax authorities are cracking down on evasion by retailers in the country’s main tourist destinations, temporarily shutting down dozens of businesses daily.
Attiki Odos bids to be opened September 7
The six bids for the new 25-year concession of Attiki Odos, the ring road connecting Athens to its airport, will be published on September 7 by privatization agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund.
Travel photography: How to make the most of your cellphone camera
A cellphone allows travelers to have a camera always at the ready.
Turkey’s Erdogan slams peacekeepers for blocking road project in Cyprus
Turkey’s president on Monday criticized UN peacekeepers for blocking the construction of a road in ethnically divided Cyprus, calling the action “unacceptable” and accusing the peacekeeping force of bias against Turkish Cypriots.
Strong rebound led by banks
The Athens stock market rebounded strongly Monday, on the back of bank shares’ performance and positions on other blue chips.
Leaders gather for EU enlargement dinner
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hosted on Monday evening an informal dinner with the leaders of the Western Balkans, Moldova, Ukraine and the EU, during which issues related to the bloc’s enlargement and the European future of the region was discussed on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the EU-Western Balkans Summit and the…
Tale of Tools | Athens | To September 3
In “The Tale of Tools: The Untold Narrative of Wooden Handiwork Implements from Greece,” the Benaki Museum has put together a very informative presentation that showcases tools used in traditional spinning, sewing, knitting and embroidery.
Full text: Mitsotakis, Zelenskyy sign joint declaration on Ukraine’s NATO prospects
Greece and Ukraine confirmed their commitment to the latter’s efforts to join NATO, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Joint Declaration on Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration signed in Athens on Monday evening.
Major wildfire burning in northern Greece, one dead, two injured
A major wildfire was burning in Greece on Monday, with hot, dry and windy conditions hampering the efforts of hundreds of firefighters battling the blaze. Two fire has been burning for several days.