Airbnbs mushroom in Sitia, Crete
The Municipality of Sitia, in the easternmost part of Crete, has seen its Airbnb listings grow recently.
Rome, sacred ground for nearly 3,000 years, and counting
According to legend, Rome was born April 21, 753 BC, when Romulus, the survivor of its feuding twin founders, hitched his plow and furrowed a circular perimeter in the hills above the Tiber River.
Cyprus banks set to reward borrowers
Since July 2022, lending rates in Cyprus have risen by 3.5%, putting borrowers in a tough position with dangerously increasing loan repayments. Banks are now searching for ways to alleviate the situation, and they may have found a way to offer some “breathing space” to borrowers with mortgages.
39 migrants abandoned on Evros islet are rescued
Greek authorities on Wednesday rescued a group of 39 migrants who had been abandoned by smugglers on an islet in the river that runs along the country’s land border with Turkey
PAOK holds the Greens, Olympiakos denies AEK
Panathinaikos dropped two precious points at home against PAOK on Wednesday, but will not pay for it as AEK also stumbled at home against Olympiakos, leaving the situation unchanged.
Lower demand for new loans
Banks are expecting a decrease in demand for business loans, especially from small and medium-sized enterprises, in the second quarter of the year, as a result of the rise in interest rates and the increase in the cost of money, which discourages borrowing.
Two brothers remanded over journalist’s murder
Two brothers accused of murdering investigative journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021 have been ordered jailed pending trial.
Man, 21, attacks teenager over sports jersey
Criminal charges for two felonies and four misdemeanors were brought against a 21-year-old arrested for sports-related violence against a 16-year-old due to the team insignia he had on his shirt.
After Mykonos
The assault in Athens on an employee of the state archaeological service responsible for Mykonos has prompted the authorities on the popular Cycladic island to take action.
ATHEX: Banks boost benchmark at the close
Wednesday’s session at the Greek stock market bore a great resemblance to Tuesday’s, only with significantly greater gains upon closing after the late rally that banks staged in the closing auctions.