Most of the country in the grip of winter
A man holding an umbrella walks along the promenade in the seaside Athens suburb of Alimos Saturday. He wears a mask for protection amid a resurgence of Covid cases.
16-year-old stabs 42-year-old on leg after nightclub feud
A 16-year-old allegedly stabbed a 42-year-old after a dispute in a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday in the city of Kalamata, southern Peloponnese.
Parliament to deliberate postal voting bill on Monday
The legislation on postal voting will be discussed in parliament on Monday, as announced by Interior Minister Niki Kerameus on Sunday.
Why the political system fails us – and how to fix it
Why politics fails and what share of responsibility do citizens bear in a failed political system? These are the overarching questions that Ben Ansell, professor of comparative democratic institutions at the University of Oxford, tries to answer in his new book
A prominent figure in the Greek ‘mafia’ executed in cold blood
In a targeted mafia-style attack in the early hours of Sunday, a 44-year-old man, who was allegedly a prominent figure in the nightlife scene, fell victim to an ambush outside his fuel station in the Athenian neighborhood of Neos Kosmos.
Archdiocese of America reacts to ‘disinformation’ over Mt. Athos visit
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has issued a press release rebutting an article published in the Greek edition of Kathimerini Saturday about Archbishop Elpidophoros and his relations with the Mt. Athos monastic community.
ECB praise for Greece’s banking progress
The European Central Bank’s Supervisory Board (SSM) Chair Claudia Buch acknowledged the progress made by the Greek banking sector during her two-day visit along with Single Resolution Board Chair Dominique Laboureix to Athens.
Momentum of logistics properties
The rapid growth of logistics real estate continues as demand keeps outstripping supply, even as the volume of new building construction has skyrocketed.
TUI: Crete, Rhodes and Kos biggest favorites for German tourists
TUI tourism group’s head of communications, Aage Dunhaupt, has told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency that Crete, Rhodes and Kos remain top destinations for the German customers of the company, which this year is starting the summer season in Greece earlier than in any other year.
US consular services to close in Greece Monday due to MLK Day holiday
The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki and all American government offices in Greece is closed on Monday, observing Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday, a US holiday.