Students to protest against establishment of private universities
Greek students are expected to march in several cities on Thursday over their disagreement with a government plan to establish private universities in the country.
Australian Open 2024: Who are the other men’s contenders to look out for?
Three contenders for the men’s singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday:
Gerapetritis, Israeli counterpart discuss Middle East war, energy, transport
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Israeli counterpart Israel Katz discussed regional issues and potential energy and transportation projects, in a phone call on Thursday.
Over 82,000 jobs lost when tourism season ended
The end of the 2023 tourism season came later than in previous years, and resulted in the loss of 82,463 jobs in November.
From fines to ‘olive branch’, government scraps vaccine policy
Greece’s government announced on Wednesday it will scrap all the fines imposed to elderly, who were not vaccinated against Covid-19.
Boy in coma after being beaten by mother’s partner
A four-year-old boy from Megara, western Attica, who was severely beaten by his mother’s partner was intubated and in a coma at the Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital.
Engine failure disrupts Aegina ferry route
Passengers on Apollon Hellas ferry faced disruption on Thursday after the ship suffered an engine failure before its departure from the port of Piraeus.
Home insurance picking up
The Greek insurance market has seen increased interest in insuring against natural disasters from homeowners recently.
Greece at 19th place in number of students at German universities
Greece ranks 19th among the states with foreign students in German universities, with 6,886 students studying in the country for the academic year 2022-2023, according to recent data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Erdogan back to ‘Blue Homeland’
Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan reiterated his country’s determination to defend its “Blue Homeland” from the Aegean to the Eastern Mediterranean, stressing that Ankara has not “changed its axis,” but has created its own, which he called the “axis of Turkey.”