Measures have not stemmed growth of short-term rental supply
The number of short-term rental accommodation units has grown in most areas of Attica, as the arrival of summer has brought new properties to digital platforms.
Supreme Court orders investigation into release of domestic abuse suspect
The president and the prosecutor of the Supreme Court ordered an urgent preliminary disciplinary investigation on Monday into a decision by judicial officials to release a prominent Athens lawyer who is accused of brutally assaulting his wife.
South Africa: Between recovery and decline
Forty-eight years ago, on June 16, 1976, the Soweto Uprising broke out. Thousands of schoolchildren poured onto the streets of the Black township outside Johannesburg, protesting against the apartheid regime’s demand that they be taught in Afrikaans – the “language of the oppressor,” as they put it – instead of English.
Illegal deck on Lake Ziros to be demolished
Authorities have ordered the demolition of an illegal deck built by a watersports center on the shores of Lake Ziros in Preveza, northwestern Greece, it was reported on Monday.
Angry voters boost far-right in the north
The far-right vote in the European Parliament election was especially strong in Greece. And nowhere was it stronger than in the northern regional unit of Pella.
Measures to expand workforce
The labor force in Greece could rise by 398,000 people if participation in it in the 15-74 age group was equal to the EU average.
Greek coastguard implicated in migrant deaths, BBC reports; gov’t rejects allegations
The BBC on Monday reported that the Greek coastguard is responsible for dozens of migrant deaths in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, including nine people who “were deliberately thrown into the water.”
In a Greek jail, inmates find freedom in theater
On a stifling summer evening, the actors took to the stage: a grassy courtyard enclosed by towering prison walls, topped with barbed wire and lit by a floodlight.
Ivan Jovanovic appointed new coach of Greek national soccer team
Serbian soccer coach Ivan Jovanovic will be helming Greece’s national team after reaching an agreement with the Hellenic Soccer Federation, it was reported on Monday.