Video shows start of Marathon fire
A video posted on X by the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vasilis Kikilias, on Monday, shows the start of the fire in Marathon, east Attica.
Scrubland fires becoming Attica’s new nightmare
While low vegetation was once seen as a blessing as it could delay the spread of a fire, this is no longer the case, as the recent blazes in Attica and on Serifos showed.
No more indifference
Mykonos and Santorini are the two crown jewels of Greek tourism. But both of these top destinations are going through a major crisis.
Maritime traditions of Cycladic islands in ‘Crafts of the Sea’ exhibition
The maritime exhibition “Crafts of the Sea: Cycladic Culture and History” opened last week at the Goethe Institute of Athens.
Blaze contained in Marathon
Emergency crews have successfully contained a wildfire that broke out at noon on Monday in the Vranas area of Marathon (also known as Marathonas), in eastern Attica.
Britain and the need for self-definition
Promising “stability and moderation,” the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, declared that his country needed a “bigger reset, a rediscovery of who we are.”
HRADF: Launch of the tender for the development of the National Ski Center in Vassilitsa
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), a member company of GROWTHFUND – The National Fund of Greece, announces the launch of the tender for the development of the National Ski Center in Vassilitsa with a concession agreement. The property, with a total area of approximately 6,200,000 square meters, is located in the “Vassilitsa” and…
French election aftermath and NATO summit dominate the agenda
The unexpected left-wing triumph in France on Sunday, which dealt a surprising blow to Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, sets the tone for this week’s political agenda in Europe.
Let’s not forget to whom we owe a debt
We are marking 50 years since the dramatic events of July 1974 in Cyprus. We must never forget that the hours of great joy for the restoration of democracy in Greece were the hours of great sadness and tragedy for Cyprus.
Police raid anarchist squat at Aristotle University
Police conducted a raid on an anarchist squat located within the Aristotle University campus in northern Greece in the early hours of Monday.