Man in Athens arrested for repeated rape of a minor
Hellenic Police (ELAS) announced on Sunday the arrest of a 44-year-old man in the Kolonos area of Athens, for the repeated rape of a 16-year-old girl.
Man on Evia dies after falling into well
A 45-year-old man died after falling into a well in the Pyrgi area of Evia island on Sunday.
Jazzet | Athens | September 13-15
The first Hellenic International Jazz Festival – dubbed Jazzet – will take place at the Petra Theater from September 13 to 15, featuring renowned international artists such as Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen, seven-time Grammy-winning American drummer Paul Wertico and Greek guitarist Lefteris Christofis. Other jazz-related activities, including a photography exhibition, will also take place during…
Athens ranked seventh most important global shipping hub
The greater Athens area, including the port of Piraeus, became the seventh most important shipping center globally in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index.
Bad times for potato farmers
Potato farming is among the fields feeling the impact of climate change most strongly in Greece.
EYDAP reinforces water supply in Attica due to drought
The Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) is activating supplementary water sources to reinforce the water supply in Attica due to the prolonged drought, stated the CEO of EYDAP, Haris Sachinis, in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) published on Sunday.
Art Athina | Athens | September 19-23
Art Athina, Greece’s largest annual art event and one of the oldest fairs in Europe, will take place at the Zappeion Exhibition Hall from September 19 to 23. A total of 71 Greek art galleries and 10 foreign countries will participate, exhibiting hundreds of established and up-and-coming Greek and foreign artists. Admission costs 10 euros.…
‘Greece is out of the woods’
Greece’s Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis defended the introduction of the minimum presumptive income for freelance professionals and the self-employed based on which they were taxed for the first time this year, telling Kathimerini it is a “fair measure” toward salaried employees and pensioners who traditionally paid more tax.
Migrant traffickers changing tactics
The deadly pursuit of migrant traffickers by a Coast Guard patrol boat off the southeastern Aegean island of Symi on Friday has put the spotlight on a conflict raging near Greece’s sea borders.
No radical curbs to Airbnb expected in government plan for housing
The government’s quandary lies in helping free up more accommodation, without curbing the lucrative business of short-term rentals, with sources indicating that changes in this area will be moderate.