Airport arrivals rise 8% in January-August
Regional airports in general experienced a 6% expansion.
Moderate quake recorded off southwestern Greece
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 has struck southern Greece off the coast of the western Peloponnese.
PM visits ‘FIRST Global Challenge’ robotics event for students
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited on Saturday to the “FIRST Global Challenge,” the international competition of student robotics taking place in Greece for the first time, with national teams from 193 countries.
Professor Konstantinos Fountas elected CERN Council president
Professor Konstantinos Fountas has been elected president of the CERN Council, the top decision-making authority of the Organization, composed by delegates of all its twenty-three member states, for a two-year period (2025-2027), it was announced Saturday.
Sudden weather change expected late Sunday and Monday
After nearly a week of early summer temperatures in most parts of the country, thermometers across Greece are expected to drop back down to fall-time levels starting on Sunday afternoon and until Monday, with forecasters predicting a decrease in the daytime highs by as much as 9 degrees Celsius.
Wife of stabbed man allegedly confesses to murder
The wife of a 68-year-old man who was found dead with stab wounds in Corfu on Saturday has allegedly confessed to the killing, sources have said.
Tourism firms to be graded for sustainablity
The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is launching the country’s first broad, structured and reliable initiative for self-regulation and self-control in matters of environmental and social sustainability in the private sector.
Greece’s electoral rolls in disarray
Greece’s electoral rolls are posing a significant challenge, with outdated and inaccurate information creating a chaotic situation that points to the country’s worst administrative shortcomings.
Incentives for greater use of heat pumps
The aim is for consumers to switch to cleaner forms of energy.
Chasing the 2019 road tax dodgers
Tax collection authorities are going after vehicle owners who did not pay the 2019 road tax as they become statute-barred at the end of the year.