Tourism revenue projected to reach €22bln in 2024
Tourism revenue in 2024 is projected to reach €22 billion, marking a milestone year for the sector, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni noted Thursday.
Suspect attested for Kalamata hotel murder
Police in Kalamata are questing a 35-year-old man in relation to a murder of a 52-year-old man in a hotel in the city.
The exhausted metropolis, a modern phenomenon
“We at City are tired. Everyone we know is tired. Exhaustion has become one of the fundamental features of urban life.” This provocative introduction opens the article “Tired City: On the Politics of Urban Exhaustion.”
Lila De Nobili – Yannis Tsarouchis | Athens | December 19 – January 8
The Ersi Gallery (8 Kleomenous, ersi.gr) presents “Lila De Nobili – Yannis Tsarouchis: A Fruitful Dialogue,” an exhibition exploring the artistic connection between the two renowned figures.
Skroutz takes on Meta over bogus adverts on Facebook and Instagram
Greek online shopping platform Skroutz has obtained a temporary injunction in an Athens court against Meta Platforms over the misuse of its trademark and logo in bogus advertisements on its Facebook and Instagram sites.
Environment Ministry defies Council of State over building code perks
The Environment Ministry has introduced an amendment designed to override a ruling by the country’s highest administrative court regarding a controversial provision in the New Building Code (NOK) allowing developers to add extra height to buildings in exchange for meeting certain eco-friendly standards.
Androulakis urges government to prevent a Turkish-Syrian EEZ agreement
PASOK President Nikos Androulakis urged the Greek government to prevent a Turkish-Syrian EEZ agreement following the Libyan model, in his statement during the pre-summit proceedings of the European Socialists in Brussels on Thursday.
Eleven missing people identified in Cyprus in 2024
The bi-communal body responsible for establishing the fate of Greek and Turkish Cypriots who went missing during the inter-communal fighting of 1963 to 1964 and the events of 1974, managed to identify the remains of 11 individuals in 2024.
The Bat | Athens | December 19 – January 4
Austrian composer Johann Strauss II’s iconic operetta “The Bat” returns to the stage of Olympia Municipal Music Theater (59 Akadimias) this holiday season, promising a dazzling blend of humor, elegance and musical brilliance.
No need for ECB to start stimulating growth, Patsalides says
The European Central Bank should keep cutting interest rates by small increments and there is no need to ease policy to a level that starts stimulating economic growth, Cypriot policymaker Christodoulos Patsalides has said.