Meet Market | Athens | To December 22
The Meet Market returns to Athens for a festive celebration at the Old OSY Depot (Pireos & Ermou) in Gazi.
New state IDs, mandatory by 2026, reach 1.2 million
Approximately 1.2 million new state IDs have been issued between the start of the replacement process on September 25, 2023, and December 13, according to official data provided by the Greek police to Kathimerini.
Two more migrants found dead in Gavdos island shipwreck
Two more migrant bodies were recovered on Monday, bringing the death toll to seven from a shipwreck off Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos last Friday. The bodies were found in rocky areas northwest of the island.
Three serene destinations for a long weekend getaway
Discover Portaria, Karpenisi, and Kalavryta, three breathtaking Greek destinations ideal for an long weekend during autumn.
Bid for change in choice of top judicial officials
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis dismissed the possibility of any collaboration with SYRIZA in an interview with Kathimerini, saying that the leftist party’s “strategy against New Democracy was defeated twice.”
Home ownership becoming an increasingly distant dream
Home ownership in Greece became an increasingly distant dream in 2024 for domestic prospective buyers as property prices continued to rise faster than average incomes for a fourth consecutive year.
Cretan Martyrs’ relics entrusted to Melbourne monastery
The Holy Monastery of Panagia Axion Esti in Melbourne received the sacred relics of the Four New Martyrs of Rethymno, Crete, on Sunday during a ceremony led by Archbishop Makarios of Australia.
Teens arrested for robberies in Athens suburbs
Police arrested three teenagers, aged 16 and 17, in the southeastern suburban neighborhood of Ilioupoli on charges of robbery, resisting arrest and driving without a license. A fourth 16-year-old was arrested solely for resisting arrest.
Patriarch Vartholomaios calls for unified Easter celebration for all Christians
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios, spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, has called for a unified celebration of Easter for all Christians.
State land trespassers eye upmarket properties
For encroachers the purchase price is calculated based on zone rates (“objective values”) and other criteria.