Aegean Regatta | Dodecanese | August 19
The Aegean Regatta kicks off on August 19, starting from Kalymnos and taking in Nisyros, Tilos and Halki before racing for Rhodes.
Wildfire fanned by gales menaces Athens suburbs as residents flee
Greece’s worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes and cars overnight and choked busy roads with smoke and ash.
New development plan places more emphasis on industry, less on tourism
A new development plan drafted by the Ministry of Development will place more emphasis on expanding the country’s industrial base rather than its tourist capacity.
The noblest aim of politics
As a quintessential political art, theater has always served as a valuable conduit for reminding and updating the timeless demands of a well-ordered state.
Restricted spending options
Ministry of Finance officials call them “the elephants in the room.” They refer to defense and pensions, where increased spending needs severely restrict the margin of maneuver for spending on other items.
Flames reach the National Observatory of Athens
The large wildfire raging in the outskirts of northern Athens on Monday reached the National Observatory of Athens in Pendeli.
Lighter social security load next year
The government has decided to further lighten the burden of social security contributions on both employers and employees by 1 percentage point of salaries, but has not yet decided exactly how.
Puressence | Athens | December 14
British rock band Puressence returns to Greece after 10 years for a live performance at Floyd (117 Pireos) on December 14.
Evacuations ordered for areas in northern Athens as wildfire continues to rage
Authorities ordered the evacuation of multiple areas in northern Athens on Monday as the large fire that broke out on Sunday in the Varnava area of northeastern Attica continues to rage.
Green transition scaled back
The government has downwardly revised its short-term energy transition goals after realizing they would constrain growth too much.