Birth subsidy initiatives foundering
The news in 2023 that the Municipality of Agrafa in Evrytania, Central Greece, was offering financial assistance to young couples that wanted children made national headlines.
Why I fell in love with Tsintzina
Anyone who has visited Tsintzina, the beautiful mountain village in the heart of Mount Parnon in Laconia, even once, wants to return again and again.
Migrants living on shoestring in Cyprus risk abuse, watchdog says
Migrant workers in Cyprus should have the same rights as all other Cypriot and EU workers, a European human rights watchdog has said, warning that the poorly paid and overworked laborers were vulnerable to abuse and trafficking.
PM wooing youth and pensioners
Facing sliding support among younger voters, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last week unveiled new financial support measures targeting renters and pensioners, key groups identified through recent focus groups conducted by his administration
World Bank expects six Western Balkan economies to grow 3.2% collectively in 2025
Economic growth in the six Western Balkans countries is projected to moderately slow in 2025 due to weaker external demand and global economic uncertainty, the World Bank has said in a bi-annual report.
More flexibility for employees
The Labor Ministry is promoting significant interventions in individual labor law with a bill that introduces changes in the arrangement of working time.
Acclaimed theater director Marmarinos named head of Athens-Epidaurus Festival
Acclaimed theater director Michail Marmarinos has been appointed artistic director of the Athens-Epidaurus Festival, Greece’s Culture Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
‘Last year it was St Tropez, before it was Amalfi. This year’s it’s Greece’
Greece is the most popular destination for travelers this summer, Henley Vazquez, co-founder of travel agency Fora, told Bloomberg.
Tempe train crash back to the fore
The deadly Tempe train collision is back on the political agenda this week, as a new judicial file concerning the potential liability of former Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis is set to be sent to Parliament.
Experts assure no major threat from ground cracks in Crete settlement
Experts on Monday downplayed the risks posed by ground fissures in the settlement of Voutes, located in the Iraklio region of Crete.