Bargains in US-Greece air fares
“Now is the right time to travel from the US to Greece,” major foreign travel platforms are saying to attract the interest of Americans, promoting cheap airline tickets.
Greens and Reds let their fans down in Abu Dhabi
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos have been left out of the Euroleague final and will fight it out on Sunday for the third place.
Schoinoussa antiquities case ends with heirs convicted
Nearly two decades after a major antiquities seizure, an Athens court has sentenced Despina and Dimitris Papadimitriou, heirs of the prominent shipping family, to three years and six months in prison, suspended for three years, for misappropriating valuable ancient artifacts.
Households pay for unlaid cable link
Greek electricity consumers will begin paying in July for the proposed undersea power interconnection between Crete and Cyprus – a project still lacking a definitive construction start date or confirmed implementation timeline.
Consumers resort to secondhand goods
Stagnation dominated Greek retail trade in the first quarter of 2025, with the cumulative effects of the inflationary crisis of previous years being strongly reflected in consumer behavior
Country launches school dropout tracking system
Greece is launching a new mechanism to identify the causes of dropping out of school, focusing on pupils from vulnerable social groups, including Roma and migrant children.
Navy’s first FDI frigate, Kimon, completes maiden sea trials
The Hellenic Navy’s first FDI-class frigate, Kimon (F-601), has completed its maiden sea trial off the coast of Lorient, France, marking a major milestone in Greece’s largest naval procurement in decades.
Woman found dead in Nea Halkidona; strangulation suspected
A 48-year-old woman was found dead in her bed on Friday evening in the Athens suburb of Nea Halkidona, after being discovered by her 20-year-old son.
Promoting the Savings and Investments Union
National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis hosted a meeting on Friday with European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union Maria Luis Albuquerque.
Package fee seems insufficient
According to the Commission’s proposal, a €2 fee is planned to be imposed on direct-to-consumer packages worth up to €150.