Greece has added 164 new firefighting vehicles to its national fleet as part of efforts to strengthen its response to what authorities say is one of the most demanding wildfire seasons in recent years.
The United Nations chief said Thursday that he would have liked more results from his meetings with the rival leaders of divided Cyprus, while the Turkish Cypriot leader said he was “very, very upset” that there was no agreement on opening four new border crossings.
An early morning explosion rocked a taverna in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi on Friday, injuring two women and prompting an emergency response by local authorities.
The market interprets the sale of Praktiker Hellas by the Fairfax investment fund as a development that was considered merely a matter of time.
Turkey has set a zero tariff for one million tonnes of sunflower seed imports and 20% for 400,000 tonnes of sunflower oil imports from January until the end of May 2026, the country’s Official Gazette said on Friday.
The country’s top audit body has revealed sweeping failures in enforcing beach regulations, highlighting a disconnect between political messaging and enforcement reality.
A temporary reduction in value-added tax would have a limited impact on inflation, whereas if the measure were accompanied by structural reforms, the decline in inflation would be significant and sustainable, according to a study conducted by the Bank of Greece and published in the latest issue of its Economic Bulletin released on Thursday.
Arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments amounted to 3,855,399 and nights spent amounted to 15,344,134 in May 2025, recording increases of 1.94% in arrivals and 1.87% in nights spent when compared to the same month of 2024, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Libya continues asserting maritime rights in the Eastern Mediterranean against Greece through UN submissions, despite Athens’ attempts to improve bilateral relations.
Police announced on Thursday that a well-known rapper and a 24-year-old Albanian national were arrested in Athens’ Exarchia district early Tuesday morning during a police drug operation.