From burning trash cans to hip bars
Airbnbs and cafes have arrived in Exarchia, a neighborhood once hostile to such activities, but the streets remain dirty.
Stanley Kubrick Summer Nights | Athens | July 7-21
Open-air cinemas Cine Alexandra (27 Iroon Polytechniou, Halandri) and Cine Fleri (5 Skipi) will host five special evenings dedicated to Stanley Kubrick.
More details emerge on Voula bus collision
At least 54 people, including minors, are now reported to have been injured in Friday’s collision between two buses in the southern Athens suburb of Voula.
Mitsotakis pledges €100 mln in projects to Mount Athos
The government plans to launch projects worth €100 million by 2030 on Mount Athos, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced on the first of a two-day official visit to the autonomous monastic republic.
Greeks and Germans: Memory and longing
Greeks and Germans have been in a complicated relationship for a very long time, from before Germany joined NATO in 1955, from before Greece acceded to the European Economic Community in 1981.
Parliament passes bill to tighten restrictions on tobacco, alcohol access for minors
Parliament has passed a Health Ministry bill aimed at strengthening protections for minors by tightening restrictions on the sale and availability of tobacco and alcohol products, including new controls on non-combustible tobacco and cannabis-related items.
Wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Attica
A wildfire broke out in scrubland near Agios Dimitrios in Koropi, eastern Attica, on Friday, triggering a large-scale emergency response and evacuation alerts, fire officials said.
Wildfire erupts near Ancient Olympia
A wildfire broke out in a forested area near the village of Kamena, close to Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday, prompting an immediate response from firefighting authorities.
Greece’s migrant return drive hits roadblock
Greece’s migrant return operations fell 7% in 2024, with persistent challenges in balancing border enforcement and human rights protections, according to a Greek Ombudsman report.
From ancient Athens to AI: The evolving anatomy of misinformation
We imagine misinformation as a uniquely modern disease – a digital hydra bred by algorithms and viral memes. But from poisoned wells in ancient Athens to today’s X (formerly Twitter) storms, societies have always weaponized distorted information.