Wildfires scorch Greece for a second day, thousands evacuated
Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Greece on Wednesday, including blazes threatening villages and towns near the western city of Patra and on two tourist islands.
Boom passes some hotels by
The boom in foreign visitor arrivals has passed 1- and 2-star hotels by, leading to a wave of closures over the past 15 years.
Trump prepares for high stakes summit with Putin
David Sanger, the White House and National Security Correspondent for the New York Times, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at the upcoming high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Ferry Ionis back in service after breakdown off Attica coast
A mechanical failure that left the passenger ferry Ionis adrift off the eastern coast of Attica on Tuesday has been repaired, allowing the 48-year-old vessel to resume service, authorities said on Wednesday.
Australia investors to meet leaders of Greece’s €8 billion Ellinikon project
Australian investors will have the opportunity to meet the senior team behind The Ellinikon, Europe’s largest urban regeneration project, when they visit Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney this October, The Greek Herald reported.
Staff cleared in fake ID case
A court in Thessaloniki acquitted two nightclub employees accused of allowing three minors to enter and drink alcohol, after the teens presented digitally altered IDs with false birth dates.
Power failure strands ferry
A power failure aboard the 48-year-old passenger ferry Ionis Tuesday highlighted concerns over the aging fleets of Greece’s small ferry operators.
Use tourism revenue for better infrastructure, economists say
The great majority on a panel of 23 Greek economists agree that a significant part of tax revenue from tourism should be earmarked to improve infrastructure in tourist areas.
Wildfires sweep Greece, trigger mass evacuations
Wildfires were burning out of control in several parts of Greece early Wednesday, with the worst fronts in the northwestern Peloponnese, western Attica, northwestern Greece, and on the islands of Chios and Zakynthos, forcing thousands to evacuate and triggering road closures, power cuts and emergency rescues.
Private doctors granted public hospital access
Greece has officially opened the door for private doctors to use public hospital facilities to provide services to their own patients, following a joint decision by the ministries of Health and National Economy.