New LED lights in city center divide opinion
The transition from the pale yellow light of the old, energy-intensive bulbs to cooler, environmentally friendly LEDs has caused mixed reactions in Athens.
Stournaras: Economy is stable, but if the gov’t hands out checks we’ll go back to 2010
You cannot increase salaries in a country if you do not first increase productivity, said the BoG head.
Greece’s armed forces face recruitment crisis
Greece’s armed forces are grappling with a deepening recruitment crisis as military academies struggle to fill places, raising concerns over future operational readiness despite government efforts to make the profession more attractive.
Debate over Vassilissis Olgas Avenue revamp continues
As the Athens municipality presses on with a plan to allow cars and motorcycles back onto Vassilissis Olgas Avenue – a relatively small but crucial street linking two major thoroughfares in the city center – experts remain divided over its uses.
Most Greeks unlikely to support new parties from Tsipras or Samaras, poll shows
A new Prorata poll shows most Greeks would be unlikely to vote for a new political party led by former prime ministers Alexis Tsipras or Antonis Samaras.
UN meetings dominate agenda as OPEKEPE scandal and Tempe crash continue to haunt gov’t
Two emblematic cases – the farm fraud scandal and the Tempe train crash – continue to dominate Greece’s political agenda, placing pressure on the conservative government.
Most short-term rental ads not from professional hosts
Short-term rental activity in Greece is mostly an amateur practice, with the majority of owners exploiting their property doing so to supplement their income.
Athens shooting leaves man, 34, in serious condition
A 34-year-old man was shot outside his apartment building in the central Athens district of Pangrati shortly after midnight, police said on Monday.
Turkey says it is ending additional tariffs on some US imports
Turkey has terminated additional tariffs imposed in 2018 on US imports ranging from passenger cars to fruits, the country’s Official Gazette said on Monday, as President Tayyip Erdogan visited the United States.
Sydney suburb tops Australia for Greek-speaking households
Clemton Park, a small suburb in Sydney’s inner southwest, has the highest concentration of Greek speakers in Australia, with nearly one in five residents using the language at home, census data show.