Taxi drivers on strike over bus lanes, ride-sharing bill
There will be no taxis in Athens for much of Monday, as drivers walked off the job at midnight on Sunday for an 18-hour strike that ends at 6 p.m.
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Mount Athos, no damage reported
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Mount Athos in northern Greece in the early hours of Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
Ousted United Group president demanding reinstatement
Dragan Solak is demanding his return to the management of United Group.
Indebted retirees wary of options for applying for a pension
Despite the visible risk of thousands of pensioners being trapped in debt and left without a pension, the provision of Law 5078, which was passed in 2023 and allows for the possibility of receiving a pension, but under strict conditions, such as the lifting of banking secrecy, is faring poorly.
‘Ditch the car, use public transport,’ consumer group urges
After a weekend of events in cities and towns across Greece marking European Mobility Week (September 16-22), the Union for Working Consumers of Greece (EEKE) is urging commuters to opt for public transportation on Monday.
Greece seeks to raise €500 mln in T-bills
The Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) announced is planning to auction 26-week treasury bills in book entry form.
Nicosia woos investors for tech park
The long-discussed Pentakomo Technology Park project in Cyprus is finally showing signs of serious progress.
Olives and marble, since time immemorial
The most regal, the most plebian of Greece’s culinary treats.
Informant’s tipoff revealed customs scam
An informant’s tipoff in August 2024 led, 10 months later, to what has been called the biggest-ever seizure of containers in the EU, at the port of Piraeus.
Italian artist finds his Greece in song
In a quiet townhouse beside the train tracks in Thiseio, the Bernier/Eliades gallery is hosting the third solo exhibition in Athens of Paolo Colombo, the 76-year-old Italian artist, curator and poet.