What Ιs a “Koutouki”?
A Thessaloniki expert selects 13 spots that have preserved the atmosphere of an authentic “koutouki,” an eatery where it’s never all about the food.
Betting shop robbers nabbed
Four suspected members of a criminal gang thought to be behind a number of armed robberies at OPAP betting shops have been arrested, police said on Saturday.
On Naxos, a demolition that took two decades
For successive generations of residents and visitors to the Greek island of Naxos, the building in Alyko, located in the middle of the cedar forest, has always been there: dilapidated, eroded by the sea, full of graffiti.
Arrest in Oropos tied to transatlantic drug trade
A 39-year-old Albanian national arrested in Oropos is accused of belonging to a major narcotics network that moved cocaine from Ecuador and Brazil into Europe and Russia, according to Belgian judicial documents.
Turkey, US will find way of removing CAATSA sanctions ‘very soon’, Turkish FM says
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that he believed Turkey and the United States would find a way to remove US CAATSA sanctions “very soon”, and added the NATO allies had started working on the issue.
Foreigners cool off on property investments
The contribution of foreign investment in real estate to total foreign direct investment in the Greek economy has decreased significantly this year.
Three more municipalities declare emergency to tackle storm aftermath
A state of civil protection emergency has been declared in the municipalities of Megara, Eastern Mani, Evrotas, and in the municipal units of Oinoi and Erythres within the municipality of Mandra-Eidyllia, after Storm Byron pounded the area during the week.
Chasing debtors’ realty abroad
The tax administration is opening a new cycle of audits to identify taxpayers with real estate abroad which they have not declared despite their significant debts to the Greek state.
Deals with US giants create ‘shield of energy protection’
“The emerging regional architecture of energy security, prosperity and stability runs through Greece,” Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said in an interview with Kathimerini during his recent trip to Washington.
One in five employees works over 47 hours a week
Almost one in five employees works more than 47 hours a week and only 1.4% have a second job.