A 4.1-magnitude tremor struck the sea area between Santorini and Amorgos in the Cyclades island complex on Friday, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, Greece’s leading authority on earthquake analysis. No injuries or damage were reported.
Turkey’s government criticized a call from the main opposition leader for people to take to the streets to protest what they say is the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as thousands demonstrated across the country.
Greece has extended by a year a visa scheme for Turkish nationals wishing to visit 12 islands in the Aegean Sea for up to a week, diplomatic sources said, continuing a program that represented a slight thaw in often fractious ties between the neighbors.
The average salary in the public sector may be higher than in the private sector, but when comparing employees with similar qualifications, this is not the case.
The Greek insurance market is very well capitalized and has the potential to take on a broader role in managing natural disasters, both in covering losses and through its role as a long-term investor, stated the governor of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras, during a debate with the president of the Spanish Union of…
European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to provide at least 5 billion euros for artillery ammunition purchases.
“Orthodox Christians in Greece are being persecuted,” declared Nikolaos Papadopoulos, a member of the far-right Niki party, in response to what he described as “poetic expression,” namely the vandalism of works of art in the National Gallery which he considered an insult to the Orthodox faith.
Arrivals and overnight stays in hotel-type accommodation facilities, campsites and rooms for rent increased significantly in January, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Thursday.
Cyprus has the second-highest percentage of people unable to afford adequate home heating in Europe, according to a study by the European Committee of Social Rights.
Greece’s top administrative court has ruled that taxi drivers must display a small sign in the rear passenger window stating they are required to accept card payments (POS).