Cultural fee of €0.75 per night introduced for visitors to Zagori
Visitors to the Municipality of Zagori will now be required to pay a cultural fee of €0.75 per night for stays in hotels or short term rentals.
Households spent 4 bln euros more than earned in 2024
This was done either by resorting to their savings or through the illegal economy.
Ministry of Health launches fake news unit
The Health Ministry is establishing an Office for the Detection and Management of Fake News on Public Health Issues, with its headquarters at the National Public Health Organization (EODY).
Homelessness in Athens has grown since 2018, census data shows
The number of homeless people in Athens has increased over the past seven years, according to Deputy Mayor Maria Stratigaki, citing preliminary findings from the city’s first homelessness census since 2018.
Teenager suffers cardiac arrest inside gym
A 15-year-old boy suffered cardiac arrest while he was inside a gym on Wednesday afternoon.
Rainy, cloudy weather across Greece on Thursday
Cloudy conditions with rain and thunderstorms are expected across Greece on Thursday.
No help with new flocks until sheep pox contained, says minister
Livestock farmers must intensify efforts to contain a sheep pox epidemic that has already led to the closure of 1,500 units, Rural Development and Food Minister Kostas Tsiaras said, warning that funds for restocking flocks will not be released until the spread of the disease is brought under control.
Visitor overload threatens island appeal
Greece’s islands risk losing their global tourism appeal as infrastructure strains under record visitor numbers, the National Bank of Greece warned in a new report.
Tourism helps current account deficit shrink
Greece’s current account deficit decreased significantly by 2.1 billion euros in the eight-month period from January to August, falling to €6.6 billion, according to data from the Bank of Greece on Tuesday.
Probe maps path of farm subsidy theft
A sweeping criminal investigation into Greece’s OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal has revealed in detail how an organized network fraudulently secured millions of euros in European Union agricultural funds, police said Wednesday.