The Armata Festival and the allure of Spetses in autumn
Experience Spetses in its most enchanting season, where history, tradition, and nature blend seamlessly with modern elegance and festivity.
US ‘actively dismantling the order it built’
America may still be the world’s most powerful country, but it refuses to lead the global order it created. And since no one else is capable of filling that void, humanity is slipping into a dangerous state of instability, argues Ian Bremmer.
Thasos sees surge in passenger arrivals
The northern Aegean island of Thasos, home to about 13,000 residents, saw more than 1.5 million arrivals this year, according to figures from the Central Port Authority of Kavala.
The islands to enjoy a VAT cut from January
Already the reduced VAT is applied to five Aegean islands, namely Chios, Leros, Samos, Lesvos and Kos, which maintain reception areas for refugee flows.
Protest being held on Monday evening in Athens against labor law
Protesters decrying new labor laws will be gathering in front of the historic Athens University building and marching to Parliament in Syntagma Square on Monday evening, causing disruptions to public transportation and traffic in the city center.
Patient in ICU after blood transfusion error at private hospital
Three medical staff members at a private hospital in Greece – a nurse and two doctors – were taken into custody after administering a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type to a female patient, authorities confirmed on Monday.
Mitsotakis meets Archbishop to discuss common challenges
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Archbishop Ieronymos, the leader of the Orthodox Church of Greece, at the Maximos Mansion on Monday to discuss matters of common interest.
British tourist, 57, drowns in Rhodes
A British man drowned while on holiday on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes over the weekend, authorities reported on Monday.
Greece unveils sweeping tax cuts, relief measures
The government on Monday detailed what it called the most extensive package of tax cuts since the country’s return to democracy in 1974, spelling out measures Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced over the weekend at the Thessaloniki International Fair.