Greek envoy mediates crisis at Sinai abbey
Greek officials are working to ease a growing crisis at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, where a dispute between Archbishop Damianos and monks opposing him is threatening to escalate.
Activists oppose suspected building on pristine islet
The Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) is warning of potential construction plans on Polyaigos, an uninhabited Aegean islet long protected under strict environmental and planning laws.
OPEKEPE scandal: 1,036 taxpayers illegally received 22.6 million euros
A total of 1,036 taxpayers have received illegal subsidies totaling almost 22.7 million euros, based on the ongoing investigation into a massive farm aid scam to defraud the European Union of hundreds of millions of euros, Citizen Protection Minister, Michalis Chrysochoidis, said on Tuesday.
Yfantis pulls coup with Nikas buyout
The delicatessen sector is going to change dramatically with the acquisition of one big player, Nikas, by another, Yfantis.
Record tax haul seen for 2026
There will definitely be a new income tax bracket and the top rate of 44% will apply to incomes higher than €40,000.
Spending per visitor grows, study finds
The tourist season is not only getting lengthier, but average spending per trip is also going up, according to a study by Alpha Bank, on the basis of first half data.
The forgotten corners of Greek film
Researcher Ioannis Trevlos is mapping Athens through Greek cinema, pinpointing iconic film locations from the 1930s to the present on his YouTube channel,
Belgian couple rescued along Mount Pelion trail
A Belgian couple who were trapped in trekking trail while vacationing in Mount Pelion, a densely wooded mountain range in the prefecture of Magnesia, central Greece, were rescued on Monday night.
Passenger brawl forces emergency landing in Thessaloniki
A flight from Manchester, UK, to the Turkish city of Antalya was forced to make an emergency landing in Thessaloniki on Monday night due to the aggressive behavior of a 35-year-old passenger.
Youth vaping rates rising
A new MRB Hellas study revealed 2.9% of Greek teenagers aged 15-17 use e-cigarettes, nearly three times the European average of 1%.