Most holiday home buyers are foreigners
Buyers from a multitude of countries make up the 2025 map of Greece’s holiday home market.
ATHEX: Historic nine-month rally for Greek stocks
From the beginning of November 2024 to the end of July 2025, the Athinon Avenue benchmark recorded total gains of 44.26%.
Canberra Greek community unveils new multi-use hall
The Greek Orthodox Community and Church of Canberra (GOCCC) has officially opened a refurbished community hall behind St Nicholas Church in Kingston, in partnership with aged care provider St Basil’s NSW/ACT, The Greek Herald reported.
Aftermath of controversial vote and foreign policy pressures
Growing divisions within the ruling New Democracy party, along with the fallout from last week’s parliamentary vote on the farm subsidy fraud inquiry, will continue to dominate the political agenda this week. Despite the traditional August lull, the stakes are high in both domestic politics and foreign affairs.
Lemnos museum reopens following €3 million restoration
The Archaeological Museum of Lemnos in the northern Aegean has reopened following extensive restoration after being damaged in a 2014 earthquake.
Countering smugglers on social media
Greece has launched a social media counter-campaign to combat migrant smugglers who use platforms like TikTok and Facebook to promote the country as an attractive destination for irregular migration, officials said.
All Greek banks in one ATM
Unified cash machines for the lenders, to cut costs and defend industry from new players.
Execution of works for the energy and functional upgrade of vocational school buildings (EPAS) B.2 PIRAEUS – B.3 RENTI and supply equipment for the modernization of the laboratories
This will be an open tender process and will be conducted through Ε.Σ.Η.ΔΗ.Σ. (no. 213944) (URL: www.promitheus.gov.gr). The new deadline for receipt of offers is 12/08/2025, Tuesday at 11:00, Athens’s time. For more information, see the attached documents in Greek, in the link above.
Greece unveils plan for homegrown military satellite
The Hellenic Defense Innovation Center (ELKAK) has launched a competition for the domestic development of an ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) military satellite for the Armed Forces.
Red Cross campaigns in Piraeus on heat, swimming hazards
The Hellenic Red Cross carried out a large-scale public awareness action on Friday at the port of Piraeus, informing vacationers and travelers about safe swimming practices and protection measures against extreme heat.