Migrant flows decline
Greece’s stricter migration policies are showing results, government officials say, citing a sharp decline in arrivals over the past six weeks.
As enrollments dwindle, dozens of schools shut down in Epirus
Thirty-eight primary schools in the Epirus region in northwestern Greece will not be opening for the 2025-26 academic year due to a shortage of students, state broadcaster ERT reported on Thursday.
Greeks opting to travel abroad as prices rise at home
Konstantinos and his wife, both private sector employees, looked at the cost of a one-week holiday on an Aegean island (Tinos, in their case) and one week in Prague or Copenhagen.
Prison inmates fall ill in suspected food poisoning case
Thirty inmates at Nafplio Prison showed symptoms of food poisoning on Wednesday, state broadcaster ERT reported on Thursday morning, citing local media.
More cash in state coffers
The general government’s cash in hand rose to €41.936 billion at the end of June from €40.165 billion at the end of March and €36.281 at the end of 2024, according to the Public Debt Bulletin released by the Public Debt Management Agency Wednesday.
Greek Catholic leaders face financial misuse charges
Nearly a year after a financial scandal shook Greece’s Catholic Church, prosecutors on the island of Syros have filed felony charges in a case involving more than 3 million euros in allegedly misused church funds.
Tourist bus attacked in northern Greece; teens suspected
A driver and two passengers sustained cuts and bruises when the tour bus they were traveling in was pelted with rocks on the Egnatia Odos highway in northern Greece, news site Voria reported on Thursday morning.
Israelis emerging as serious property investors
Over the past few months, a new property management firm owned by Israeli individuals or companies has appeared in the General Commercial Registry.
Taxpayers can revise income filings by year’s end
Taxpayers can submit revised versions of their 2025 income tax filings (for incomes earned in 2024) without penalties through the end of the year, tax authority AADE has announced.
Foreign investors’ acquisition of Greek bonds rise significantly
Foreign investors bought €7.5 billion of Greek treasuries in the first half of 2025, compared to €10 billion they bought in the whole of 2024.