Dog parents left confused by public access rules
It’s a sweet late summer evening at a grill house in Glyfada, southern Athens. A couple with a Labrador on a leash are seen walking out after being asked to leave the outdoor seating area.
Tourism shows gains in revenues, but Athens hotels face pressure
Greece’s tourism sector is delivering mixed results in the summer of 2025, with rising revenues and international arrivals offset by weaker performance among hotels, particularly in Athens.
US’ Greek-American immunization chief steps down over policies that ‘harm public health’
A prominent Greek-American public health expert, Demetre Daskalakis, has stepped down as director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
Government largesse constrained by EU spending limits, debt obligations
The annual handouts expected from the prime minister’s keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) must fit within the spending raise limits agreed by Greece and the European Commission until 2028.
Boom in short-term rentals plugs infrastructure hole
From 2018 to 2024, Greece had one of the biggest increases in short-term rentals (123.1%) among its main Mediterranean competitors (Croatia, Cyprus, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain), according to consultants AirDNA.
Greece brush aside Georgia, 94-53, in Eurobasket 2025
Greece entered Group C as favorites and they justified that status once again with a 94-53 victory over Georgia.
Nick Mitropoulos, close aide to Michael Dukakis, dies
Nicholas T. Mitropoulos, 73, a close aide to former Massachusetts Governor and presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, has died in Boston.
Drugs, weapons confiscated in major Crete crackdown, 48 arrests so far
A large-scale police operation is underway in Crete, targeting a criminal organization involved in drug trafficking, weapons, extortion, and other crimes.
Four arrested in Lakonia cannabis plantation bust
Four people have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a large cannabis plantation in Lakonia, southern Greece.
PM pledges action if energy prices don’t fall
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly Sunday address, focused on key developments in August, emphasizing energy and labor issues, alongside reforms in public health, education, urban planning, and digital services.