Objective values to remain unchanged
Taxable property rates (known as “objective values”) will remain unchanged until 2027, even though their last adjustment took place in 2021.
Learning support crisis spurs reform push
Greece is facing a sharp increase in students requiring special classroom support, with approved requests rising from about 5,000 in 2016 to nearly 27,000 this school year, education officials said.
City of Xanthi enlisting falcons to tackle pigeon problem
The local authority in Xanthi, in northeastern Greece, has announced its intention to unleash specially trained falcons into the city center in a bid to tackle what it claims is an infestation of pigeons.
Athens mulling restrictions on e-scooter scourge
As if navigating downtown Athens weren’t already difficult enough, the growing use of electric scooters as a cheap and fast mode of transportation is raising concerns over public safety.
Looking back at the Imia crisis and the legacy of US diplomacy
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition, joins Thanos Davelis as we look back at the Imia crisis of 1996, the role of American diplomats like Thomas Niles – the US ambassador in Athens at the time who passed away this week – in preventing a confrontation, and its lasting legacy today.
Top Greek singer to headline THIC fundraiser in Montreal
Alkistis Protopsalti, one of Greece’s top vocalists, will be heading to Montreal this fall for a fundraising concert organized by The Hellenic Initiative Canada.
Experts stress balanced energy management
The recent blackouts in Spain and Portugal have highlighted the pressing need for advanced energy system management, a challenge that is becoming increasingly relevant in Greece.
Metro dig unearths fresh traces of Athens’ modern history in Exarchia
A late 19th-century residential complex uncovered during excavations for the new metro station at downtown Athens’ Exarchia Square is offering a fresh glimpse into life in the Greek capital during good and bad times.
Trees fall, winds roar
Gale-force winds continued to batter eastern mainland Greece and the Aegean, with gusts exceeding 90 km/h in parts of Attica, leading to over 10 incidents of fallen trees on Tuesday.
Labor Day being marked with marches and strikes
Unions and associations representing workers across every sector of the economy are taking to the streets of Athens, Thessaloniki and dozens of other Greek cities on Thursday to mark international Labor Day.