Turkey is advancing its claims in the Aegean through a new practice of issuing long-duration navigational warnings, or Navtex, valid for two years through December 31, 2027, asserting authority to issue permits over roughly half the Aegean.
Japan will serve as the guest of honor at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in 2026, Japanese ambassador to Greece Koichi Ito said.
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni has met with the Ambassador of the Philippines to Greece Giovanni Palec, to discuss a cooperation agreement in tourism.
Passenger traffic recorded an increase of 4.9% in 2025 at all Greek airports.
Talks focus on the Aphrodite-Ishai field, a transboundary deposit located where the two countries’ exclusive economic zones meet.
The fifth installment of the excise duty refund on agricultural diesel fuel for 2025 was paid on Thursday to 57,422 beneficiaries, for sales invoices issued and submitted through AADE’s myDATA and eSend systems for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2025.
The Municipality of Patmos and Marketing Greece have begun their first joint effort to promote the island, focusing on its everyday life, landscape and culture ahead of the 2026 tourism season.
Olympiakos edged closer to the top four of the Euroleague table with its victory at Anadolu Efes on Thursday.
PAOK downed Betis in Thessaloniki and Panathinaikos drew at Ferencvaros, as they both advance in the Europa League.
The almost universal recognition of the work of late prime minister Costas Simitis, who headed Greece’s 1996-2004 socialist government, in recent years has overshadowed the difficulties that marked his election as prime minister, 30 years ago (on January 18, 1996).