Brain drain exacting heavy economic toll
Greece’s demographic crisis, one of the most severe in the European Union, worsened during the financial crisis as 427,000 young people of family-forming age left the country.
Priest in abuse case says he cannot pay €60,000 fine to avoid jail
The founder of a child charity sentenced to 9.5 years in jail for his role in a case involving the abuse of minors under his care has said he is unable to pay the €60,000 fine to avoid prison.
Cold front to bring storms, hail and dust across Greece
Weather is expected to worsen on Friday, with the National Meteorological Service (EMY) issuing an urgent bulletin and forecasting a structured cold front bringing rain, thunderstorms and strong winds as it moves from east to west.
Two police officers on Rhodes investigated for moneylending and drug dealing
The police’s internal affairs unit are investigating the suspected involvement of two officers in moneylending and drug dealing on the Dodecanese island of Rhodes.
Rescue operation underway on Mt Parnassos for disoriented climbers
A major search and rescue operation has been launched on Mount Parnassos, in Central Greece, for a group of climbers who reportedly became disoriented in dense fog.
Gen Z moves the party to the bakeries
Over on downtown Athens’ Voulis Street, a small bakery smelling of butter and freshly baked bread is experiencing a second, unexpected incarnation.
Hydra hyped for Brat Pitt filming
Brad Pitt has reportedly arranged to meet US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle on Hydra amid preparations for the filming on the island of the new Hollywood production “The Riders,” in which he stars.
First day of search for sunken migrant boat off Chios yields no results
A search operation off the eastern Aegean island of Chios to locate and recover a migrant boat that sank after colliding with a coast guard patrol vessel earlier this month has yielded no results on its first day.
‘I get bored with written psychological profiles’
His ground-floor office in downtown Athens – a simple space, the kind you might easily pass without noticing – was filled with sunlight on the day we met.
The probe into corruption at the heart of Albania’s government
Tensions have grown in Albania since the special prosecution office indicted Prime Minister Edi Rama’s deputy, Belinda Balluku, in December on suspicion of interfering in the awarding of two construction contracts in 2021 worth more than €200 million.