The bans that various cities in Europe have imposed on new short-term rental accommodation appear to be ineffective in containing housing prices. In fact, the case of the Portuguese capital illustrates that policy measures are beginning to change, as a different approach is required.
“We feel emotion and pride. My grandfather was a hero.” With these words, Thrasyvoulos Marakis speaks about Thrasyvoulos Kalafatakis, one of the roughly 200 mainly communist Greek political prisoners and hostages executed by a Nazi firing squad in the Athens suburb of Kaisariani on Labor Day in 1944.
Police in northern Greece have arrested the driver of a private ambulance for drink driving, reports said.
Long known for its olives and seaside charm, the southern Greek city of Kalamata has found itself in the spotlight thanks to a towering mural that reimagines legendary soprano Maria Callas as an allegory for the city itself.
A man has been arrested in Thessaloniki for allegedly trying to pull off a widespread phone scam, involving a supposed home wiring fault, on a policewoman.
US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, who also heads the US National Energy Dominance Council, took to social media Tuesday to praise the signing of exclusive lease agreements Monday by a consortium led by US oil major Chevron to search for natural gas off southern Greece.
Police on the resort island of Corfu have arrested a couple who allegedly spent the night of Valentine’s Day in a local hotel stealing copper piping to sell for scrap.
PASOK has suspended the party membership of Anastasia Hatzidaki, the former organizational secretary of the main opposition party, following reports linking her to allegations that welfare benefits were improperly granted to ineligible recipients.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Washington in lieu of President Tayyip Erdogan for the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Persistent severe weather swept across large parts of the country on Tuesday, causing significant disruption, particularly in western Greece, as a third consecutive wave of rainfall battered already strained areas.