Athens retail stores will remain closed on Tuesday, reopening again on Wednesday. Some exceptions have been announced, with supermarket chains AB Vassilopoulos and Lidl announcing they will remain open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
Higher toll fees at toll stations, in both major and auxiliary roads, increased on Greek roads as of January 1, 2024, following earlier announcements by concessionaires.
A 19-year-old man was found dead in his house on the island of Evia, early January 1, police said.
Hundreds of Kosovars rushed to Pristina airport to travel to EU countries on Monday after visas for Europe’s open-borders Schengen zone were waived.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Ieronymos, exchanged wished for the new year, state-run news agency AMNA reported on Tuesday.
A multipolar world, subject to new predominant threats and global divisions, arises from the distribution of military and economic power and new agreements for providing military facilities to foreign countries.
The past year showed that the future of humanity is in the hands of the voters of democratic countries. This year will show which way we are headed.
In an interview with Kathimerini, Dr Peter Schoof, the former German ambassador to Athens during the challenging period from 2014 to 2017, reflects on the recent passing of Germany’s former finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble.
Ferry trips between Greece and Italy will from Monday incur fare hikes of around 5%, depending on the route.
Before the tumultuous year of 2015, Greece actually came close to leaving the eurozone in 2012, following the election of Antonis Samaras as prime minister.