Greece’s bid to host the 1996 Olympics on the centenary of the modern Games in Athens seemed so ludicrous, it even featured in the verses of a song written by Lina Nikolakopoulou and performed by Haris Alexiou, poking fun at the audacity of such an ambitious undertaking by a country still struggling to join modernity.…
European Union governments approved on Tuesday the first regular payment to Ukraine of 4.2 billion euros ($4.58 billion) of the €50 billion the EU has set aside as financial support for Kyiv, the governments, called the EU Council, said in a statement.
Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and become the first team through to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympic men’s basketball tournament.
Greek authorities have issued a fire hazard warning for four islands on Wednesday.
Two men were arrested on Monday after the death of a seaman aboard a passenger ferry operating the route Ouranoupoli–Dafni, in Mount Athos, northern Greece.
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Iraklio, Crete, on Monday for allegedly beating and injuring his 38-year-old partner, police said.
Passenger traffic at Athens’ international airport posted a 9.3% increase in July 2024, compared to the same month of 2023, according to figures released by the airport.
Credit rating agencies agree that Greece’s credit account deficit prevents the country from achieving an even more improved debt rating. The country spent 14 years with a junk rating on its debt before achieving the highly sought investment-grade rating. But recent data published by the Bank of Greece concerning the first […]
Supermarket sales show price hikes slowing down Supermarkets’ revenue rise during the first half of 2024 was due to sales volume and not higher prices, data show.
A cruise ship rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailboat in distress far off the southwestern coast of Greece and was transporting them to the nearest major port, Greek authorities said Tuesday.