Greece on Monday introduced a new so-called cruise fee for passengers disembarking at its ports during sightseeing trips, under legislation aimed at curbing overtourism and improving infrastructure at popular destinations.
Five people suspected of involvement in the killing of a University of California at Berkeley professor in Athens earlier in July appeared in a Greek court on Monday to respond to charges over the slaying, lawyers said.
The first surprise came at the entrance to the apartment building in southwestern Athens. Closing the heavy door of the social housing complex, I entered a different, cooler world.
Turkey on Monday criticized Greece’s decision to establish two new national marine parks – one in the Ionian Sea and another in the Southern Cyclades in the Aegean – saying the move would have no legal impact on ongoing disputes between the two neighbors.
A total of 74 undocumented migrants were rescued on Monday in waters south of Crete, the Greek coast guard said.
Greece ranks near the bottom among European Union countries in wage growth, widening its income gap with much of the bloc – including several former Eastern European states – despite notable gains in productivity, a new report by the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) showed.
Greece will establish two new national marine parks – one in the Ionian Sea and another in the Southern Cyclades in the Aegean – as part of a major initiative to protect marine biodiversity and meet international conservation targets, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday.
Greece is preparing a formal response to two recent diplomatic notes from Libya’s Tripoli-based government that challenge established maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean – a move Athens sees as orchestrated by Turkey to assert influence in the region.
A group of young Athenians brought Greek island festival culture to the city center on Thursday evening, creating a unique fusion of traditional and electronic music at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
Greece is bracing for an intense heatwave beginning Monday, with temperatures expected to reach up to 43 degrees Celsius, prompting a broad government response aimed at protecting public health and outdoor workers.