Greece’s restaurant sector is seeing weaker sales this summer despite record arrivals of foreign visitors, as more tourists opt for supermarket meals and cooking at short-term rentals, industry officials said.
Police said a group brawl early Wednesday morning at Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park in Ilion, western Athens, involved gunfire, though no injuries were reported.
Opinion polls in the wake of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) will be crucial in determining the timeline of a new party to be founded by former prime minister (2015-19) and left-wing SYRIZA leader (2008-23) Alexis Tsipras.
A 49-year-old man was charged with weapons violations after allegedly threatening minors with a shotgun for making noise at a park. The incident occurred in the Thessaloniki suburb of Stavroupoli.
Large foreign hotel chains are continuously expanding their presence in Greece.
The European Union needs a new sanctions systems targeting people smugglers and traffickers, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, adding it should be part of measures allowing the bloc to manage migration “effectively.”
Greece is expected to receive about €788 million in loans through the European Union’s new SAFE financing tool, aimed at strengthening defense spending across member-states, the European Commission announced on Tuesday.
Athens will host the EuroLeague Final Four in 2026, returning the basketball showpiece to the Greek capital for the first time in 19 years, organizers said on Wednesday.
Nottingham Forest have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou as head coach after Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
Seismologists urged calm Tuesday after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck just after midnight in the South Evia Gulf, shaking Athens and sending residents into the streets.