Greek authorities respond after deadly fire at Swiss ski resort
Greek diplomatic authorities in Switzerland are taking immediate action following a fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations.
Greek diplomatic authorities in Switzerland are taking immediate action following a fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations.
As we enter a new year and the second quarter of the first century of the new millennium, the big issue of Athens’ quality of life is becoming more crucial and pressing.
Greece’s meteorological highlights for 2025 show a peak temperature of 45.8°C in Skala, Messinia, recorded on July 25, and the year’s lowest temperature, not including ski resorts, of -11.8°C at Ochiro, Nevrokopi on February 22, according to figures provided by meteo.gr and the National Observatory of Athens.
Traffic flow on Parnitha Avenue in northern Athens, which was suspended on New Year’s Eve due to snowfall and icy conditions, was fully restored on Thursday morning.
A toy store in the Kolonos district of Athens was broken into during the early hours of New Year’s Day, with €500 stolen from the cash register.
The New Year begins with cold conditions across the country, with frost expected during the early morning and evening hours on the mainland, locally strong in northern areas.
Want to give the classic bird or roast a miss this year? Try one of our recipes for kontosouvli to give your holiday feast an authentic rustic feel and to fill your house with the aroma of seared meat.
Construction activity continued to rise nationwide in September, extending the upward trend that began in June after clarity was restored around the New Building Regulation (NOK).
Greece and Cyprus are starting 2026 by turning down the volume. The countries’ capital cities, Athens and Nicosia, have traded the familiar whizz, crackle and boom of window‑rattling fireworks for spectacle without the shock wave, opting for low‑noise pyrotechnics, light shows and drone displays.
Assessing Greece’s foreign policy in the first quarter of the 21st century is a complicated task. The beginning of this period was very much focused on the European dimension, as Greece joined the eurozone.