Young Greeks priced out as inflation, rents soar
Like many young Greeks trying to live within their means, Christina Pappas had to look for a cheaper flat in an Athens suburb after her rent went up and was relieved to find one through word of mouth.
Acropolis Museum to waive entrance fee on Friday
Entry to the Acropolis Museum will be free for everyone on Friday, on the occasion of the October 28 national holiday.
Greece blocks top sailor’s effort for nationality change
Greece’s Olympic Committee (HOC) on Wednesday said it had refused to allow top sailor and Tokyo Olympics competitor Vasileia Karachaliou to go ahead with her attempted nationality shift and compete with Portugal.
Tax takings strengthen public revenues
State earnings mainly from value-added tax but also from income tax have led to an increase in public revenues between January and September.
Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure
Serbia is seeing a sudden tourism boom from countries whose citizens never had its sightseeing and shopping opportunities on their radar.
Turkish competition board fines Meta Platforms $18.6 million
Turkey’s competition authority said on Wednesday that it had fined Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc 346.72 million lira ($18.63 million) for violating competition law.
Celik slams Greece over ‘barbaric’ treatment of Ottoman legacy
Omer Celik, spokesman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, on Wednesday condemned Greece over its “barbaric” treatment of the cultural legacy of the Ottoman Empire over alleged plans by authorities on the island of Rhodes to turn the Mosque of Murat Reis into a conservatory.
Retail price regulations on essential food staples to start on Nov 2
The “household basket” will be launched from November 2, Alternate Development and Investments Minister Nikos Papathanassis said while speaking to Parapolitika Radio on Tuesday.
Mobster threats issued against Alimos authorities
The mayor of Alimos in southern Athens has pledged to make every effort to “bring order” to the area, which for years has been identified with mobsters and illegality.
Turkey detains medical group head on ‘terrorist propaganda’ charge
Turkish police have detained the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Sebnem Korur Fincanci, for allegedly “spreading terrorist group propaganda,” the state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.