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  • 300 Migrants Rescued from Stormy Mediterranean Waters Reach Greek Island

    300 Migrants Rescued from Stormy Mediterranean Waters Reach Greek Island

    A fishing boat carrying nearly 300 migrants to Europe safely reached the southern Greek island of Gavdos on Monday following a large rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek authorities said.

    300 Migrants Rescued from Stormy Mediterranean Waters Reach Greek Island
  • Agreement signed to create hydroplane service between Alexandroupolis and Samothrace

    Agreement signed to create hydroplane service between Alexandroupolis and Samothrace

    GWA has provided the licensing of the first waterdrome in Greece at Kanistro in Kassandra, on the Halkidiki peninsula, and has already completed the approvals of waterdromes in Porto Heli, Ermioni, Lavrio, Kissamo Chanion, Kea, Erikoussa, Othoni, and Mathraki.

    Agreement signed to create hydroplane service between Alexandroupolis and Samothrace
  • Summer sales start, to last until August 31

    Summer sales start, to last until August 31

    Under the current law, stores can open voluntarily on July 14, the first Sunday of the sales period, on a schedule of 11:00 to 20:00.

    Summer sales start, to last until August 31
  • Athens a Top Destination for Record-Spending American Tourists

    Athens a Top Destination for Record-Spending American Tourists

    The strength of the US dollar, up significantly against the yen and euro this year, is allowing American tourists to stretch their budgets further, particularly in countries like Japan, where the yen recently hit a 38-year low against the dollar.

    Athens a Top Destination for Record-Spending American Tourists
  • Albania obligated to allow MEP Beleri to attend the European Parliament plenary, Foreign Ministry says

    Albania obligated to allow MEP Beleri to attend the European Parliament plenary, Foreign Ministry says

    Beleri, who has been elected to the European Parliament under New Democracy on June 9 in Greece, has been detained since May 2023 on charges of voter fraud, an accusation he has repeatedly denied. Greece has protested his detention repeatedly and internationally.

    Albania obligated to allow MEP Beleri to attend the European Parliament plenary, Foreign Ministry says
  • Kaminakia:: A wonderful beach in Astypalaia

    Kaminakia: A wonderful beach in Astypalaia

    At Kaminakia, there are a few sunbeds and enough tamarisk trees that offer great natural shade.

    Kaminakia:: A wonderful beach in Astypalaia
  • S&P upgrades rating of five Greek banks

    S&P upgrades rating of five Greek banks

    S&P upgraded the long-term credit rating of National to BB+ from BB, keeping the short-term credit rating at B and the outlook positive. The upgrade reflects the bank’s improved financial and financial outlook, which has reduced its nonperforming exposure (NPE) ratio to 3.7%, with provision coverage reaching a high of 85%. S&P estimates that the NPE ratio will further decline to below 3% by end-2025, so the cost of risk is forecast to decline to close to 50 basis points by the end of 2026 from 95 bp at the end of 2023.

    S&P upgrades rating of five Greek banks
  • INSETE: The Countries Greeks Visit Most

    INSETE: The Countries Greeks Visit Most

    INSETE cited leisure, accounting for approximately 60%, followed by visiting relatives and friends at 18% as the main reason Greeks travel

    INSETE: The Countries Greeks Visit Most
  • North Macedonia-Gordana Siljanovska: “We are behaving very responsibly towards the Prespes Agreement”

    North Macedonia-Gordana Siljanovska: "We are behaving very responsibly towards the Prespes Agreement"

    "I ask for understanding. We have the Prespes Agreement. We changed our country's Constitution, we changed our documents both for the outside and the inside, we even changed the manhole covers. However, when there are two sides to the Agreement, the other side must also show a willingness to cooperate.

    North Macedonia-Gordana Siljanovska: “We are behaving very responsibly towards the Prespes Agreement”
  • Global Media Critical of Greece’s 6-Day Work Week

    Global Media Critical of Greece’s 6-Day Work Week

    International media have highlighted the counterproductive nature of the 6-day work week legislation, citing research that shows that increasing work hours will raise the risk of on-the-job mistakes and burnout.

    Global Media Critical of Greece’s 6-Day Work Week
  • Domata, the secluded 2-in-1 beach of Crete

    Domata, the secluded 2-in-1 beach of Crete

    Domata in the Cretan dialect is the name given to the roofs. This peculiar name stems from the fact that a very special landscape has formed around the beach due to years of water and wind erosion. Terraces, ravines and vertical rocks made of stones resemble roofs.

    Domata, the secluded 2-in-1 beach of Crete
  • 4 Greek Tennis Players Announced to Represent Team Hellas at Paris 2024 Olympics

    4 Greek Tennis Players Announced to Represent Team Hellas at Paris 2024 Olympics

    Maria Sakkari and Despina Papamichael will pair up for the women's doubles, while Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas will compete in the men's doubles. Additionally, Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas will participate in both the singles and mixed doubles events.

    4 Greek Tennis Players Announced to Represent Team Hellas at Paris 2024 Olympics
  • Avgenakis is officially expelled from New Democracy’s parliamentary group

    Avgenakis is officially expelled from New Democracy's parliamentary group

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expelled Heraklion MP Lefteris Avgenakis from the parliamentary group of New Democracy, following the approval of the party's ethics committee. 

    Avgenakis is officially expelled from New Democracy’s parliamentary group
  • Civil Protection on alert for impending harsh weather

    Civil Protection on alert for impending harsh weather

    The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has alerted the public to the impending deterioration of the weather

    Civil Protection on alert for impending harsh weather