Advertisement

Greece

News

Aegean named Best Regional Airline in Europe and second best in the world

Aegean Airlines has received yet another important distinction, at the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards, winning the title of the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” for the 11th consecutive year …

News

Greek consumers slash spending as prices soar

Most households in Greece have cut down spending on clothes and household items, as well as on food and electricity. The trend has accelerated seven months after the start of …

News

New Democracy leads in polls but it may not be enough

Syriza is trailing conservative New Democracy (ND) by 8 percentage points in Greeks’ voting intentions, according to a new survey carried out by Pulse RC for Greek broadcaster Skai, with …

News

Second large cocaine shipment bust in Piraeus in three days

Greek customs officers located and seized a large shipment of cocaine at the port of Piraeus worth approximately €1,938,000 (AU$ 2,885,947). The container was bound for Thessaloniki and had set …

News

Tech park to position Thessaloniki as the ‘Silicon Valley’ of south-eastern Europe

Greece will soon be home to the largest state-of-the-art science and technology park (STP) and startup hub in Southeastern Europe, with the Thessaloniki Innovation & Technology Center (Thess INTEC). Thess …

News

EU Commission legislates to protect press freedom

The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission has proposed a new piece of legislature designed to ensure among other things, freedom of the press across its member countries. Dubbed the …

News

Athens metro welcomes three new stations and Pireaus-Airport connection

Athens’ commuters can look forward to three new metro stations on the number three line, as works connecting the port of Piraeus with Athens International Airport are due to be …

News

Greek actress Martha Karagianni passes away at 82

Famous Greek actress Martha Karagianni passed away on 18 September at the age of 82. She passed only days after fellow actors Kostas Kazakos, 87, and the legendary Irene Papas, …

News

Greek tanks on route to Ukraine

Germany’s defence ministry has announced that a deal with Greece to supply the Ukrainian military with 40 Soviet era BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV’s) will go ahead. The exchange agreement, …

News

Hospitality industry in Australia, Greece rife with exploitation, survey finds

Incidents of sexual harassment, bullying, wage theft and exploitation are prevalent in the hospitality industry in Australia and elsewhere, according to a University of Queensland study published this week. The …

Advertisement