Athens, Greece – January 31, 2025 – Last night, Klavdia secured her spot as Greece’s representative in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with her winning song “Asteromata” (Starry Eyes). The competition will be held in Basel, Switzerland. Following her victory, Klavdia traded the stage lights for a heartwarming family celebration. After briefly speaking with the …
A fire broke out in a house on Moreos Street in Glyfada in the early hours of Sunday morning. Fifteen firefighters with four fire trucks and a specialized aerial platform vehicle responded to the scene and managed to bring the fire under control. Emergency police officers were also called to the scene and successfully evacuated …
Athens, Greece – Composer Manolis Psaltakis is expressing outrage after his name was omitted during a performance of his Eurovision-winning song “My Number One” at the Greek national final. Psaltakis claims he is consulting with lawyers and may prohibit singer Helena Paparizou from performing the song in the future. During the broadcast, which saw Klavdia …
The state is planning to spend almost 1 billion euros on subsidy and interest-free financing programs for property upgrades as of early 2025. These are the funds for the ‘Neo Exoikonomo’ program, with the percentage of the subsidy starting from 50% and reaching in some cases to 100%, ‘Anavathmizo to Spiti Mou’ (home upgrading), which …
Nearly two years after the devastating Tempe train crash in Greece, the family of a railway inspector killed in the February 2023 accident has received an 800,000 euro compensation payment. This marks the first such payout to a victim’s family. The sum, divided equally among the inspector’s wife and three children (€200,000 each for moral …
The European Commission is pondering ways to ease the rules regarding how European Union member-states utilize funds from Brussels that remain unused, according to a report in Politico, as the bloc strives to bridge its competitiveness gap with the US. Among the changes on the table is, according to the publication, a solution that would …
Greece is overhauling its short-term rental market with new regulations designed to enhance safety, address overtourism, and protect local communities. Effective October 1, 2025, stricter safety standards and limitations on rental properties will come into force, alongside increased taxes and a registration freeze in popular Athens neighborhoods. Enhanced Safety Measures for Rentals: New regulations mandate …
[EPA] S&P Global Ratings upgraded the credit ratings of National Bank of Greece, Eurobank, Piraeus and Aegean Baltic Bank on Friday, and affirmed the rating of Alpha Bank, citing the stronger institutional environment and the improved capital quality of the sector. As the American agency notes, the strengthening of the supervisory authorities’ ability to act …
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia is thrilled to announce its 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner, a milestone event set to take place on Saturday, 22 March 2025, at the prestigious Fullerton Hotel in Sydney. This black-tie affair promises to be a night to remember, uniting members of the Greek-Australian community, distinguished guests, and supporters of THI Australia’s mission to …
Three days ago, the stock market value of Nvidia, the US manufacturer of advanced chips engineered for AI development, and other artificial intelligence (AI) companies lost about 1 trillion dollars when a Chinese company in the sector, DeepSeek, introduced a similar product to the market, but much more competitive. The “perpetrator” of the project that …