Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights, opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox. SIGN UP NOW Kathimerini may send occasional special offers and promotions. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Source link
The unemployment rate in Greece continued its downward trend in November 2024, with the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) estimating that it decreased to 9.6% from 9.8% in October and 10.8% in November 2023. Employment increased by 3.5% on an annual basis. Although all available data indicate that the end-of-year statistics will find the unemployment rate …
Casa d’Italia in 1932. [Archive of the Italian Archaeological School of Athens] In the heart of Athens, on Patission Street, Casa d’Italia stands as a resonant testament to Italian culture and history. Built in the 1930s, the building houses the Italian Cultural Institute and encapsulates the spirit of interwar diplomacy and architectural ambition. Now, a …
The duration of the lease, the scope of services provided and the number of properties under utilization are the main criteria by which the tax burden and other obligations of taxpayers who are active in short-term leasing and generally in the leasing of housing with a hospitality character are determined, per the detailed guide issued …
Greece experienced its hottest summer and warmest winter on record in 2024, according to data from the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo.gr network. The year brought unprecedented temperatures, extreme rainfall and a notable frequency of impactful weather events. June 13 saw the year’s peak heat at 44.5°C in Voukolies, Hania, in Crete. In contrast, the …
File photo. [InTime News] An elderly couple were robbed at gunpoint on Friday night, when five people entered their home in the southern Athenian suburb of Vari and stole money and valuables. The perpetrators, who wore masks, broke into the house on Paleon Athinon Street where a 69-year-old woman and her 71-year-old husband live at …
Fans throw flares in the pitch before the Cyprus’ cup soccer match between AEL and Apollon at Alpha Mega stadium in Kolossi near Limassol, Cyprus, on Jan. 24, 2024. [AP] A spectator arrested for firing marine flares against rivals at a soccer match will face a minimum charge of attempted murder, Cyprus’ justice minister said …
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during the opening gala of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the Polish National Opera in the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, Poland, 03 January 2025. [Radek Pietruszka/EPA] Poland launched its presidency of the Council of the European Union on Friday mired in a diplomatic …
[Giorgos Zachos/Intime News] The leader of PASOK-Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, will be in Istanbul on Sunday for the celebration of Epiphany (known as Theophania in Greek). On Sunday, Androulakis will meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at the Phanar, at 5 p.m., and on Monday he will attend the service at Agios Georgios, officiated …
Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, who was airlifted to Greece on Friday after suffering a gastrointestinal bleeding, is in stable condition, his doctors said Saturday. “His health condition, despite his already burdened medical history, is considered stable and is being closely monitored by the Hospital’s medical team under the guidance of Professor of Pulmonology and Intensive …