An economy ‘under the table’

Would you call a foul for €10,000? Would you accept a “freebie,” say, one pizza out of every four, on the condition that you pay in cash rather than by card? Source link

Greece and Turkey Explore Opportunities for Tourism Cooperation

Greece and Turkey Explore Opportunities for Tourism Cooperation

Greece and Turkey discussed ways to expand tourism cooperation, increase visitor flows and support local economies at the seventh meeting of the Greece-Turkey Joint Tourism Committee in Athens on 23 October 2026. Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Anna Karamanli and Turkish Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Nadir Alpaslan led their respective delegations at the meeting, …

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For Three Refrigerators | Athens | November 6-14

The documentary theater production “For Three Refrigerators and One Washing Machine,” directed by Kyriaki Mitsou, will be staged at the Olympia Municipal Music Theater Maria Callas (59 Akadimias) for a limited run. Source link

Greece Hails Historic Agreement Over Saint Catherine Monastery (VID)

Greece Hails Historic Agreement Over Saint Catherine Monastery (VID)

Greece has hailed a historic agreement between Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai and the Egyptian state, securing the monastery’s legal status, preserving its religious character and supporting the continuity of its monastic community. The agreement establishes a firm legal foundation for the Orthodox monastery after 1,500 years of uncertainty and an unresolved legal framework. …

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How Greece reshaped Europe’s border rules

In our August 9 article entitled “When systems fail to move”, we were among the very first to point out the imperative need to create an emergency mechanism for addressing massive, uncontrolled irregular flows that carry the character of a hybrid threat at the external borders of the European Union. Source link

Watchdog Says Milos Hotel Permit Was Invalid

Watchdog Says Milos Hotel Permit Was Invalid

MILOS, October 2026 — The White Coast hotel on Milos should never have received a building permit, Greece’s National Transparency Authority has found, and it wants the permits revoked within two months. The watchdog carried out the investigation for the Ministry of Environment and Energy. Its findings were delivered to the main parties involved in …

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The new technical schools

Technical education has long been persistently sidelined in the Greek public education system. This pillar was never developed in a way that truly aligns with the modern needs of the labor market. Source link

Greece Still Sings His Songs

Greece Still Sings His Songs

The Manos Loizos legacy reached a milestone this week, with the 89th anniversary on Thursday 22 October of the composer’s birth. The Greek Cypriot composer wrote the music for “Jamaica”, “Ola Se Thymizoun” and “Kalimera Ilie”. He died in Moscow in 1982, aged just 44. Even so, the Manos Loizos legacy endures, and his songs …

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