Strong winds and heavy rainfall affected many areas of Greece on Friday, including Attica during the afternoon hours. Significant lightning activity was also recorded, along with local hailstorms in places. The Regional Operations Centres of the Fire Service received more than 200 calls across the country. Most of them concerned fallen trees, flooded roads, water …
A storm sweeping across Greece on Friday, briefly hitting Athens in the evening before moving eastward, caused damage and widespread disruption, although no injuries have been reported. Source link
The Euronext Athens (ATHEX) general index closed at 2,492.71 points, adding 1.49% to Thursday’s 2,456.16 points. Source link
President Konstantinos Tassoulas, speaking Friday evening at the Presidential Mansion on the 52nd anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece, highlighted the challenges facing democracy, describing it as the highest expression of human civilization. Source link
The energy regulatory authority has targeted the high standard costs in fixed “blue” electricity tariffs that reach up to almost €16 per month and significantly alter the final charge for consumers, without this being clearly indicated. Source link
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras has rejected a proposal by socialist opposition party PASOK to reinstate a 13th pension for public sector retirees, describing the measure as “madness.” Source link
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault of his 37-year-old pregnant partner in Athens, after the woman reportedly lost her baby following the attack. Source link
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival has unveiled its official 2026 programme, featuring highly anticipated premieres from acclaimed filmmakers, emerging international talent and a major spotlight on Greece as this year’s Focus Country at the Venice Production Bridge. The festival will run from September 2 to September 12, with Artistic Director Alberto Barbera announcing the …
There is an island in the Cyclades that the tourist economy somehow failed to overwhelm. Folegandros – rising like a craggy, defiant fist against the cobalt Aegean – has no airport, no sandy beaches, no sprawling resort infrastructure. Source link
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked the sixth anniversary of Hagia Sophia’s reopening as a mosque with a post on X, calling it a blessed return to its original identity after 86 years. The 6th-century Byzantine cathedral, built by Emperor Justinian in Constantinople, stood as the greatest church in Christendom for nearly a millennium before the …