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 …
As of Friday, the route from Lamia to Egnatia Odos, near Grevena in western Macedonia, will take just one hour and 45 minutes. Source link
Emergency alerts via Greece’s 112 system were sent on Friday afternoon to residents of Fthiotida, central and northern Evia, Skyros, Larissa, Magnesia and the Sporades, warning of locally heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and intense lightning activity expected from the early afternoon hours and lasting for the following 12 hours. The messages urged citizens to exercise particular …
For nearly 3,000 years, Homer’s “The Odyssey” has reigned as literature’s ultimate road trip. Source link
Maria Menounos, the acclaimed Greek-American actress and television presenter who serves as Ambassador of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, met with HOC President Isidoros Kouvelos to plan upcoming joint initiatives in support of Team Hellas. During the meeting, the two discussed a series of actions to be undertaken …
Attica waste authority, EDSNA, will not renew its contract with TEXAN, the company that has run the region’s recycling hubs since a deal informally extended past its 2023 expiration. Source link