A third of GDP comes from tourism

Τhe direct economic contribution of tourism to the Greek economy in 2025 reached €32.4 billion, which amounts to 13% of Greece’s gross domestic product, according to the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE). Source link

Food service sector remains under pressure

This year has been a tough one so far for the food service industry, as revenue in the first quarter fell by 1.9% year-on-year, with losses exceeding €42 million. Source link

Red tape detours

The state ought to be in a position by now where all its services are able to communicate with each other and provide citizens with whatever documents they may need – yet it cannot. Source link

Noisy dispute leads police to suitcase of pot

A heated dispute between two men in central Athens has led to the seizure of nearly nine kilograms of marijuana left in a suitcase on the staircase of a bloc of flats, police said Thursday. Source link

Multiple fraudster preyed on job, home-seekers

A man who allegedly exploited Greece’s housing crisis and depressed job market to defraud scores of people over the past two years has been arrested in the central Athens district of Zografou, authorities said Thursday. Source link

Greece plans demarche to Ukraine over sea drone

Athens will issue a formal diplomatic complaint to Ukraine over the uncrewed sea drone filled with explosives that was discovered this month on a rocky shore in western Greece, officials said Thursday. Source link