Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined 21 other European Union leaders in signing a letter to the bloc’s leadership asking for a coordination of migration policies and criticizing Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s project of regularization of undocumented migrants. Source link
A Greek Australian fashion designer is helping take an Australian fashion label from the Gold Coast to the streets of New York, with celebrity fans, global recognition and collections inspired by her Hellenic heritage. Greek Australian designer behind fashion label With Jéan conquers New York With Jéan, co-founded by Evangeline Titilas and Sami Lorking-Tanner , …
A wildfire in and around Porto Germeno, a coastal town on the Gulf of Corinth about 70 kilometers west of Athens, continued to rage out of control Saturday afternoon, a day after it broke out, as strong and unpredictable winds hampered firefighting efforts. The blaze was among dozens burning across Greece. Source link
Thousands of unused factories, workshops, warehouses, offices and tourist properties across Greece may soon be transformed into residential units under new rules approved by parliament. The amendments, introduced by the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family, form part of a broader housing policy aimed at expanding the supply of homes without large-scale construction on vacant …
Greece and other Mediterranean countries must prepare for a new reality in wildfires, as climate change fuels more intense and unpredictable blazes across southern Europe, according to scientists. Source link
Leaders from 22 of the European Union’s 27 member states have written a joint letter calling for an urgent video conference of interior ministers after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta. The letter, initiated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Danish Prime Minister Mette …
A former Acropolis guard who suffered permanent injuries after being struck by lightning at the ancient monument has been awarded €130,000 by an Athens administrative appeals court. Source link
The Sydney-based industry veteran, a well-known figure in both Australian property circles and the Greek diaspora community, posted videos on X stating that two successive Saturdays had produced no buyer registrations at his auctions—something he had never experienced before, even during recessions, the Global Financial Crisis, or the COVID period. “30 YEARS. WORST AUCTION DAY …
Greece’s unemployment rate fell to 8% in June, down from 9.2% a year earlier, marking its lowest level in decades after a decline of more than 20 percentage points from the peak of the crisis. However, unemployment edged up from 7.8% in May, suggesting the long-running downward trend may be stabilizing. Source link
A major wildfire that spread from Porto Germeno is tearing through virgin pine forest on the slopes of Mount Kithaironas, advancing rapidly toward residential areas under extreme weather conditions. Flames have effectively encircled the settlement of Agia Paraskevi and are approaching the villages of Agios Nektarios and Kryo Pigadi. Authorities describe the situation as critical, …