Shops open Sunday under Easter hours

Shops open Sunday under Easter hours

Shops will be open all over Greece Sunday, and longer trading hours will be in place during Easter week with the exception of Good Friday. According to recommendations from the Athens trade association, shops will be open Sunday from 11a.m.-4p.m. Throughout Easter week recommended opening hours Monday to Thursday will be 9a.m.-9p.m. on Good Friday …

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Minister discusses housing demand rise

Minister discusses housing demand rise

[Shutterstock] Social Cohesion and Family Minister Domna Michailidou attributed the rise in demand for housing to factors such as an increase in single-parent households, the fact that Greece was increasingly attractive to foreign investors, digital nomads and tourists, the growth of the short-stay lease market and Golden Visa programs. The crucial issue, she claimed, speaking …

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Karamanlis expected to say he will not run in next elections

Karamanlis expected to say he will not run in next elections

New Democracy lawmaker and former transport minister Kostas A. Karamanlis is expected to announce Saturday that he will not be a candidate in the next general elections, Kathimerini understands.  The MP from Serres is among the 11 lawmakers of the ruling party named in an investigation by European prosecutors into a massive farm subsidies scandal …

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Market clashes with the government

Market clashes with the government

[InTime News] The government’s relations with the market are being pushed to the extreme once again due to recent measures against price hikes and, above all, the reinstatement of the ceiling on the gross profit margin in 61 food categories and other basic grocery items. Tension between the two sides is also being fueled by …

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Influencer held for data breach

Influencer held for data breach

Influencer Ioanna Touni was arrested in Thessaloniki on Saturday after a lawsuit was filed against her for breaching personal data when she revealed the name and face of a man she won a case against earlier this week on social media. Based on information, Touni was at a venue when she saw one of the …

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Is the future of Christians in the Middle East in doubt?

Is the future of Christians in the Middle East in doubt?

Vicky Hartzler, Nadine Maenza, Vassilis Nedos, and Alexia Kalaitzi join Thanos Davelis as we look into USCIRF’s 2026 report and Turkey’s problematic record on religious freedom, the plight of Christians in Syria in the wake of another attack on this vulnerable community, and how Greece is working to ensure that the protection of Christian populations …

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German woman dies, crushed by balcony

German woman dies, crushed by balcony

File photo. A German national was killed in the town of Corinth on Saturday after a balcony she was walking under collapsed on her head. As reported by the police, the woman was walking along Pegasou Street with her family at around 3 p.m. when the accident happened. The family’s children were also injured. The …

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The myth of red lines

The myth of red lines

[Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters] There is a term from psychology that has been quietly making its way into conversations among academics, policy thinkers, and ordinary citizens trying to make sense of what they are watching unfold: moral injury. It is not the fear of being harmed. It is the damage done when human beings are …

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The art of hanging up the phone

The art of hanging up the phone

The legendary incident with famous Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis is mentioned by singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos in his autobiography: In 1979, Hadjidakis, as director of the acclaimed Third Program – the public radio station of Greece’s state broadcaster ERT, which mainly broadcasts classical music and culture – is playing Savvopoulos’ new 15-minute song titled “A Long …

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