Plastic bag charge to be introduced from January
eKathimerini — From January 1 next year Greeks will have to pay 3 cents for lightweight plastic bags such as those currently given away at […]
Corfu gets backlash against wild boozy Brits
Daily Star — Corfu is the latest holiday hotspot to crack down on drunken Brits who party all night and cause trouble in the streets. […]
Anti-tourism marches spread across Europe
The Guardian — With the continent sweltering under a heatwave nicknamed Lucifer, tempers have been boiling over, too, as a wave of anti-tourism protests take […]
Greece asks southern states to choose Germany to host London’s EU agency
The Express — Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos said he has contacted other European Union member states to form a united camp in the voting process […]
British snorkelling instructor, 19, dies in Zakynthos
BBC — A 19-year-old British water sports instructor has died while snorkelling and underwater swimming in Greece. Harry Byatt, who worked in Zakynthos failed to […]
Man arrested in Rafina Port for physically abusing dog
eKathimerini — Officers of the Rafina Port Authority, on the eastern coast of Attica, on Thursday detained a 39-year-old man alleged to have physically abused a […]
Suspended capital gains tax on property to return next year
Naftemporiki — A suspended capital gains tax on property transactions is scheduled to resume as of Jan. 1, 2018, a negative development for Greece’s still […]
Smokers told no butts on beaches
eKathimerini — The Greek Cancer Society has called on smokers to refrain from leaving cigarette butts on the country’s beaches, underlining the risks to public […]
Athens to seek geographical protection for ‘Greek yoghurt’
euractiv — The Greek ministry of agriculture will push for a geographical protection for “Greek yogurt” considering the rising consumer demand as well as the […]
The heatwave is expected to continue into this week
The scorching weather in the Mediterranean is expected to continue into this week prompting warnings to tourists. The hottest European heatwave since 2003 has seen […]
EasyJet passengers: ‘Dumped in Santorini’
Last Monday in Santorini an easyJet cabin crew member’s illness caused a lot of problems for some passengers who were getting ready to return to Manchester […]
World’s first Greek olive oil info site in English celebrates 1st birthday
American consumers worry about the high price of Italian olive oil. Greeks continue to struggle with economic difficulties eight years into a crisis. And the […]
Little motivation for young workers to stay in Greece
eKathimerini — The birth rate is dropping, the population growth rate has been in negative territory for five years, and more than half a million […]
Greece launches new offshore oil and gas tenders – South of Crete, Ionian
Greece’s Energy Ministry announced two international tenders for granting the right to explore and exploit hydrocarbons the south of Crete and in the Ionian Sea. The […]
Cash versus culture: investment projects hit trouble in Greece
Reuters – New York property developer Mike Angeliades has wanted to create a golf resort in his native Greece for quarter of a century. But […]