Eastern Europe

Victoria Udrea

With beef prices up 50% in a year, classic Greek dishes grow costlier. Locals and tourists alike feel the pinch as rural tavernas rethink tradition.

2 weeks ago

Iorgos Pappas

Pieria’s tourism body joins Philoxenia 2025 in Thessaloniki, serving up burgers, bikes, and big promises for the Olympus Riviera brand.

2 weeks ago

Iorgos Pappas

Greece launches a new office in Melbourne to strengthen Greece’s brand and attract Australian travelers year-round.

2 weeks ago

Victoria Udrea

The Greek Culture Ministry invests €500,000 in the restoration of three Early Christian monuments in Astypalaia’s Analipsi area, revealing the island’s hidden Byzantine identity by 2027.

2 weeks ago

Arthur Butler

The Thessaloniki Metro halts operations for a month to run “essential tests” before its next expansion.

2 weeks ago

Iorgos Pappas

At the KEDE Conference in Alexandroupoli, Deputy Minister Stefanos Gikas announced €26 million in island aid.

2 weeks ago

Arthur Butler

The stepped path linking Fira to the Old Port of Santorini reopens after maintenance.

2 weeks ago

Iorgos Pappas

The Culture Ministry halts trawling in Alonissos-Northern Sporades Marine Park after backlash, as courts uphold entry fees to fund conservation.

2 weeks ago

Victoria Udrea

Sunshine, slower life, good food, low taxes — American retirees are finding in Greece what Florida promised but never delivered.

3 weeks ago

Kostas Raptis

Once upon a time, the postman rang twice.Now, he just texts: “Branch closed, good luck.” After a decade of decline and a €250 million rescue plan, Hellenic Post (ELTA) has found a new way to innovate — by becoming smaller. It is not bankruptcy; it is “strategic minimalism.” The plan is simple: fewer branches, fewer […]

3 weeks ago

Mihaela Lica Butler

Eighteen detained, one arrested, and one garbage bin sacrificed as Thessaloniki proves even its trash has drama.

3 weeks ago