Greece

Competition Commission has identified inefficiencies and potential distortions in coastal shipping; with 299 vessels operated by 216 companies the sector remains concentrated, with Attica Group and Seajets controlling about 60% of total passenger capacity

Activist Greta Thunberg was handed flowers and greeted by dozens of supporters at Athens airport; she was deported to Greece after having been arrested by Israeli forces as Sumud Flotilla attempted to break naval blockade on Gaza and deliver aid

Greek tourism has registered its best July ever and reached record levels in January-July for what concerns arrivals and receipts; in the first seven months of 205 arrivals of non-residents increased by 2,6% and the relevant receipts by 12,5% ​​y-o-y

US oil major Chevron has submitted a bid to explore for natural gas within deadline at 5 pm on 10 September; tender was launched earlier this year after Chevron and refiner HelleniQ Energy expressed interest in deep-sea blocks off Peloponnesus and Crete

140.000 permanent public school teachers will be evaluated in a decade, according to estimates by the competent authority: the evaluation law was passed in 2021 but few have been assessed so far, while 30.000 newly hired teachers have undergone evaluation

Asylum applications from migrants arriving by sea from Africa have been suspended for three months: rights advocates call it flagrant violation of human rights; Greece is a major entry point: UN figures recorded over 60.000 arrivals last year, most by sea

Two marine parks will be created in the Aegean and Ionian seas, Greece's most important move to protect the environment in decades; studies justify the ban of trailing nets over large areas and the big challenge will be to actually implement the plans

The recent spike in migrant arrivals and the problem of where to house them is laying bare social tensions on the island of Crete, were at least 500 people have been rescued at sea in a single night and summer sea conditions are favorable to more arrivals

A rare summer storm reached Athens from northern and central regions, bringing heavy rainfall and flash floods to parts of the capital, while more rain is expected in northern regions, helping fight a wildfire burning near homes in Thessaloniki

The Personal Identification Number PA, which will serve as a unified identifier for all citizens in their transactions with the state, will be issued through the myInfo application on gov.gr starting 3 June 2025

A woman was killed in Thessaloniki as a bomb exploded in her hands; she was known to authorities after having taking part in several robberies, according to police, who said they are investigating her possible ties to extreme leftist groups

Greece has completed its first marine spatial planning and released the official map with the extension of territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles, as per UN Convention; the continental shelf of the Aegean islands is a point of friction with Turkey