Europe Greece Compensation owed by insurance companies for property damage caused by the summer 2023 fires is estimated at almost €49 million, according to a report by the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies
Europe Greece The war in Israel could bring a 2% drop in the total number of arrivals and travel receipt
Europe Greece As central Greece begins to recover from the deadly flooding caused by Storm Daniel, authorities are under scrutiny for their lack of preparedness and failure to implement EU directives on flood management
Europe Greece Main supermarkets in Greece will have to share their price lists for basic foods with the authorities in a bid to help families struggling with the rising cost of food
Europe Greece Survivors of June shipwreck of migrant vessel off Pylos, in which hundreds of people died, have filed a lawsuit against Greek authorities, accusing them of breaching their duty to protect the lives of the people on board the ship
Europe Greece The biggest fire in the history of Europe since records began in 2000 shows no sign of subsiding after thirteen days: the flames have destroyed an area the size of the city of London
Europe Greece Dozens of patients from the Alexandroupolis General University Hospital were evacuated on a ferry as wild fires in the area raged unchecked for the fourth day
Europe Greece July 2023 was the hottest month in central Athens since 1863, according to data from the National Observatory; the average 24-hour temperature in July this year was 31,3 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded by the observatory
Europe Greece The government intends to bring order to the images of unauthorised occupation of public space reflected on many beaches, with strict controls for the remainder of the current tourist season
Europe Greece Passenger traffic in the ports of Piraeus and Rafina increased by 10,63% and 11,33% respectively in the first 15 days of July compared to the same period last year
Europe Greece With temperatures in Athens expected to reach 41° C once again, the archaeological site of the Acropolis will close for the hottest hours
Europe Greece The NGO Aegean boat report released a report accusing the Greek coastal authorities of having carried out 57 rejections at sea since the beginning of June involving more than 1.200 people
Europe Greece Tax evasion in Greece exceeds €60bn a year, said Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras; officially declared income in the country amounts to €80bn