Turkey's provocations mar Greek Pontic Genocide remembrance day
Turkey knows no end to its provocations, even on the day of the 106th anniversary of the Pontic Genocide.
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The Greek Summer is Shaping up to be ‘Hot’ for Airbnb
Bookings for the summer months (June, July and August) show that the tourist season will be favorable across much of Europe, including in Greece.
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Fitch boosts Greece's economic outlook, citing recovery momentum
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Greece's economic outlook to positive from stable, the agency announced Friday, signaling increased confidence in the nation's recovery due to ongoing reforms and a strong fiscal position.
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Assassination attempt against gangland figure in broad daylight - Saved by armored car
A brazen assassination attempt in Ano Liosia targeting a 42-year-old man is believed by law enforcement sources to be the latest strike in an ongoing turf war within the Greek Mafia.
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Klavdia returns to cheering crowds in Athens after Eurovision
Greek singer Klavdia arrived back in Athens on Sunday to a jubilant homecoming following her impressive sixth-place finish at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, marking Greece’s best result in over a decade.
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Time Out: Greek Lagoon Beach Best in Europe for 2025 (video)
Time Out has named a sea lagoon in northern Greece as the best beach in Europe for 2025, with destinations in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Croatia also in the “top 10”.
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Fin Min Pierrakakis calls for explanations from the board of directors of the Olympia and Bequests Committee
The Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis, calls for written explanations to the board of directors of the Olympia and Bequests Committee, who granted permission to a sports goods company for a drone show at Zappeion. According to information from the Ministry of National Economy, the price paid was disproportionate to the value and significance of the Zappeion site, due to an outdated institutional framework and pricing policies that have remained unchanged for nearly 20 years.
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Two earthquakes recorded near Prokopi, Evia
Two earthquake jolts were recorded on Sunday near Prokopi, Evia, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
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Greece places 6th in Eurovision with Klavdia’s ‘Asteromata’
The 69th Eurovision Song Contest concluded in Basel with Austria taking the top spot. Greece secured 6th place with Klavdia’s performance of “ Asteromata”, earning a total of 231 points.
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Advertising drone show with the Acropolis in the background sparks reactions all around
The Ministry of Culture and the Civil Aviation are investigating together with the Civil Aviation Authority whether they had permission to use a drone - Strong reactions
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6th ECONOMIST Business Conference in New York - Focus on Greece, Cyprus, Israel and US relations
The 6th ECONOMIST Eastern Mediterranean Business Conference, held in New York, brought together high-ranking political officials, entrepreneurs and analysts from Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the United States.
Eurovision 2025: Greece qualifies for the grand final with Klavdia's "Asteromata" song (video)
The lineup for Saturday's Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is complete after the second semi-final, which selected the last 10 qualifying songs. Sixteen countries fought to secure a place on Saturday's grand final, however only 10 got the golden ticket to compete on May 17, 2025.
Paros: New archaeological discoveries at the ancient sculpture workshop in Parikia
Recent excavations have uncovered additional rooms of the building complex, with walls preserved to impressive heights. Notably interesting are the movable finds, which include semi-finished marble sculptures, mainly of Aphrodite, clay heads of female figures, as well as clay molds and seals. A large quantity of ceramics was also collected.
Blue Flag: With 623 awarded coasts, Greece ranks 2nd worldwide
The Greek Society for the Protection of Nature, National Operator of the International Program “Blue Flag” in Greece, announced the awards for beaches, marinas and tourist boats.
With 623 beaches awarded with “Blue Flag”, Greece again ranks 2nd in the world out of 52 countries. It is worth noting that in our country there is a steady upward trend with an increase in the number of awarded sites every year as the number of awards exceeds 600 again.
In the total of 52 countries participating in the relevant program, Greece holds 15% of the internationally awarded beaches. The country in the first place of the awards is Spain, followed by Greece: Turkey, Italy, Portugal and France.
The first prefecture in Greece was Halkidiki with 93 flags and the Region of Crete maintains the first place with 153 flags.
The International Committee awarded 4,302 coasts, 736 marinas and 158 tourist boats around the world.
See here the detailed map with the Blue Flags
See here the detailed list of the coasts, boats and marinas
What is the Blue Flag
The Blue Flag is the world’s most recognized and widely used international ecological quality symbol. It has been awarded since 1987 to beaches and marinas that meet the strict requirements for the award. A prerequisite for a coast to be awarded the “Blue Flag” is that the water quality of the coast must be “Excellent”. No other quality classification, even “Good”, is acceptable to the Program. The award is valid for one year.
In addition, the remaining of the total of 33 criteria for coasts (38 for marinas and 51 for boats), which relate to cleanliness, organisation, information, safety of bathers and visitors, protection of the natural wealth of the coast and coastal area and environmental awareness, must also be met. Major foreign travel agencies attach particular importance to the Blue Flag when selecting the destinations they propose to their clients, as a guarantee of the high quality of services offered on the coast and of the protection of the environment and public health. This is known and appreciated by all the beach managers, municipalities, hotels and campsites that participate in the Program on a voluntary basis.
In 2017, the implementation of the Program for tourist boats in our country started. The Program applies to companies that manage tourist boats and are awarded for their sustainable management when they comply with 51 criteria in general categories, but also with additional criteria in specific categories, such as diving boats. For 2025, eight new tourist vessels joined the Program and received the Blue Flag award, increasing the number of tourist vessels from nine (9) to seventeen (17).
The founder and International Coordinator of the Program is the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), based in Denmark, with a membership of 82 countries from all continents. It is represented in Greece by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, the oldest environmental organization of national scope in the country, which in 2021 completed 70 years of uninterrupted action in environmental interventions, in nature conservation programs, in environmental education with 3 international networks approved by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, and in general public awareness and information. (www.eepf.gr).