Greece is mourning influential philosopher, professor and author Christos Yannaras, who died on Saturday at the age of 89.

The Ministry of Finance is looking at this year’s income tax submissions to see what can be done to further automate the process. The goal is to increase the number of auto-filled income declarations to 3 million with as few amendments and corrections as possible.

The atmosphere in main opposition SYRIZA remains explosive, with its leader Stefanos Kasselakis attempting to gauge the mood within the party by convening the parliamentary group on Tuesday.

Traffic through the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) set a daily record on August 10, with 4,944 flights handled by the FIR’s air traffic controllers.

At 1,900 euros a month, the rent was not cheap. But Alicia Bocuñano still felt fortunate to find an apartment on Ibiza at that price.

The Central Bank of Cyprus reported a slight deceleration in the Housing Price Index (HPI) for houses and apartments in the first quarter of 2024.

The number of people looking for a roommate, or more, to share an apartment with, is increasing, as rents remain high.

Greek scale-ups, as growing startups are called, are looking for more funding, after a comparatively dry last couple of years.

Once again, the Athens Stock Exchange posted mild gains on low turnover, with buyers driving the market through most of Monday’s session.

A joint US-Turkey naval exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, which was never announced by Ankara, and the statements of outgoing US Ambassador Jeff Flake published by Politico, who stressed that Turkey in times of turmoil is even more important, are seen as signs of cooperation and re-engagement between the two countries.

The 44-year-old port authority official who fired shots last Friday at a speedboat smuggling migrants near the southeastern Aegean island of Symi, which led to the death of a 39-year-old Kuwaiti national, has testified that it was in response to their repeated attempts to ram the Greek patrol boat.

Greece ranks 16th among European Union member states in terms of household net disposable income, the Economy and Finance Ministry has said.

An archaeologist was attacked and punched by a contractor on the island of Kos last month, organizations representing archaeologists and culture ministry employees have charged.

A brawl between taxi drivers broke out on Monday afternoon at the Kifisos intercity bus terminal in western Athens, resulting in one person being injured and gunshots being fired.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” has been chosen as film of the year 2024 by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), in a first by a Greek director.

The Israeli company New Med, part of the consortium holding exploitation rights for the offshore Aphrodite gas field, reportedly informed the Tel Aviv stock exchange that Cyprus’ Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou, sent a letter on Sunday to the consortium, notifying them of violations of the terms of the 2019 contract.

Police in Turkey have arrested four people in relation to the desecration of Greek community cemetery in Istanbul last week.

Cruise company Celestyal has announced the cancellation of its repositioning cruises from Athens to Doha and the return voyage from Doha to Athens, which were originally scheduled to depart on October 26, 2024, and March 8, 2025, respectively. The decision comes in response to heightened security concerns following Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

Authorities in the Thessaly region are to hold an emergency meeting in Volos to discuss the large amounts of dead fish that have accumulated in the city’s port.

An amusement park ride on which a teen lost his life last week was reportedly sold for scrap in 2020 but its new owner decided to keep it in operation after making improvised repairs, its previous owner has reportedly claimed.