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Beer Factory | Athens | October 25-28
The Beer Factory Festival 2024, held at a old OSY bus depot (Pireos & Ermou) in Athens, runs for four days and offers over 400 beer labels from top Greek and international breweries.
Tired Greeks lose on the road in the Euroleague
Exhausted from playing four games in under 10 days, Panathinaikos and Olympiakos suffered road defeats on Thursday and Friday.
Government spokesman warns of misinformation dangers
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis addressed the rapid spread of misinformation during a seminar on fake news.
The challenge of the Kifissos
Previous natural disasters have shown the areas where the Greek capital is most vulnerable.
ATHEX: Local stocks consolidate recent gains
The fourth consecutive day of growth on the Greek bourse took the benchmark of Athinon Avenue almost 2% higher than the previous week’s close.
Greek flood deaths surge over past decade
Since 1980, Greece has experienced 70 deadly floods, claiming the lives of 190 people, according to data from the National Observatory of Athens (meteo.gr).
A mutually significant agreement
The Greek-Ukraine security cooperation agreement that Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Thursday is part of a matrix of bilateral agreements aimed at supporting Ukraine while NATO puts off the country’s accession to the alliance.
Experts demand Athens traffic overhaul
Athens’ 45-year-old road space rationing system (daktylios) is now seen as a major contributor to the city’s worsening traffic congestion, with experts calling for a comprehensive review.
Boy, 15, arrested for attempted murder
Police in Patras have arrested a 15-year-old boy on charges of attempted murder.
Athens municipality to combat mess made by contractors in roadworks
The Municipality of Athens announced on Thursday that it will take measures against mess made by contractors in sidewalk and road works.
Rome court rejects orders to detain migrants in Albania
A Rome court has rejected orders to detain a group of migrants in a reception facility in Albania and said they had a right to be brought to Italy, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s plan to divert asylum-seekers abroad.
Russian and Ukrainian business dealings with Cypriot banks dwindled due to sanctions, banks say
Cyprus’ banks have said their exposure to Russian and Ukrainian businesses shrunk by more than 13,000 clients and 35,000 accounts, amounting to €2 billion euros, in the year after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of its neighbor as they adhered to sanctions that the UN, the European Union, the US and Britain have imposed on Russia. According […]
Vinyl Market 2024 | Athens | October 18-20
The Vinyl Market returns to Technopolis (100 Pireos) in Gazi offering music lovers a chance to explore a wide range of records.
Daredevils climb roof of Athens Olympic Stadium
A video of two daredevils climbing to the top of the Olympic Stadium (OAKA) roof in Athens went viral on social media on Friday.
Plans for €475-million ‘ultra-luxury’ tourist resort in Peloponnese announced
A development company has announced plans to construct a €475-million “ultra-luxury” tourist resort in the western Peloponnese.
Weft and Warp | Athens | To January 12
To mark 50 years of the Basil Papantoniou Foundation, the “Weft and Warp” exhibition delves into the rich history of Greek costume, connecting tradition with tomorrow’s innovations.
Two Britons arrested after contraband cigarettes found
Police have arrested two men in the western port of Igoumenitsa after more than 3,000 packs of contraband cigarettes were found hidden in the van they were travelling in.
Police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members
A police officers association says it is planning legal action after names and details of hundreds of officers from a new elite crime-fighting agency were published on the internet.
Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak on poultry farm
Bulgaria reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has said, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease.
Under the hunter’s moon
The “hunter’s moon,” the October full moon, rises above the Acropolis.