Greece Issues NAVTEX to Resume Undersea Electricity Cable Surveys With Cyprus

Greece issued a maritime navigation warning, known as NAVTEX, on Friday, November 6, clearing the way for the resumption of seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), the long-delayed electricity cable project linking Crete and Cyprus. The French-flagged survey vessel Abeille Marengo is

Greek-Australian Family Gives $2.5 Million for Hellenic Studies at the University of Melbourne

The Nikolaos Andrianakos Foundation’s gift expands support for teaching, research and public engagement in Greek and global diaspora studies at the University of Melbourne.

Greeks Are Cutting Food and Health Spending to Pay Energy Bills, EU Bank Survey Finds

Higher energy bills are pushing Greeks to cut spending on food or health care, according to a European Investment Bank survey released Thursday. More than half of respondents reported making those sacrifices, showing how energy costs are affecting basic household needs. The survey found 52% had redu

Students and Teachers Rally Across Greece Demanding Better Public Education

Students, university undergraduates and teachers gathered in central Athens on Thursday, November 5, for a nationwide education protest demanding increased government funding, improved school facilities and stronger protections for free public education. Demonstrators assembled outside the Universit

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Greek Mothers Pay a Career Price as Care Burden Widens Gender Gap

A new study on gender equality in Greece finds that women’s gains in education and employment still collide with a stubborn penalty attached to motherhood and unpaid care. The diaNEOsis study, by Antigoni Lyberaki, Katerina Glyniadaki and Thomas Georgiadis, brings together Greek and European data sp

Greece Advances Plans for New Prison in the Peloponnese

Greece has signed a program agreement to prepare and tender a new prison complex in Megalopoli, moving a 40 million-euro project for up to 600 inmates from announcement toward procurement. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the signing in the Arcadian town on Thursday. The agreement assigns

Greece Plans New Zones for More Construction

Greece is preparing changes to its urban planning framework that could allow nearly 1.9 million square meters of additional construction in selected areas, including northern Athens and several regional cities, under a proposed system for transferring unused building rights between properties. The M

Greek-Australian Family Gives $2.5 Million for Hellenic Studies at the University of Melbourne

The Nikolaos Andrianakos Foundation’s gift expands support for teaching, research and public engagement in Greek and global diaspora studies at the University of Melbourne.

Greece Expects 5 Million UK Visitors as Airlines Add 2027 Capacity

Greece expects to welcome about 5 million visitors from the United Kingdom in 2026 as major airlines and tour operators plan to add more capacity next year, according to the Tourism Ministry. The projection, announced after Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni met travel companies at the World Travel

Greece Approves 10% Tax on Cryptocurrency Gains

Greece’s Parliament approved a new tax framework for cryptocurrency on Thursday, setting a 10 percent rate on individual capital gains and exempting annual gains of up to 500 euros. The vote turns months of proposals into Greece’s first comprehensive set of rules for taxing income from crypto assets

Greece Is Now Turkey’s Third-Largest Neighboring Export Market

Greece was Turkey’s third-largest neighboring export market in the first 10 months of 2026, receiving $2.8 billion in Turkish goods, according to trade figures released this week. Iraq led the seven-country group with about $7.5 billion in purchases, followed by Bulgaria at $4.4 billion. Georgia ran

Greeks Are Cutting Food and Health Spending to Pay Energy Bills, EU Bank Survey Finds

Higher energy bills are pushing Greeks to cut spending on food or health care, according to a European Investment Bank survey released Thursday. More than half of respondents reported making those sacrifices, showing how energy costs are affecting basic household needs. The survey found 52% had redu

Alexander the Great Biography Becomes First Ancient History Book to Win Major Literary Prize

A biography of Alexander the Great has made history with a major literary prize win, becoming the first book covering ancient history to receive the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. British historian Edmund Richardson won the £50,000 ($67,200) award for “Alexander: God, King, Man” at a ceremon

Bomb Threats Disrupt 25 Flights Across Europe, Including Greece

Bomb threats disrupted at least 25 passenger flights across Europe on Thursday, including services connected to Greece, prompting emergency diversions, military escorts and extensive security checks. Several aircraft were redirected to alternate airports, while others underwent inspections after lan

Herod: The King Who Preserved His Dead Wife in Honey

Herod the Great, who was the King of Judea during the Roman Empire, is said to have preserved the body of his deceased wife in honey for seven years, despite having ordered her execution. That was at the end of a full life teetering between greatness and disgrace, honor and shame. It was definitely

Greek Yogurt Becomes Greece’s Top Export to the UK

Greek yogurt has become Greece’s leading export to the United Kingdom, with its export value rising 67.1% in the first eight months of 2026. Shipments reached £152.57 million, equivalent to approximately $206 million (€182.8 million), according to British customs data. The figures cover January thro

Athens Marathon Draws Record 85,000 as Elite Runners Return

The Athens Authentic Marathon will return on November 7 and 8 with a record 85,000 runners across six races and a renewed elite field that organizers hope can challenge the course records. The 43rd edition culminates on Sunday morning with the 42.195-kilometer race from Marathon to the Panathenaic S

Greece Tells UN Turkey-Libya Maritime Deal Is Invalid

Greece has formally reaffirmed its rejection of the controversial Turkey-Libya maritime agreement in a letter circulated as an official United Nations document, declaring that the recent ratification by Libya’s eastern-based parliament cannot grant legal validity to an agreement Athens considers inc

Greek American Charlie Crist Takes to the Streets to Thank Voters After Mayoral Win

Greek-American former Florida Governor and US Congressman Charlie Crist has been elected mayor of St. Petersburg, defeating incumbent Ken Welch by a decisive margin in Tuesday’s November 3 election and marking a political comeback for one of Florida’s most prominent political figures. According to u

How Greece Liberated Mount Athos From the Ottomans in 1912

Sunday marks the 113th anniversary of a swift and decisive military operation that permanently brought the monastic community of Mount Athos under Greek sovereignty during the First Balkan War. On November 2, 1912, a small Greek naval detachment landed on the Holy Mountain, preempting a potential Bu

Ancient Greek Courtesan Aspasia as a Feminist Heroine

Aspasia was born in Greece in the fifth century BC. She and Pericles, the great general and politician, fell deeply in love. By Yvonne Korshak What else is known about her? Not a lot. And yet she was famous in her own time, the memory of her survived the long years of history, and in […]

UK Rejects Amending Law to Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece

The UK government has officially rejected changing the law to allow the permanent return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.Culture Minister Baroness Twycross confirmed the decision following renewed repatriation demands from several members of the House of Lords. The British Museum Act 1963 strictl

Greece Records 862 Migrant Arrivals in a Single Day

An updated tally put Monday’s migrant arrivals in Greece at 862, mostly around Crete. Roughly 2,000 people are staying in temporary accommodation across the island as further boats arrive.

All the Greek Americans Elected to Congress in the 2026 US Midterms

Chris Pappas wins a Senate seat as five Greek-American House members secure reelection. The developing roundup also covers verified losses and reserves a section for Dina Titus.

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