World’s tallest 3D-printed tower points the way forward
The world’s biggest 3D-printed structure has towered over a tiny village in the Swiss Alps. Tor Alva, or…
Brain drain exacting heavy economic toll
Greece’s demographic crisis, one of the most severe in the European Union, worsened during the financial crisis as…
New increase in minimum wage ahead
Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis The next increase in the minimum wage will be announced before Easter, in…
Nearly 1 in 5 Greeks struggle to heat homes, highest rate in EU
[Shutterstock] Nearly one in five Greeks (19%) struggled to keep their homes adequately warm in 2024, Eurostat reported…
Housing crisis keeping Greeks up at night
Explosive increases in rents and housing prices, a shortage of available apartments and subsidy schemes that tend to…
The big bang of the contemporary art scene
Anyone predicting in early 2000 that Athens would evolve into an important point on the international contemporary art…
A sleeping giant awakens: The comeback of Australia’s Greek soccer club
“I am the last of the old members of the club,” John Procopiadis introduces himself, speaking from Australia.…
People increasingly turn to ChatGPT for diagnoses
[Shutterstock] An increasing number of people use artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, to interpret, or reinterpret a medical diagnosis…
Greece joins space nations with launch of five microsatellites
[Shutterstock] Five Greek satellites have launched from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking…
Late HIV diagnoses pose growing European threat
[Shutterstock] Delayed HIV diagnoses remain a “silent threat,” hindering timely access to antiretroviral therapy and raising the risk…
Inheritance laws rewritten for modern era
Greece is preparing to introduce sweeping reforms to its inheritance laws, overhauling legislation that has remained largely unchanged…
Pensioners in for a significant pay boost
From end-November until Christmas, the country’s 2.5 million pensioners will receive relief payments, starting from the annual allowance…