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Mediterranean tourism shifts beyond peak summer as visitors avoid heat and crowds
A Financial Times report says changing travel habits are extending the Mediterranean tourism season, as more visitors avoid extreme summer temperatures and overcrowding in July and August in favour of…
Mediterranean tourism powers ahead as Europe records resilient travel growth
Southern Mediterranean Europe remains one of the continent’s strongest-performing tourism regions, with international arrivals rising by 4% in the first quarter of…
Greek islands face drought as tourist season hits
Seven Greek islands in the Aegean Sea have declared drought emergencies this year to preserve water as climate change makes summers hotter…
Greece approves quicker migrant returns, aims to set up return hubs
Greece's parliament approved legislation late on Tuesday to fast-track deportation of rejected asylum seekers and allow their transfer to "return hubs" outside…
Former Greek PM Tsipras makes comeback with new political party
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who ran Greece at the height of its debt crisis in 2015, has launched…
Stable weather drives higher number of migrants reaching Crete
More than 600 migrants have arrived on Crete and Gavdos in recent days, as boats carrying them were either found adrift by…
Record Tourism Prompts Greece to Impose Strict Rules on Remote Beaches
Greece has introduced strict new rules to protect some of its most fragile coastlines as the country struggles with the environmental pressures…
Greece to ban social media for under-15s from 2027
Greece will ban access to social media for children under the age of 15 from January 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait
Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait of Hormuz but wants a…
Two dead as rainstorm pound Greece
Two people died on Wednesday in Greece after torrential rain flooded homes and businesses in Athens and other parts of the country,…