Greece Issued Over 609,000 Visas to Third-Country Nationals in 2024

Greece received 710,024 visa applications in 2024, ranking as the fifth country for the highest number of applications handled. According to statistics published by SchengenVisaInfo, Greece received around six per cent of all applications that were …

U.S. man arrested in Greece after woman, baby found dead in Rome

June 13, 2025 / 11:45 AM EDT / CBS/AP Greek authorities detained an American man Friday on the Greek island of Skiathos suspected of killing an infant found over the weekend in a Rome park and of having a role in the death of the infant's …

Racine’s Tre Williams becomes world champion with team USA in Greece

When Racine native Tre Williams got a call from Coach Tom Hawkins, he didn’t know his life was about to change. The message was short but powerful: “You’ve been selected to represent Team USA at the CSIT World Games in Greece.” It wasn’t long before the …

Bulgaria won’t ‘do a Greece’ when it joins eurozone, central bank chief promises

New pressures Bulgaria's central bank, too, will face a significant adjustment. Under the currency board regime, inflation has been kept largely in check not through interest rate policy — which Sofia has ceded — but through fiscal discipline and tax …

Westbury gets a taste of Greece as new grill serves up spanakopita, gyros, hummus

Taste Greek Grill’s Taste Gyro. Photo courtsey of Nick Ntzelves Looking for authentic Greek food? For those living near Westbury’s Taste Greek Grill, a plane ticket is no longer needed. Greek Astoria native Nick Ntzelves is bringing the flavors he grew up …

American man detained in Greece over suspected double killing of infant and woman in Rome

Ancient monasteries in Greece suffer earthquake damage

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Centuries-old monasteries have been broken by an ongoing collection of earthquakes in a secluded monastic neighborhood in northern Greece, authorities mentioned Friday. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Mount Athos peninsula …

Greece Warns Ships to Avoid Waters Near Iran After Israel Attack

Iran has in the past threatened to close the critical Strait of Hormuz. File Photo. Credit: Jon Olav Eikenes, CC2/Wikipedia Greece has advised its merchant shipping fleet to avoid sailing through the Gulf of Aden and to log all voyages through the …

Tragedy as British man dies at Greece's holiday hotspot

A 68-year-old UK national has died in Rhodes. The British man lost consciousness after going for a swim at Lindos Beach on the Greek island. Officers from the Central Port Authority of Rhodes rushed to the spot and took the man to the nearby Archangelos …

First hydrogen refuelling station opens in Greece

Greece’s first commercial hydrogen refuelling station has been opened in Agioi Theodoroi by the Greek Motor Oil Group, under the AVIN brand. The three-million-euro investment is the first in Europe to be co-funded (50 per cent) by the EU’s Connecting …