Greece News 2025

NEWS ARCHIVE - March 2025

Timeless Villages, Scenic Hikes, Local Flavors - Moon's Greek Islands & Athens Travel Guide – Amazon 560 Pages

March 21, 2025 Friday

New York’s Met Museum returning bronze griffin head to Greece

Story at Associated Press [English]

12-Island Visa program for Turkish nationals extended

Story at US News [English]

What happened at Heathrow?

Story at UK The Times [English]

Market decline in Europe shows up in ATHEX close

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Protests continue in Turkey over arrest of Imamoglu

Story at Protothema [Greek]

USA plan for new fighter Jet the F47

Story at Skai [Greek]

Avoiding the "presumption" tax pitfalls

Story at Capital [Greek]

Click image to enlarge and expand the photo of view of Athens Greece

Major prosecution being mounted against the Town Planning Department of Rhodes for corruption

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: €150 billion plan for defense spending in Europe

Story at Athina984 [Greek] - but it won't apparently include the UK defense industry Parapolitika [Greek]

Heathrow airport shuts down, 1300 flights effected

Story at UK The Times [English]

European Council calls for "acceleration in strengthening Europe's defence preparedness"

Story at Capital [Greek]

The link between Greece's scandals and disasters leading up to Tempe

Story at Reuters [English]

Huge jump in VPN use in Turkey in wake of Turkish ISP service being blocked to social media

Story at Tom's Guide [English]

Arrests in Turkey for online support of Ekrem Imamoglu

Story at BBC MSN [English]

Lambis Tsirigotis has died

Story at Protothema [English]

Athens’ La Divina Hotel listed as one of "World’s Greatest Places"

Story at Greek City Times [English]

Mass protests in Turkey over the arrest of Erdogan political opponent Ekrem Imamoglu

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Nikos Tachiaos responding to questions about a Metro Line 4 hole "incredible... nonsense..."

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

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Guide Book for the Peloponnese: with Athens, Delphi and Kythira – Paperback – Amazon – Bradt Travel Guides, 288 Pages, November 18, 2025