Greece News 2025

NEWS ARCHIVE - December 2025

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Rick Steves Mediterranean Guide to Cruise Ports – Amazon

December 13, 2025 Saturday

The change in inheritance law effecting "blended families"

Story at To Vima [Greek]

Genetic screening controversy from a donor affecting 200 children in 14 countries – 18 in Greece

Story at Protothema [English]

The arrests in Crete in the OPEKEPE scandal: false agricultural declarations to receive funds

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Farmers refuse meeting with Mitsotakis until conditions met

Story at Protothema [Greek]

The Ladakhi, Gaddi, Malani Greeks of India, and the Greeks of the Himalayas

Story at Greek Reporter [English]

David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard and a graduate student in his lab, Éadaoin Harney, began exploring the ancestry of the Roopkund B group of skeletons from the Roopkund lake in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India, comparing the genomes with hundreds of present-day populations across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The closest match was with people from the Greek island of Crete..."

Monastiraki at night see photo enlarged or see the expanded and enlarged photo

Supermarket spending in 2025 higher than 2024

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Rare photo of Zoe Laskari from 1967 wedding

Story at Real [Greek]

New Czech Prime Minister Babis says no to direct capital contributions in the EU support plan for Ukraine

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Remembering the Kalavryta massacre of 1943

Story at Greek City Times [English]

While women and children were locked in the school and men were marching towards the hill by the town, Nazi soldiers were burning houses, churches and public buildings, looting and loading the spoils on trucks. The men who could see their own houses being burned down were ordered to dig their own graves. A few minutes later the signal for the mass execution was finally given and the machine guns began firing...."

PASOK and ND argue over Myron Chiletzakis and his role in the OPEKEPE scandal

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

How the illegal subsidies scam worked in the OPEKEPE scandal

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

"Unstable weather phenomena" on Crete leading to Christmas

Story at Neakriti [Greek]

Wine-based recipes – sesame cookies, Corfiot pastitsada, octopus, cake, Beef bites for aromatic flavors

Cooking at Protothema Cantina [Greek]

A meeting of the national coordinating body of farmers on Saturday

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

The "Generation Z" victories in Europe

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

USA to join German Chancellor Merz's talks in Berlin with Zelensky

Story at Skai [Greek]

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NEWS ARCHIVE - December 2025

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

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

Santorini

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

Weapons, Warriors and Battles of Ancient Greece and Rome - 400 Pages – AMAZON

A comprehensive, accessible study of Greek, Macedonian, and Roman weapons, armour, and military systems. Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

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GREECE TRAVEL GUIDE FOR SENIORS 2026-2027 – AMAZON 128 Pages

Acropolis and Parthenon evening colors - click image to enlarge

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

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Fodor's Essential Greece: with the Best of the Islands (Full-color Travel Guide) – Amazon

• Illustrated experiences guide to the top things to see and do
• Multiple itineraries to help organize your days
• 40+ detailed maps for easy navigation
• Color photos throughout
• Local recommendations for sights, dining, hotels, nightlife, shopping, and activities
• “Best of” features covering beaches, food and drink, and more
• Trip-planning tips on when to go, getting around, avoiding crowds, and saving money
• Historical and cultural insights into Greek people, art, architecture, and cuisine
• Special features on the Acropolis, Greek gods and heroes, Greek history, Meteora, and more
• Local writers highlighting lesser-known places
• Greek-language primer with useful words and phrases
• Up-to-date coverage of Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, the Aegean, Sporades and Saronic islands, Delphi, Central Macedonia, Meteora, and the Peloponnese
• 800 Pages