Greece News 2026

NEWS ARCHIVE - October 2026

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Thursday, October 22, 2026

Dozens of arrests for tax evasion at "Pizza Fan" restaurant chain, including owner

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Change: how much will it cost in November for small parcels from foreign countries?

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Greece and Egypt talks on maritime borders

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

Giorgos Kotsiras, Deputy Minister of Transport, taken to hospital

Story at Skai [Greek]

Margaret Papandreou has died at 102

Story at NY Times [English]

How many of Greece's 831 military camps will be closed?

Story at Defense Post [English]

Village of Metsovo, Greece - click to expand and enlarge the image

Referee bribery scandal investigation in Greek basketball

Story at In.gr [Greek]

Temps to 26º Celsius / 78.8º Fahrenheit

Weather at Imerisia [Greek]

The arrival of "robot bodyguards"

Story at Newsbomb [Greek]

"Law of the Sea cannot be rewritten unilaterally"

Story at National Herald [English]

After Nearly Three Decades of Litigation, Greek Brewery Macedonia Thrace Wins €111 Million Judgment in Heineken Case

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

The list of auctions from the tax office

Story at Skai [Greek]

The first steps on the undersea cable

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Fitch Ratings watching Greece's public debt reduction

Story at Capital [Greek]

Investigating explosion in Kolonos

Story at Athens News Agency [Greek] [Map of Kolonos]

After a decade, Greek National Tourism Organization back in Australia after

Story at Tovima [English]

US sanctions hit Greece law firm Karnakis & Karnakis

Story at US News and World Report [English]

The continuing collapse of SYRIZA

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Controversy around Grava school safety

Story at Parapolitika [Greek] [Map of Grava School]

Who is to blame for Grava?

Story at Protagon [Greek]

Nafplio, Argolis, Greece

When to go to Greece? What's the best season?

Story at Harpers Bazaar [English]

Why does Tsipras smile?

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

Putin seeks a "new Yalta" to exploit international liquidity and American contradictions

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Why Tasos Kostis isn't on TV "I refuse to audition"

Story at Lifo [Greek]

Macron on international response to Paris riots "we see who loves France and who doesn't"

Story at Tanea [Greek]

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"Young set about recruiting the most unlikely of spies—academics, classicists, epigraphers, and other specialists and scholars—who would come to be known as “the Greek Desk.” These men and women, along with their Greek allies, went undercover and tried desperately to protect some of the world’s most significant treasures. The archaeologists hid priceless artifacts in ancient caves, bank vaults, and even underneath the city of Athens itself." AMAZON

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