Greece

Demand for summer travel to Greece is shifting from the traditional peak months of July and August to earlier and later months such as May, June and September due to climate change and very high temperatures in the Mediterranean.

Today begins one of the two atmospheric disturbances that will affect our country, with the other expected Saturday. The main feature of the weather today will be showers and occasional thunderstorms possibly locally heavy on the islands of the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese.

Two atmospheric disturbances will affect our country in the coming days, causing rain, storms, very strong southerly winds, and snow in the mountains, according to the Director of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), Thodoris Kolyda.

A record number of American students are choosing Greece as a study abroad destination, according to the Open Doors 2024 survey findings, published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

In the 2022-2023 academic year, the number of US students studying in Greece surged by nearly 34% compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 6,000 students.

Greece plans to repay at least €5 billion ($5.3 billion) in bailout loans by 2025, well ahead of their scheduled maturities between 2033 and 2042, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.

"We've been ruthlessly focused on fiscal discipline," Mitsotakis told a Bloomberg event in Athens on Monday. "It's an indication of the confidence we have in our public finances."

In a historic building in downtown Cairo, among the Greek-style buildings built by the Greeks long ago, with their blue and white painted windows, lies the Greek Club of Cairo, which serves as a social and entertainment club and restaurant. In an outdoor hall, a sign reads "Hellas" and an entrance with the flags of Egypt and Greece in the middle.

The gates of Athens' Polytechnic University closed Sunday, as the city marked the 51st anniversary of the 1973 pro-democracy student uprising, culminating in the traditional march to the US Embassy.

Winter preview….the week begins with meteorologists forecasting rain, a drop in temperature, and some snow, while in the coming days, intense rain is expected in Athens and Thessaloniki.

Lina Mendoni, the Greek Minister of Culture, highlighted the pivotal influence of the ancient civilizations of Greece and China on human evolution, the importance of cultural exchanges, and the constructive cooperation between the two countries in the fight for the repatriation of illegally exported cult

The third Toronto Economic Forum, held in the heart of Toronto on November 7, marked a significant step forward in the economic and political collaboration between Greece and Canada.