In late spring on the Greek island of Samos, the gnarly vines claw their way out of the sun-scorched, stony soil on Mount Ambelos. Their branches, twisted, low-lying, and braced against sea-salt winds, hold up precious clusters of small, gold-green muscat grapes that have made this tiny isle in the North Aegean—just 27 miles long…
Greece’s Exit From Enhanced EU Scrutiny Ends 12 Years of Pain: Prime Minister
ATHENS—Greece’s exit on Saturday from the European Union’s so-called enhanced surveillance framework for its economy ends 12 years of pain and allows the country greater freedom in policy making, its prime minister said. Greece’s economic performance and policies have been closely monitored under the framework since 2018 to ensure it implemented reforms promised under three…
Greece Nature Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 25
Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Greece’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Greece is a country in southeastern Europe…
Greece to Exit EU’s ‘Enhanced Surveillance’ Framework After 12 Years
ATHENS—Greece will exit the European Union’s so-called enhanced surveillance framework on August 20, its finance minister said on Wednesday, a move that will allow the country greater freedom in making economic policy. Greek economic developments and policy have been monitored under the framework since 2018, after Athens exited three international bailouts, totalling more than 260…
A Stunning Villa on Greece’s Andros Island
Breathtaking, magnificent, splendid, and impressive are adjectives used to describe marked aesthetic value. These and many other such words certainly suit the Pnoe estate on the Cycladic island of Andros. This property is nothing short of a dream carved into a legendary landscape. The villa enjoys an idyllic setting overlooking the sea. (Courtesy of Greece…
Hidden Greece: Kifissia, an Athenian Oasis
The heat of another summer day in the Greek capital was just starting to ebb, a few cool breezes blowing through the oven of an afternoon that, even by Athenian standards, was set on maximum bake. Still far too early for dinner, a few couples and scattered clusters of friends had begun to gather at…
Firebreaks Halt Blaze on Greek Island, Homes Saved
ATHENS, Greece—Fire Service and municipal crews dug firebreaks outside evacuated villages on the Greek island of Lesbos early Monday halting a wildfire that had threatened scores of homes, authorities said. The overnight work, using excavators and other heavy machinery, took place before six water-dropping planes returned to the southern coast of the eastern Aegean Sea…
Hidden Greece: Porto Heli and the Peloponnese Peninsula
Those familiar with traveling across continents, hopping oceans, and skipping over time zones know that jet lag is tough. And that first day in a new destination, after a less-than-stellar night trying to sleep upright? The toughest. Which is how I found myself dozing rather heavily as my taxi wound through some of the most…
While Ukraine Burns, Turkey Ponders a War With Greece
Commentary Turkey has been preparing a major military gamble to restore the plummeting prestige of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who—unless he can produce a miracle—could be swept from office within a year. Right now, there is little he seems willing to do about Turkey’s economic crisis. Inflation in Turkey reached a 24-year high of 78…
Cargo Plane With Serbian Defence Material Crashes in Northern Greece
A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, Serbian authorities said on Sunday. Drone images from the scene showed debris from the bulking Antonov An-12 aircraft strewn in fields. Greek authorities said there were eight crew members on board and a…
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