News from Greece

Heating oil tax plans fuel concern
Gas station owners expressed concern yesterday at news that the government is considering hiking the tax on heating oil to make it the same as that on other forms of fuel, a measure that would also lead to households' heating bills doubling. The governmen... ...
Temple of Athena Nike free of scaffolding
Tourists were able to admire the Temple of Athena Nike in all its glory yesterday after experts completed another stage of the Acropolis restoration program. The Ionic monument was the last site to be restored as part of a project that started in 2001 and... ...
Smoking ban hotline besieged
A telephone hotline offering information to the public about a new ban prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places has been besieged by more than 10,000 calls in the first two days of its operation. According to the Hellenic Center for Infectious Diseas... ...
Giorgos Karatzaferis prepares for...
The leader of the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), Giorgos Karatzaferis, prepares for a news conference yesterday, during which he accused New Democracy of handing certain victory to PASOK in the upcoming local elections by rejecting any cooperation with th... ...
Papandreou turns on his critics
Prime Minister George Papandreou hit out at his opponents on the left and right of the political spectrum and insisted that November's local elections will be a litmus test for what direction Greece wants to take in the future. Speaking at the beginning o... ...