All news coverage from Athens.
From Airbnb crackdowns and Acropolis crowd limits to metro deadlines and the Elgin Marbles, July 2026 arrives loaded with choices that Athens can no longer defer.
A summer of record heat and a growing tourism crisis are forcing Athens to finally reckon with an urban sustainability gap its European peers closed years ago.
From an Acropolis choked with tourists to rents that have doubled in four years, the forces bearing down on Athens this July did not arrive overnight.
From Exarcheia to Piraeus, a series of high-stakes planning choices in the second half of 2026 will determine whether the city's housing crisis deepens or turns a corner.
A decade of austerity cuts, constitutional battles over private universities, and a chronic brain drain have left Greek higher education at a crossroads that summer 2026 is forcing to a head.
New police data reveals a sharp rise in pickpocketing, motorcycle theft and violent incidents across central Athens, with Monastiraki and Exarchia absorbing the worst of it.
With thousands of asylum seekers caught in bureaucratic limbo and EU migration policy shifting fast, Greece faces a narrow window to act.
A decade of deferred decisions, explosive tourism, and a housing market that priced out ordinary residents has left Athens City Hall scrambling for answers it should have found years ago.
From record tourist footfall at the Acropolis to soaring rents in Koukaki, the statistics shaping life in the Greek capital tell a story the headlines alone don't capture.
Property values, Airbnb listings, and resident turnover reveal gentrification patterns across Exarcheia, Gazi, and Kolonaki. Statistical evidence of Athens' shifting communities.
Greece's capital races to modernize transit infrastructure while managing rapid tourism growth. How does Athens compare to other European cities?
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