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1. Direct flights from Dallas to Athens will start in 2026

   Dallas will join the US cities with a direct connection to Athens next year, American Airlines announced recently.

2. Technology firms on a buying spree

   Greek information technology firms have kept their promise of strategic expansion through acquisitions over the first seven months of 2025.

3. Turkey nears exit from costly FX-protected deposit scheme

   Turkey is on the verge of ending a scheme protecting deposits from currency depreciation that is estimated to have cost $60 billion, another step toward abandoning unorthodox economic policies that triggered a lira crisis several years ago.

4. EPPO awaits new report

   Greek and European authorities are investigating alleged misuse of 2.5 million euros in subsidies from the Greek payment agency OPEKEPE involving Kalliopi Semertzidou, a former New Democracy parliamentary candidate and former coordinator for Community Resources and Women’s Entrepreneurship, as well as her family members.

5. Large wildfire continues to rage in east Attica, more evacuations ordered

   A large fire that erupted Friday afternoon in Keratea continues to rage across eastern and southern Attica, causing significant damage to homes and claiming one life.

6. The gap has not closed

   Data from the EFKA social security agency and everyday experience confirm a gender pay gap in the labor market.

7. Cartoon (08/08/2025)

8. 4-magnitude quake shakes Evia, felt in Athens

   A magnitude 4 earthquake struck Evia on Friday evening, its impact felt in the Athens area.

9. Secretary Marco Rubio emphasizes US-Greece energy cooperation

   Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted the importance of US-Greece energy cooperation and the significance of Greece as a NATO ally during his phone call with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, according to an announcement by a State Department spokesperson.

10. Hotels fuller in June, but not in Athens

    The average occupancy rate of Greek hotels in June was 78.5%, higher than in June 2024 (75.7%), a study by the Research Institute for Tourism on behalf of the Greek Tourism Confederation has found.