Lisbon

The start of the school year marked the ringing of the bell… for an investment barrage from domestic and international players alike, who are rushing to position themselves in one space after another.

Portugal has asked for more firefighting planes as at least 15 blazes raged in central and northern regions, including one that burned houses on the outskirts of the town of Albergaria-a-Velha.

Greece said on Friday it would give a three-year tax break to homeowners who convert their short-term rentals to long ones, becoming the latest European country to clamp down on holiday lets to tackle a housing shortage.

Full Schedule of Sports Broadcasts: Where to Catch the Action Across Greece and Europe

A packed day of sports broadcasts awaits, with plenty of action both in Greece and across Europe.

The spotlight is naturally on the three games that open the 3rd round of the Super League (Lamia-Olympiacos, Aris-Asteras Tripolis, Panetolikos-Panserraikos).

The journey of the new Champions League for the 2024-25 season began in Monaco, where the draw took place on Thursday afternoon with the presence of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo and the legend Gianluigi Buffon.

On January 11, 2024, Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had suddenly resigned from his position as technical director of Karlstad 11 months earlier, shocked the global football community by announcing in a radio interview that he had not only been diagnosed with cancer but had only a few months left to live.

The Sad End

Türkiye ranks fourth in Europe's hotel constructions in the pipeline with 117 projects/17,856 rooms, according to Lodging Econometrics' (LE) second quarter Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report.

The prices of luxury homes in Athens saw the fourth largest increase among 30 cities worldwide during the first half of this year, per a survey by Savills, a British real estate consulting company.

Study shows Southern Europe’s high-end property prices are on the rise. In particular, cities such as Lisbon, Madrid and Athens saw strong growth in residential property prices in the first half of the year, as continued tight supply strengthened the market.

Ognyan Ganchev from Shumen has achieved a remarkable feat at the European Transplant Championship held in Lisbon, Portugal. Competing with a transplanted heart, Ganchev secured two gold medals and three silver medals. His gold victories came in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 100-meter backstroke events.