Greece’s highest administrative court reheard a case Wednesday over the conversion of entire buildings in Athens’ historic Plaka district into short-term rental accommodations, with the Tourism Ministry arguing that such uses may undermine longstanding protections intended to preserve housing in the neighborhood.

Greece's supreme administrative court has examined a group of bids to force Athens municipal authorities to shut down short-term rentals in the capital's central Plaka district…

Greece’s highest administrative court reheard a case Wednesday over the conversion of entire buildings in Athens’ historic Plaka district into short-term rental accommodations,…