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Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Electricity theft – Strict penalties for offenders

Stricter penalties are provided for electricity theft, with offenders required to pay up to 100% surcharges for the amount of energy they have illegally stolen from the system. The above…

Greek shipping at the UN Security Council

The President of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Melina Travlou, will address the United Nations Security Council on May 20, alongside UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.…

A new era for ‘green’ shipping

Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) technology can reduce emissions by more than 100% and up to 121% when combined with biofuels. However, the question is how this can be…

Athens Stock Market: The 25 billionaires who control 86% of the market

The cumulative capitalization of the 25 billionaires of the Athens Stock Exchange amounts to almost 105 billion euros, which means that they control 86.7% of the Greek market. Despite the…

Housing and rent pressures heat up – The housing crisis deepens

The cost of housing continues to increase as a result of higher demand and limited supply, exacerbating the problem, especially for the category of citizens who rent. According to data…

FARAD S.A.: Greek participation in the maintenance program of the FDI frigates built by Naval Group

A new agreement with the French shipbuilding giant Naval Group Hellas, a subsidiary of Naval Group in Greece, was signed by FARAD S.A., in the context of the international exhibition…

ONEX: The “National Ship” at the center of DEFEA 2025

ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group participated with a dynamic presence and strategic vision in the DEFEA 2025 exhibition. Its chairman and CEO, Panos Xenokostas, participated in the seminar entitled “National…

IPTO-Terna: Investment of 1.9 billion for the new electricity interconnection between Greece and Italy

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by IPTO, the operator of the Greek electricity transmission system, and Terna, the operator of the national electricity transmission system of Italy, in the…

Monday, 12 May 2025

Bud Darr (CLIA): Greece can emerge as a leading power in cruise

Bud Darr, President of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), outlined Greece’s future in the global cruise market in an interview with “N”, recognizing the impressive rise of our country…

Housing crisis: The 25,000 properties in bank portfolios, rental prices, and the touch of… ‘Midas’

In addition to plans for new direct tax cuts, the government is working intensively to increase the supply of properties in order to meet demand and reduce prices, as well…

Bank of Greece: Inflation at 2.9% in 2025; further slowdown in the next two years

Greece’s inflation rate will follow a slowing path over the next two years, according to the Bank of Greece’s (BoG) “Inflation Monitor”. Specifically, according to the BoG, the consumer price…

Porto Carras Winery: 5 million euro investments

Investments of five million euros are on track to be completed this year in the Porto Carras Estate winery, followed by a new investment package of around 3 million euros…

DEFEA 2025: ‘Made in Greece’ and international participations

DEFEA 2025 was larger in terms of participation and content compared to previous events. According to market participants, Greek companies had the opportunity to present through their products their operational…

PPA’s performance in the stock market is on a roll

The course of the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) share in 2025 is considered more than remarkable, as it has recorded a rally of more than +42%. Therefore, the share has…

MSC maintains its investment focus on Greek cruising and ports

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group insists on Greek destinations in the cruise sector, despite the fact that it openly expresses its objections to the imposition of a boarding fee…

Copelouzos – El-Sisi meeting on energy interconnection

Egypt is interested in strengthening cooperation with the Copelouzos Group in the field of electricity production from new and renewable sources, as a step towards its transmission to Europe via…

Piraeus at the center of European dialogue: Important meetings of the PPA at the ESPO conference in Thessaloniki

European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, met with the Deputy CEO of PPA S.A., Panagiotis Tsonis, during the annual ESPO (European Sea Ports Organization) conference, which was…

ACCI: We envision a common business future for Greece and Turkey

Entrepreneurship can act as a bridge to peace and stability, stressed the vice president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ΑCCI), Sofia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou, speaking at the Greece-Turkey Business…

Friday, 09 May 2025

Athens Riviera: Inside the luxury property market – Buyers and Prices

The Athens Riviera has become one of Europe’s most dynamic luxury real estate markets in 2024–2025, attracting high-net-worth individuals from across the globe. According to Corinna Saias, Managing Director of…

HAI: Signing of MOU with Israeli ELTA Systems for unmanned underwater system

The Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) signed an MOU with the Israeli company ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI), for the production of the autonomous unmanned underwater system…

Uni Systems: Emphasis on technology projects in Greece and abroad

The management of UniSystems, a member of the Quest group, expects a double-digit growth rate for 2025, following the positive course of previous years, which reached 16% on average over…

Navios: Contracted revenue of 3.4 billion US dollars

Navios Maritime Partners chairwoman and CEO Angeliki Frangou spoke of a milder situation in maritime transport, despite economic uncertainty. However, she did not rule out extreme scenarios, as the economic…

Space Hellas: Three new projects in the field of cyber defense through the European Defence Fund

Space Hellas is strengthening its presence in the defense sector with three new development projects in the European Defense Fund (EDF), in which its contribution is focused on the field…

Thales is shaping the future of defense in Greece – Pascale Sourisse’s exclusive interview to ‘N’

In a Europe that is now aware of the need for strategic autonomy and strengthening its defense capabilities, a French technological and defense giant is investing steadily and dynamically in…

Coastal Shipping: 4 billion euros for a “green” future

The amount of money required for a basic renewal of the aging coastal shipping fleet is estimated at four billion euros, as highlighted in a panel of the 8th Posidonia…

“Shaping the Future of Shipping” summit to be held in Athens

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Union of Greek Shipowners are co-organizing the Athens Shipping Summit, entitled “Shaping the Future…

ThPA: The works for the 6th pier will be completed in 3.5 years

The works on the 6th pier at the port of Thessaloniki, which will start by the end of June, are expected to be completed in about three and a half…

METLEN launches new international collaborations in the defense sector-Military trucks made in Greece

Α series of business meetings took place on the second day of DEFEA 2025. In this context, METLEN announced that it is swiftly advancing its initiatives in the defense sector,…

Thursday, 08 May 2025

Russian Ambassador to “N”: Russia-Greece relations have been destroyed

“The concept of ‘constructive cooperation’ between our countries is now a thing of the past, since Athens has completely destroyed it,” the Russian Ambassador to Greece, Andrey Maslov, said in…

Piraeus port upgraded-Kikilias: We are moving forward with substantial investments

A working meeting was held between the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vasilis Kikilias and the management of PPA S.A., in the presence of the Managing Director Su…