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A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9  on the Richter scale was recorded at 02.43 (00.43 GMT) in a sea region 238 kilometers south, southwest of the harbor town of Pylos, itself…

The Greek government is preparing to lower VAT rates for cafes and eateries, Reuters reported on Tuesday, part of an overall effort to jump-start and salvage the current coronavirus-blighted summer…

The wine exports sector was mixed in 2019, showing reduced volume and value for exports to the EU, 16.09 and 9.38 percent, respectively, but higher sales to third countries, up…

Turnover for the Cosco-managed Piraeus Port Authority reached 149.2 million euros in 2019, up from 132.9 million from the previous year, an increase of 12.3 percent, while the net result…

Only four new coronavirus infections were reported in Greece on Monday, with no related fatalities recorded. As such the number of confirmed instances of the Covid-19 virus reached 2,840. Additionally,…

The second phase of emergency financial support extended by the Greek government to wage-earners and businesses, amid the ongoing corona virus pandemic, will come next month, with reports in Athens…

The death in Greece from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic reached 163 as of Sunday, one higher than the day earlier. Moreover, 15 more SARS-CoV-2 infections were reported, bringing the total…

Government sources over the weekend denied any prospect of a cabinet reshuffle, simply noting that such a development in incompatible amid a crisis – a reference to the ongoing coronavirus…

Archeological sites across Greece, including the emblematic Acropolis in central Athens, as well as the main attractions across in the provinces, such as ancient Olympia, Mycenae and Delphi, will reopen…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his government’s planning envisions a tourism season for the eastern Mediterranean country beginning on July 1, as coronavirus restrictions – both in Greece and…

Finishing construction and finally opening the  port city of Piraeus’ lone high-rise tower, a worksite essentially  abandoned since the mid 1970s, has received a “green light” by the Court of Audit, an…

Ten new confirmed instances of the coronavirus were reported in Greece on Thursday, bringing the total to 2,770, a figure thankfully on the very low end of infections among European…

A concession contract was signed this week between the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Greece’s privatization agency, and Aktor Concessions S.A.  for the 40-year lease to the Alimos marina in…

Greek fruit and vegetable exports skyrocketed in the first month quarter of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, according to the country’s statistics authority, ELSTAT, which were processed…

Another three fatalities related to SARS-CoV-2 were reported in Greece on Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the east Mediterranean country to 155, still very low by comparison to larger…

Greek and Israeli officials have reportedly commenced deliberations to finalize details for a protocol of cooperation allowing Israeli holiday-makers to easily vacation in Greece this coming summer season, even as…

A major operation by public health and civil defense authorities was underway at a gypsy camp just outside the central Greek city of Larissa, after several instances of the coronavirus…

Two of Greece’s economic mainstays, the tourism and the food-and-beverage sectors, are at the forefront of the government’s soon-to-be-announced stimulus measures, mainly direct and indirect tax reductions.  The primary “tool”,…

Total confirmed coronavirus infections in Greece reached 2,744 as of Tuesday, with a sole fatality added over the previous day, bringing the death toll to 152. Eighteen new instances of…

The Greek government on Tuesday announced that it will recommend a renewal of current Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras tenure as head of the country’s central bank. A…

Total confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece reached 2,726 as of Monday, while the day was characterized by no new related deaths from a day earlier, and with the death…

The Greek state will withdraw its high court appeal of an appellate court’s compensation to relatives of three victims who died when an Athens bank branch was firebombed during a…

Greece remains one of the most expensive countries in the EU for mobile phone data,  according to figures unveiled this week in a European Commission report on the digital economy…

Reuters on Friday afternoon reported that euro zone ministers have agree over a 240-billion-euros credit line to support the hardest hit member from the Covid-19 pandemic. The news agency quoted…

A plenum of Council of State (CoS) justices, the highest administrative court in Greece, on Friday ruled that church-going by elementary school and kindergarten pupils is constitutional and legal. The…

Confirmed Covid-19 infections in Greece rose by 13 and reached a total of 2,691 on Friday, while the death toll reached 150, one of two fatalities recorded in a 24-hour…

The most high-profile victim of the Covid-19 pandemic in Greece was reported on Friday, with former health minister and medical professor Dimitris Kremastinos succumbing after a hospitalization of nearly six…

Confirmed Covid-19 infections reached 2,678 on Thursday, higher by 15 from the previous day. The  death toll rose by a single fatality, bringing the number to 148.   Of the infected…

An appeal by Hard Rock International against a decision to disqualify it from an international tender for the Helleniko casino concession has reportedly been thrown out by the Council of…

Regional governors around Greece met via teleconference on Wednesday, with one eyebrow-raising proposal being for the creation of so-called “quarantine hotels” in well-known tourism areas. According to the proposal, made…