Greece’s relevant public order minister on Thursday charged that an determined number of physicians in the country, all with private practices, have provided “thousands” of diagnoses towards third country nationals…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used an Economist roundtable forum on Wednesday evening to announce a suspension in the imposition of VAT rates on building licenses, with a retroactive effect…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
A binding offer for the 99-year of a high-rise building in Piraeus’ business district was opened this week, with a consortium consisting of Prodea Investments, Dimand…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
The specter of restrictions and increased custom duties on imported marine equipment and spare parts as well as in the provision of maritime services to vessels…
The purchase of a so-called “Golden Visa” by third country nationals will soon be achieved via a POS terminal, as envisioned in a amendment included in a draft bill aimed…
Jet-setting Mykonos, the best-known of Greece’s Cyclades islands, appears at number 19 on AirBnB’s list of up-and-coming destinations, with trending (users’ interest) in the popular summer destination increased by a…
By S. Emmanuil
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Premier Capital Hellas, McDonald’s licensee for Greece, appears ready to continue its expansion in the country, on the back of significant capital reserves and liquidity that…
A union representing employees in local government entities, mainly municipalities, continued an industrial action on Wednesday, in opposition to draft legislation that mandates a majority of votes, by active union…
A child and a man are missing in a sea region off the eastern Aegean island of Kos after a Greek coast guard patrol boat collided with boat carrying 34…
Between 20 to 30 hooligans wearing motorcycle helmets and totting clubs and crowbars invaded the pitch of a UEFA Youth League match on Tuesday afternoon between Olympiacos Piraeus and Bayern…
The relevant interior minister on Tuesday evening announced an agreement, in principle, between political parties in Greece’s 300-deputy Parliament to allow Greek citizens on current election rolls the right to…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday announced a 150-million-euro “green bond” issuance to Greece-based Terna Energy as well as 18 million euros for further investments in…
Greece’s primary budget surplus for 2018 was finalized at 4.3 percent of GDP, according to figures released on Monday by the country statistics authority, EL.STAT, easily exceeding the 3.5-percent target…
The world’s newest cruise ship, the “Sky Princess”, arrived at the port of Piraeus on Monday, with representatives of the Piraeus Port Authority presenting the vessel’s master, Capt. Heikki Laakkonen,…
A total of 1,908 third country nationals illegally landed on Greece’s north Aegean islands over the past week up until the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 21, according to…
The relevant labor and social insurance minister on Monday abruptly, and during a morning current affairs radio program, announced that up to 465,000 beneficiaries in Greece receiving supplementary pensions would…
The latest political furor in Greece erupted “out of the blue” on a balmy Sunday afternoon and was related to the Hollywood blockbuster “Joker”, after police were called to at…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking to reporters immediately after attending his first EU Summit, referred to a unanimous condemnation by European leaders of Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria.
Moreover,…
The government on Thursday submitted a draft bill to Parliament that changes the asylum law in the country, towards faster and stricter conditions. The draft law is now up for…
New Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended his first EU summit on Thursday, stressing during his entry into a Brussels conference center that “after 10 years of crisis, Greece is…
In a break from the ubiquitous “Top …something” lists of best Greek islands and beaches, which crop up periodically in international media, CNN this week breaks with the trend and…
A group of self-styled anti-state activists broke into the courtyard of Turkish consulate in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Thursday morning, opening a banner and then shouting slogans…
A weak earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 10.59 (08.59 GMT), southwest of the Ionian island of Zakynthos, according to the Athens-based Geodynamics Institute. The tremor…
Air China on Wednesday announced that it will continue its three-flights-a-week schedule connecting Athens with Beijing over the coming winter season.
Without going into details, the airline’s officials referred to…
The IMF foresees the Greek state posting a 3.3-percent primary budget surplus this year, dropping to 2.6 percent in 2020, in revising its previous estimates downward.
A previous IMF report…
Greece and China signed an updated economic cooperation framework for the 2020-2022 period this week, with relevant Development and Investments Minister signing the agreement on behalf of Athens while on…
Greece’s public order minister on Wednesday promised a stricter reaction against third country nationals temporarily hosted on a handful of Greek isles after landing from the opposition Turkish coast, part…
A reduction, by 5 percent, in the pre-payment of corporate taxes – for current fiscal year – is foreseen in the draft 2020 budget, which has been delivered to and…
The Mitsotakis government has reportedly overcome fiscal obstacles and aims to allocate 139 million euros in the form of a one-off economic stimulus to eligible businesses in the country, a…
The IMF on Tuesday revealed that it was revising, downward, its forecasts for Greek economic growth in 2019 and 2020, as part of projections included in its World Economic Outlook report. …
