Greece’s independent public revenues authority has commenced yet another campaign, aimed at the millions of foreign tourists that visit the country, to remind them that they can pay for all…
The third major wildfire of the ongoing summer season in Greece erupted on Sunday in central Evia, the large island that hugs mainland Greece’s central Aegean coastline, three weeks after…
An electronic out-of-court settlement process for arrears to the public and private sector has received just more than 3,000 applications in its first year of operation in Greece, mainly by…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel referred to the Dublin treaty as “inoperable”, in her latest high-profile statement regarding the migrant crisis in Europe, three years after a massive influx of third…
Fitch is the latest international credit agency to upgrade Greece’s credit ranking, raising it to “BB-” from the previous “B” , while retaining its outlook as “stable”. …
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received some welcome news on Friday with the latest unemployment figures in the country, which show the jobless rate at under 20 percent, for the…
By L. Kalamara
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The casino sector in Greece continues to struggle, according to first half 2018 results, with both the number of visitors, revenues and profits also down for…
Greece-based Minoan Lines, among the biggest ferry boat operators in the eastern Mediterranean, has announced that it will replace all plastic straws provided in the bars, self-service cafeterias and restaurants…
An ECB-issued waiver for Greece will end immediately after August 21, when the current – and last – memorandum adjustment program for the country expires, the euro zone’s central bank…
The Greek foreign ministry took less than a day to sharply react to the latest “tongue-lashing” by Moscow, more-or-less confirming that Athens did in fact prevent the visit of several…
by K. Deligiannis [email protected]
Gastrade expects to conduct its first market test to sell-off capacity at its planned floating FSRU station, off the northeast Greek port city of Alexandroupolis, in…
Fraport Greece’s parent company foresees passenger increases at the 14 regional airports that the former manages around the east Mediterranean country, with the increased numbers expected in the high single-digit…
Tourism arrivals to Greece from Russia continue to move at satisfactory rates, according to major travel agents active in the specific market, while the state-run national tourism organization (GNTO) in…
Another “hiccup” in recently soured Greek-Russian relations came on Thursday, when a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the Kremlin will request explanations from the Greek embassy in Moscow over allegations…
Numerous tax violations were registered by inspectors during a “safari” over the past week on the jet-setting island of Mykonos, Greece’s priciest holiday destination along with Santorini.
In one high-profile…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday again brushed off a persistent demand by the opposition for early elections, as his leftist-rightist coalition government continues to face a furious backlash…
The first months that will follow Greece’s exit from the current – and third – bailout will be particularly critical, Parliament Budget Office stated on Wednesday, in a relevant report,…
Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) on Wednesday informed stakeholders that the Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP AG), a day earlier, launched a public consultation process on its draft TAP Network…
A total of 25 witnesses have provided testimony so far in a preliminary investigation by an appellate level prosecutor into last month’s deadly wildfire at the Mati settlement in coastal…
US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt this week toured the eastern Aegean island of Hios (Chios), where he was briefed by local NGO representatives on their work to aid Mideast…
A former PASOK minister and current MP this week charged that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras himself ordered the tabling of a draft amendment in Parliament, back in November 2015, to…
By T. Tsiros [email protected]
A noteworthy decrease in declared incomes for self-employed professionals and entrepreneurs in Greece, in 2017, is one of the most prominent findings – according to reports…
Renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis left an Athens area hospital on Tuesday, after his hospitalization on Friday for a heart condition.
The 93-year-old modern Greek cultural icon spent 24 hours…
By T. Tsiros [email protected]
Greece’s foundering Tsipras government is reportedly eyeing no less than three “packages of measures” to again shift public attention to the recovering economy and away from…
A 53-year-old Chinese national wanted on an international arrest warrant on various embezzlement charges was arrested by authorities in Athens on Friday, and announced on Monday.
The man is charged…
Moscow on Monday said it was ordering the expulsion of two Greek diplomats from Russia, a retaliation against Athens for the expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Greece last month.…
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on Monday released the fifth – and last – bailout tranche to Greece, as part of the soon-to-be concluded third support program, with the money…
Judicial authorities on Monday announced that another convicted and incarcerated “17 November” terrorist was moved to different prison, with Christodoulos Xiros transferred to a correctional facility near the south-central coastal…
A coordination committee comprised of the presidents of Greece’s bar associations on Monday called for an in-depth judicial investigation into last month’s deadly wildfire, adding no unanswered questions should remain.…
By G. Palaitsakis [email protected]
Some 557,000 taxpayers in Greece face obligatory seizures of income – wages, pensions, lease proceeds etc – as well as deposits for arrears to the state,…
