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[Shutterstock] As the summer season nears, Greece is moving to restore confidence among camper van travelers after a year of confusion over parking rules that sharply reduced visitor numbers. A 2025 tourism law aimed at curbing illegal use of beaches and public spaces created what many saw as a de facto ban on camper van …
File photo. Athens is seeking to sustain momentum for the European Union accession process of Western Balkan states through the Delphi Declaration, signed by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on the sidelines of the 11th Economic Forum held at the historic site with regional representatives. Signatories included Serbia’s European Integration Minister Nemanja Starovic, Albania’s Foreign Minister …
Extraordinary support for families with children, an increase in the annual support for low-income pensioners, an expansion of income limits so that one monthly rent each year is returned to more people, the lifting of the seizure of debtors’ bank accounts and a new debt settlement in 72 installments are included in the €500 million …
A Greek-linked container ship that came under attack Wednesday from an Iranian speedboat in the Strait of Hormuz is on the move, heading for the Persian Gulf. The Epaminondas is on a northwest course at a speed of 14.8 knots, in an Iranian corridor set by the Revolutionary Guards. This could either indicate a process …
Enterprise Greece and Invest Cyprus signed the renewal of their memorandum of cooperation on Tuesday. According to a press release, the signing “confirms the exceptional level of bilateral economic relations between Greece and Cyprus,” as well as the shared commitment to further deepening cooperation in the areas of investment, entrepreneurship, and outward-looking economic policy. The …
The prolonged uncertainty in the Middle East affected the Greek stock market once again, which shrugged at news of the increased primary budget surplus in 2025 and the new support measures. The attacks two Greek-owned ships suffered at the Strait of Hormuz did not help. Apparently, Athinon Avenue will not revert to normal mode before …
Greece is among the top 10 countries worldwide in terms of the share of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in electricity generation, with percentages that are twice the European average and nearly three times the global average, according to the annual Global Electricity Review by the think tank Ember. The report analyzes electricity generation data from …
European Union heads of state and government are converging to Cyprus for the Thursday and Friday EU summit, amid an unprecedented mix of challenges for the bloc as the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine rage and the economic outlook appears bleak. This informal summit, the first in this six-month presidency of the European …
Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou met with Special Envoy for Energy Integration at the US Department of Energy Joshua Volz in Athens on Tuesday and discussed strengthening and upgrading Greece’s and Southeastern Europe’s energy security. In a social media post, Papastavrou said the meeting followed the coordinated efforts undertaken over the past months – …
No institution is above criticism in a democracy; even the justice system is subject to judgment for its decisions and how it handles cases. The same applies to European institutions, like the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. The criticism, however, needs to be measured and substantiated. It can’t resemble the kind of partisan grandstanding that we’re …