Dendias postpones Serbia visit due to food poisoning
Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias postponed his scheduled visit to Serbia on Thursday. Source link
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Turkey seeks energy leverage via Syria
ISTANBUL – As Syria’s political landscape shifts toward a new government potentially aligned with Turkey, revived discussions on strategic energy and maritime agreements are making waves. One proposal is the revival of a natural gas pipeline that would transport Qatari gas to Europe through Syria and Turkey, a plan stalled for over 15 years. According …
Ancient cultures meet in Greece
Greece will host the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Ancient Civilizations Forum in December 2025. The announcement was made during the 8th Ministerial Conference held in Yerevan, Armenia, where Greece was unanimously awarded the presidency for the upcoming event. The forum, initiated in Athens in 2017, brings together countries rich in ancient cultural heritage, including …
Brussels sounds alarm over five areas of the Greek economy
The European Commission has placed Greece in the same group of countries as Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, but that is not good news. It is the group of nine eurozone countries in which the Commission’s “Alert Mechanism” identified macroeconomic imbalances. In-depth assessments will follow on whether these imbalances have worsened or are being corrected. …
Servicers’ NPLs grow to over 70 bln euros
In the third quarter of 2024, the nominal value of loans to the domestic private sector serviced by domestic credit servicing firms (CSFs) that have been transferred to non-resident specialized financial institutions increased by 1.012 billion euros, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece on Wednesday. The total value of loans serviced by …
Country’s institutions slip in global rankings
A history professor delivers a lecture at a Greek university amphitheater, in an undated file photo. ‘The belated end of the state monopoly on higher education will likely echo previous scenarios,’ the author argues. [InTime News] As global competition in higher education intensifies, Greek universities are grappling with declining international rankings. According to the Hellenic …
Emphatic home wins in Euroleague for Reds and Greens
Kendrick Nunn scored a career-high 39 points for Panathinaikos [Intime]. Panathinaikos and Olympiakos scored emphatic home wins in the first half of yet another double week in the Euroleague. On Tuesday Panathinaikos and its star Kendrick Nunn had a statement night, trouncing Armani Milano 103-74 at the Olympic Sports Hall. Nunn made seven triples in …
Mitsotakis reiterates support for Serbia and Albania’s EU accession
[InTime News] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s support for Serbia and Albania’s EU accession during his arrival at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels on Wednesday. “Greece has supported, in principle, the accession prospects of all Western Balkan countries,” Mitsotakis stated, before addressing the cases of Serbia and Albania specifically. Regarding Serbia, Mitsotakis mentioned …
Major drug bust at Igoumenitsa port
Port authorities at Igoumenitsa port, in northwest Greece, have seized a large quantity of drugs discovered on a refrigerated truck entering the country from Italy. The truck’s driver, a 57-year-old Greek national, was arrested in connection with the incident. The drugs, with an estimated market value exceeding €3 million, were discovered following a police dog …
Tax dues near €70 bln in 2025
Taxes in excess of 5 billion euros will be paid every month from January 2025 by taxpayers and businesses, with total receipts approaching €70 billion next year, an increase of €2.5 billion compared to the current year. In the first two months of the year, households and businesses will repay their debts incurred for 2023 …