File photo. [AP] Athens distanced itself from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s assessment that an agreement on delimiting an Exclusive Economic Zone could be reached by year’s end, saying it does not share that view, a senior diplomatic source said. Speaking after Rama’s remarks at the Delphi Forum, the source said discussions on a compromise …
Stocks at the Greek bourse offset their midday losses and closed Thursday’s session with moderate gains, mainly driven by the growth seen among mid-caps. The local market appears to toe the line of the major European bourses, which are much more cautious than the markets in the US or the Far East, which post one …
Many important steps have been taken by the state, especially this year, to offer tax relief for working people with children. However, there is still room for improvement, especially when it comes to the nonwage costs and reducing the burden on labor. Any fiscal space that arises each year should be utilized in this direction …
Greece is entering the race to build humanoid factory workers, unveiling its first domestically developed industrial robot, MARK One, ahead of its public debut this week (April 25-27) at the Automation & Robotics Expo 2026 in Athens. Kathimerini was introduced to MARK One, the first industrial humanoid robot designed and built in Greece. Developed by …
A view of Duomo Cathedral and, in the background, the Porta Garibaldi business district, in Milan. [Claudia Greco/Reuters] Greece will no longer be the eurozone’s most indebted country by the end of this year, with its public debt set to fall below Italy’s, according to sources and data from Italy’s new budget plan. Greek debt …
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday described French President Emmanuel Macron’s official visit to Cyprus as historic, saying it highlights the strength and future prospects of strategic ties between the two countries. Speaking at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Christodoulides said the visit marked the first official bilateral trip by a French president to the …
Authorities investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman in Crete are focusing on her former partner, a 40-year-old man, as the main suspect, after he was found dead on Tuesday from a gunshot wound in what is believed to have been suicide. The woman was discovered on Wednesday in the back seat of her car …
[AP] Authorities on Crete responded to three separate incidents involving nearly 180 migrants reaching the southern Aegean island by boat on Thursday morning, the state-run Athens Macedonian News Agency reported. The first incident involved a boat that was spotted by a Frontex EU border patrol vessel south of Kali Limenes in Iraklio, carrying 61 males, …
Five new cases of the deadly livestock disease sheep pox have been recorded in the second fortnight of April, authorities said Thursday, while a total 486,666 animals have been culled since the epidemic started. The Rural Development ministry said 2,152 cases of sheep or goat pox have been recorded since August 2024. The disease is …
[InTime News] Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said Thursday that lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy named in a new case file linked to the OPEKEPE subsidy investigation are expected to remain on party ballots. Responding to questions, Marinakis said the lawmakers’ conduct during Wednesday’s parliamentary debate reflected “dignity, seriousness and respect,” describing it as a …