Shortly before the sun set on Friday afternoon, the archaeological site of the Roman Agora in Athens was filled with 300 guests, who were patiently awaiting the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The two leaders discussed in the shadow of the Acropolis Hill the present and the future …
Greece is now the fifth largest short-term rental destination in Europe, recording a total of 52 million overnight stays in 2025. The figures, based on Eurostat data, highlight the strength of the Greek tourism product and were presented at the 11th Delphi Economic Forum. Matteo Sarzana, Airbnb country manager for Italy and Southern Europe, stressed …
PPC is attempting a comprehensive repositioning on the European energy and technology map, to transform itself into a dominant player in Central and Eastern Europe. The new development narrative presented on April 23 to shareholders and analysts by chairman and CEO Giorgos Stassis, is based on a mammoth investment program of €24 billion by 2030, …
[Shutterstock] Candidates will sit entrance exams for Greece’s Onassis Public Schools on Sunday, with testing beginning at 10 a.m. and exam centers closing entry at 9 a.m. The schools are part of a network of publicly funded, privately supported institutions offering enhanced curricula. Students applying for entry to the first year of lower secondary school …
File photo. The predicted, by some, and hoped, by yet more, revolt of New Democracy lawmakers did not materialize. But tensions within the ruling conservatives’ parliamentary group persist. The parliamentary immunity of 13 MPs mentioned in the case file on the farm subsidies scandal was lifted, as indeed they themselves had demanded, with no objections …
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron (center) visit the French-built Belharra frigate Kimon, in Piraeus, Saturday. After extending a mutual defense pact during a ceremony in Athens, the two leaders said efforts to strengthen defense at the EU level should be thought of as a complement to NATO rather than …
The Central Bank of Cyprus has set the country’s reference interest rate at 11.72%, drawing a clear legal line for what counts as excessive and illegal lending. In a statement, the CBC said the rate was calculated based on the penal code, which is used to determine when interest charges cross into unlawful territory, meaning …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday said Greece’s upgraded strategic partnership with France marks a deepening of bilateral ties across defense, economic and technological sectors following the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Athens. In his weekly social media post, Mitsotakis said the agreement “confirms the strategic choice we made in 2021 to strengthen …
Small-scale solar systems designed for balconies are beginning to appear in Greece, offering households a low-cost way to reduce electricity bills, even as a formal regulatory framework is still pending. Known as “plug-and-play” photovoltaic systems, the units are already popular in Germany and other European countries. In Greece, they are being installed on railings, parapets …
The 2025 primary budget surplus overshoot is endowing next year with an extra €1 billion, expanding the fiscal room for maneuver, albeit insufficiently, in view of a Thessaloniki International Fair set of announcements with increased political weight this September. Last week’s surprise by ELSTAT data – with a primary surplus of 4.9% of GDP in …