Tax takings strengthen public revenues
State earnings mainly from value-added tax but also from income tax have led to an increase in public revenues between January and September.
Greece blocks top sailor’s effort for nationality change
Greece’s Olympic Committee (HOC) on Wednesday said it had refused to allow top sailor and Tokyo Olympics competitor Vasileia Karachaliou to go ahead with her attempted nationality shift and compete with Portugal.
Mobster threats issued against Alimos authorities
The mayor of Alimos in southern Athens has pledged to make every effort to “bring order” to the area, which for years has been identified with mobsters and illegality.
Retail price regulations on essential food staples to start on Nov 2
The “household basket” will be launched from November 2, Alternate Development and Investments Minister Nikos Papathanassis said while speaking to Parapolitika Radio on Tuesday.
Celik slams Greece over ‘barbaric’ treatment of Ottoman legacy
Omer Celik, spokesman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, on Wednesday condemned Greece over its “barbaric” treatment of the cultural legacy of the Ottoman Empire over alleged plans by authorities on the island of Rhodes to turn the Mosque of Murat Reis into a conservatory.
Turkish competition board fines Meta Platforms $18.6 million
Turkey’s competition authority said on Wednesday that it had fined Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc 346.72 million lira ($18.63 million) for violating competition law.
Turkey detains medical group head on ‘terrorist propaganda’ charge
Turkish police have detained the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Sebnem Korur Fincanci, for allegedly “spreading terrorist group propaganda,” the state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.
Gas crunch eases in Europe – but the respite might not last
Natural gas and electricity prices in Europe have plunged from summer peaks thanks to mild weather and a monthslong scramble to fill gas storage ahead of winter and replace Russian supplies during the war in Ukraine.
Turkish UAV flies over Kinaros
A Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, flew over the islet of Kinaros in the early hours of Wednesday.
Tsipras confident SYRIZA will win next parliamentary election
Alexis Tsipras has expressed confidence that Greece’s main opposition will win next year’s general election, predicting that his leftist SYRIZA party will surge to first place on the back of disaffected voters.