The disposable income of Greek households and nonprofit institutions grew 1.7% in the second quarter of 2022, totaling 32.98 billion euros, from €32.45 billion in the same period last year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday condemned Turkey’s position that questions Greece’s sovereignty over its Aegean islands.
Police say they have unraveled a migrant trafficking that operated from within the prisons of Hania on the island of Crete and Korydallos in Attica.
Often described as “swooning” or “euphoric,” British alternative rock band Tindersticks is coming to Greece for three career-spanning shows.
Athens is reportedly concerned about the possibility of a further escalation of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean by Turkey via the Tripoli-based government in Libya.
Greece’s “mighty” armed forces are ready to respond to anyone “threatening, insulting, chiding or belittling” the country, the chief of the Greek military, General Konstantinos Floros, said Thursday amid lingering tensions with Aegean neighbor Turkey.
The Public Debt Management Agency announced on Wednesday it auctioned 26-week treasury bills, and after getting bids totaling 1.311 billion euros it finally accepted the amount of €812.5 million.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who arrived in Athens on Wednesday evening, visited the Acropolis on Thursday morning.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walk at the ancient Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis hill during a visit, in Athens, Thursday.
The European Union signed an agreement Wednesday with North Macedonia to deploy officers from the bloc’s border protection agency Frontex in the small Balkan country as it expands its reach into nearby non-member states.