The spike in demand for firewood due to rising natural gas prices and timber from the construction sector are driving a burgeoning business in illegal logging, according to local officials and loggers.
The customary military parade celebrating the anniversary of Greece’s entry into World War II took place in Thessaloniki Friday.
A new measure foreseeing fines for businesses whose cash machines do not automatically report transactions to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) goes into effect on November 1.
A phrase by Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to Athens on Wednesday got me thinking about the long and complicated relationship between Greeks and Germans – and about some Greek virtues and vices.
Rental rates have increased by 12% across Greece in the last 12 months, which is more than twice the 5% growth rate in the previous 12 months (October 2021 – October 2020).
The Greek government will pay the first pension increases in 12 years to around 1.3 million pensioners in January, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Wednesday.
Investment funds of Scandinavian origin are examining the housing market in Greece, with the aim of attracting pensioners from their countries.
Households in Greece have paid about 320 million euros more in the first nine months of the year than they did in the same period last year but they bought fewer products (1.8% less) in total.
Greece and three more Southern European countries should be spared natural gas cuts this winter, the European Network of Natural Gas System Operators (ENTSOG) said in its annual report on security of supply.
Government officials are busy working out the plan for reducing energy consumption by 5%, which is to become mandatory for industries from December 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.