The 220-million-euro Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), which will be inaugurated on Friday in Komotini in the presence of the two countries’ prime ministers, will go into operation by the end of July, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said, addressing the Economist Conference on Wednesday.
A young migrant was found dead inside a truck going through a checkpoint at the port of Igoumenitsa, western Greece, on Wednesday.
Two British nationals were arrested early Wednesday morning for the beating of a Pakistani man in the popular tourist resort town of Laganas, on the Greek island of Zakynthos, state-run broadcaster ERT reported. The incident occurred shortly after midnight when a group of British tourists, most of whom were drunk, attacked and started beating a…
An extended pre-election period would hurt the Greek economy, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Wednesday, commenting on whether the country will be led to early elections.
The Finance Ministry is planning to offer additional incentives to consistent taxpayers, even to those who have settled overdue debts and pay installments to the tax office on time, the financial staff plans.
The European Parliament will decide on Wednesday whether to block or accept an EU law labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, which has exposed deep rifts between countries over how to fight climate change.
A group of US lawmakers in Congress, led by Rep. Frank Pallone, sent a letter to the US President expressing their strong disagreement with the public support expressed by Joe Biden for Turkey’s request for the purchase and upgrade of F-16 fighter jets.
Police across Europe have arrested abut 130 people suspected of inolvement in human trafficking in a joint operation carried out by 22 countries, the international police agency Europol said on Tuesday.
A new management is expected to take over at the Intrakat construction group from July 15, after the conclusion of the agreement between owner Sokratis Kokkalis and shipowners Dimitris Bakos and John Kaimenakis, as well as the imminent sale of additional stakes to two more shipowners.
A new balance has begun to emerge in the housing market, as economic recovery and interest from abroad push up values and rents. However, at the same time there are counterforces, as the purchasing power of households continues to remain stagnant due to a wave of commodity and energy hikes, as well as rising inflation.