Greece trails other Mediterranean EU countries in per capita wealth, according to the 14th edition of the Global Worth Report issued by Swiss Bank UBS, joined this year by Credit Suisse, which it acquired a few months ago.
In 1997, Albanians desperately trying to escape poverty, political instability and crime were crowding boats headed to Italy. This year, Italian tourists and other Europeans, including Greeks, are crowding Albanian beaches.
Success in Greek soccer is often weighed down by off-the-field controversy. This time it’s the killing of a fan in Athens. Panathinaikos owner Giannis Alafouzos missed being in France to see his team eliminate former European champion Marseille from the Champions League on Tuesday – its biggest game in more than a decade.
The “suffering, irritation and indignation” of drivers who were trapped for hours on Thursday in their vehicles on the Athens-Corinth motorway after police closed traffic following a fire that broke out on a fuel truck was “completely understandable and respected,” the police and fire service have said in a joint statement.
Helleniq Renewables has succeeded in obtaining investment subsidies for three energy storage facilities in its Thessaloniki facilities, with a total power of 100 MW.
Social security agency EFKA is allowing non-salaried professionals and businesses affected by wildfires not to pay their social security contributions for six months and no compound interest will be charged once they resume payments.
Newly bought electric vehicles doubled their share in Greece in the first half of 2023 but are still lagging behind EU purchases.
While Greek football – or soccer – teams have delivered some important performances on the European stage these past weeks, a cloud hangs over the sport as fan violence is back in the spotlight after a Greek fan was killed recently in an altercation with Croatian hooligans.