Officials bracing for migration wave
Greece and the rest of the European Union are bracing for ever-larger waves of migrants and refugees.
Non-banking mortgages are coming
Part of the housing credit financing deficit, estimated at 6 billion euros per year, is to be claimed by mortgage credit companies.
Tsipras congratulates successor at helm of leftist opposition party
A day after winning the leadership election for SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis met with his predecessor at the helm of the leftist opposition party, Alexis Tsipras, on Monday.
Apostolakis welcomes victory of political newcomer
SYRIZA MP Evangelos Apostolakis, a former chief of the Armed Forces, has welcomed the victory of Stefanos Kasselakis, a 35-year-old businessman with no prior political experience, in the leadership contest of the leftist opposition party.
Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of SYRIZA party
A 35-year-old businessman without prior political experience was elected Sunday to lead Greece’s main opposition bloc, the left-wing SYRIZA party.
‘Breadbasket’ needs dams, reservoirs
Thessaly, a vital farming region, will face reduced rainfall after 2050 – up to 30% in the worst-case scenario – interspersed with extreme flooding like the recent one.
Left-wing SYRIZA has ‘died’: MEP Kouloglou reacts to leadership change
SYRIZA MEP Stelios Kouloglou has reacted to Stefanos Kassalakis’ victory in the party’s leadership race, describing it as the demise of traditional left-wing SYRIZA.
US relief in 1918-1929 at center of October show
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is marking 100 years from the signing of the population swap agreement between Greece and Turkey at Lausanne with an exhibition shining a spotlight on American relief efforts in this part of the world from 1918-1929.
Ex-Goldman Sachs trader to lead Greece’s leftist SYRIZA party
Former Goldman Sachs associate and political novice Stefanos Kasselakis on Sunday was elected leader of Greece’s leftist SYRIZA party, the country’s main opposition, which is hoping for a comeback after a heavy defeat in a national election.
Why fruit and veg prices keep rising in Greece
A simple walk around an open-air market is enough to see the steep upwards trajectory of prices, with watermelon going for 1 euro/kg, tomatoes for €2.50/kg and green beans for €5/kg.