Athenians release sky lanterns on Christmas Eve
A reveler releases a sky lantern at Kotzia square, in central Athens, Greece, during Christmas Eve festivities, on December 24, 2023.
Navigating tax residency in Greece for foreign nationals
Greece serves as a tax residence for both foreign individuals and legal entities. As the year draws to a close, it’s an opportune time to delve into the options and obligations surrounding the selection of tax residence for those foreign individuals and legal entities looking to relocate to or expand in Greece.
Greece’s development model has to change
We live in a globalized society where countries that produce high value-added products are the winners in international trade.
Changing surname often means appealing to Council of State
Greek local government organizations reject most applications to change somebody’s surname, as the law is unclear on the reasons that justify such an action, forcing many applicants to appeal to the Council of State (CoS).
Robust foundations
The year draws to a close with Greece exhibiting two rare attributes: political stability and progress in essential reform areas. In a time of global instability, Greece stands out.
May they pitch in
It took 16 years before Greece could allow the establishment of private universities. We could have had them since 2007 when the then conservative premier Kostas Karamanlis proposed a change to Article 16 of the Constitution, but he was not able to secure the consent of PASOK leader George Papandreou.
Two wars, 50 elections: The economy faces rising geopolitical risks
The attacks on crucial shipping traffic in the Red Sea straits by a determined band of militants in Yemen — a spillover from the Israeli-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip — is injecting a new dose of instability into a world economy struggling with mounting geopolitical tensions.
Construction of Greece-Cyprus power cable starts
The construction of the cable section of the first leg of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel interconnection (the Crete-Cyprus interconnection) began with the order Nexans got from Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), responsible for the project, to “reserve” the necessary slot for the production of cables and to start relevant procedures.
Fairy tales, ‘Last Christmas,’ Mariah Carey festive staples
The holiday season brings together two favorite habits: reading traditional fairy tales and listening to Christmas carols from the golden age of pop music.
Boy with cerebral hemorrhage transferred to Athens hospital
A 14-year-old boy was transferred to a children’s hospital in Athens after he lost consciousness while caroling in the town of Arta, northwestern Greece, on Sunday.