The Hellenic Coast Guard has been placed on alert due to a dramatic spike in migrant movements from Turkey to Greece’s eastern Aegean islands in recent days. Such was the concern that a decision was made to dispatch the chief of the coast guard, Giorgos Alexandrakis, to Mytilene on Lesvos to closely coordinate the response…
As Western leaders gathered in Munich this weekend for the Munich Security Conference, warnings about Russian President Putin’s possible next moves were mixed with Europe’s growing concerns that it could soon be abandoned by the United States as aid to Ukraine is stalled in Congress and former President Trump casts doubts on America’s commitment to…
The Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) started sending 281,000 email messages to freelancers.
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Zakynthos, western Greece, on Wednesday for beating his 19-year-old pregnant partner, causing an abortion. She was two months pregnant. The incident happened on Tuesday, after the suspect took her partner to his house where he tied her up, beat her up and forced her to take medication that could…
The United Kingdom continues to be the first country of choice for Greeks who want to study abroad, based on a survey carried out by marketing research and polling company Kubi Kalloo.
Banks are responding to the climate of caution among households as regards taking out a loan with new cuts in mortgage rates, in a bid to spark the interest of potential new buyers. They are also extending, until the end of the year, the interest rate freeze in force since last May for existing borrowers.…
The leader of Greece’s leftist main opposition party will open SYRIZA’s 4th congress on Thursday. Stefanos Kasselakis will address the delegates at 7 p.m. The congress is held at the Tae Kwon Do Stadium, and will last until February 25.
Beekepers Beekeepers from around Greece gathered in central Athens on Thursday to protest the problems facing their sector, including high production cost and the unfair competition from imported honey labelled as Greek. Shortly after 9 a.m., police closed Amalia Avenue to traffic as protesters arrived at Syntagma Square, some with trucks. The president of the…
Greece will proceed with the complete divestment of the state from Piraeus Bank with the disposition of the 27% it controls through the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF).
On Wednesday, Cypriot Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry George Papanastasiou and Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla discussed how to strengthen cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt in the field of energy.