Skies over Greece keep getting busier
Traffic through the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) set a daily record on August 10, with 4,944 flights handled by the FIR’s air traffic controllers.
SYRIZA standing at three-way crossroads
The atmosphere in main opposition SYRIZA remains explosive, with its leader Stefanos Kasselakis attempting to gauge the mood within the party by convening the parliamentary group on Tuesday.
On luxurious Ibiza, essential workers are forced to live in tent cities
At 1,900 euros a month, the rent was not cheap. But Alicia Bocuñano still felt fortunate to find an apartment on Ibiza at that price.
Cyprus property price increase slows down
The Central Bank of Cyprus reported a slight deceleration in the Housing Price Index (HPI) for houses and apartments in the first quarter of 2024.
Growing startups looking for funding and mergers
Greek scale-ups, as growing startups are called, are looking for more funding, after a comparatively dry last couple of years.
More people choose to share apartments
The number of people looking for a roommate, or more, to share an apartment with, is increasing, as rents remain high.
Traffickers intended to sink patrol boat in Symi incident, officer claims
The 44-year-old port authority official who fired shots last Friday at a speedboat smuggling migrants near the southeastern Aegean island of Symi, which led to the death of a 39-year-old Kuwaiti national, has testified that it was in response to their repeated attempts to ram the Greek patrol boat.
Joint US-Turkey naval drill indicates thaw
A joint US-Turkey naval exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, which was never announced by Ankara, and the statements of outgoing US Ambassador Jeff Flake published by Politico, who stressed that Turkey in times of turmoil is even more important, are seen as signs of cooperation and re-engagement between the two countries.
Yet another session with mild gains
Once again, the Athens Stock Exchange posted mild gains on low turnover, with buyers driving the market through most of Monday’s session.
Greece ranks 16th in EU in terms of net disposable income for households, ministry says
Greece ranks 16th among European Union member states in terms of household net disposable income, the Economy and Finance Ministry has said.