Greeks leave parental home aged 30.6 on average, Eurostat survey finds
Greeks are on average 30.6 years old when they move out of their parental home, making them the third oldest in the EU to do so, a Eurostat survey has found.
Rescue operation underway after French sailboat sinks in eastern Aegean
A rescue operation is underway after a French-flagged sailboat with eight people on board sank under unclear circumstances in the eastern Aegean, 3.4 nautical miles off the coast of the small island of Levitha in the Dodecanese.
Fake pastures used to claim EU subsidies
Greek authorities are currently investigating a large-scale fraud involving agricultural subsidies, where individuals falsely claimed over 45 million euros from European Union funds for non-existent or leased grazing lands.
Bodies of Ukrainian tourists recovered from sea off Corfu
Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of a woman and her daughter from the sea off northern Corfu.
Motor Oil fined €9.2 euros for obstructing competition inspectors
Competition inspectors have fined the Motor Oil refinery 9.2 million euros and an employee €50,000 for obstructing an on-site inspection.
From a Greek ‘Iron Dome’ to diplomacy at the UN
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition, joins Thanos Davelis to break down his latest analysis in The Greek Letter, highlighting how tensions in Greece’s neighborhood and uncertainty around the world mean diplomacy has to go hand in hand with a strong defense policy, highlighting the decision for a Greek “Iron Dome.”
Greece cuts 2024 economic growth forecast again amid EU stagnation
Greece has trimmed its forecast for 2024 economic growth for a second time this year to 2.2%, as stagnation in euro zone countries hits investment and exports, the country’s fiscal council said on Monday, citing a government economic plan.
Armed robbery outside Thessaloniki convenience store
An armed robbery occurred outside a convenience store in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Monday afternoon.
National Bank stake sale meets strong demand
Demand for a 10% stake sale in the National Bank of Greece (NBG) by the country’s bank bailout fund was oversubscribed by six times on Monday, in the first day of a book-building process which ends later this week, two sources told Reuters.
Repeat Open Public Tender Process for “The purchase of the building for the National Centre of Social Research”
Τhe new independent operational unit of HRADF entitled Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Governmental Committee of Projects of Strategic Importance of Law 4799/2021, to mature, execute the tender process, and supervise the implementation phase of the project “Upgrade of Infrastructures of Research Centres supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation…