Retirements affecting spending
The European Union’s tight directives about increases in spending and an extra €550 million spending on pensions are the main reasons the government cannot promise much in the way of handouts.
Hellenic Cadastre entering new era
Aiming to {simplify the procedures of property transfer, registration or correction procedures, the Ministry of Digital Governance has submitted a draft law to a two-week public consultation with the objective of having the new Hellenic Cadastre up and running within 2025.
Tax authorities to further automate declarations
The Ministry of Finance is looking at this year’s income tax submissions to see what can be done to further automate the process. The goal is to increase the number of auto-filled income declarations to 3 million with as few amendments and corrections as possible.
Philosopher Yannaras, who championed Orthodoxy, dies
Greece is mourning influential philosopher, professor and author Christos Yannaras, who died on Saturday at the age of 89.
Ethereal trees that defy conventional form on Aegina
If there is one thing Anastasis Ioannou remembers from his childhood, it’s his father stuck among his easels of oils and watercolors, wielding a paintbrush or pencil.
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.