There can be no wealth without democracy, says economist
It’s a warm December day when we meet Elias Papaioannou for lunch at a popular restaurant in the downtown Athens district of Pangrati.
Car sales in Greece drop by 4.9% in Dec
Car sales in Greece fell 4.9% in December 2024 from the same month a year earlier, data from the country’s statistics service (ELSTAT) show.
New tracking rules and the 17 kg olive can debate
A debate has been triggered by the government’s plan to enforce electronic invoicing for agricultural products in April, and specifically for olive oil in October.
PM’s European energy market intervention
Greece is raising the issue of a comprehensive redefinition of European energy policy, with the second letter in a row from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to EU President Ursula von der Leyen, directly questioning its effectiveness in reducing energy costs.
Supreme Court prosecutor questions verdict on deadly 2017 Mandra flood
A Greek Supreme Court prosecutor has questioned an appeal court’s verdict to acquit four defendants over the deadly flood in 2017 in Mandra and to find another three defendants guilty on lesser charges.
Parliament votes to halt funding to far-right Spartans
MPs have overwhelmingly voted to suspend state funding for the far-right Spartans party, with 267 votes in favor, 15 votes against and 5 abstentions.
Man dies after being hit by Athens metro train
A man has died after being struck by a train at the Ethniki Amyna station on Line 3 of the Athens metro system.
Inspectors find 20 tons of rotting meat in trailer in Piraeus port
Agricultural inspectors have discovered more than 20 tons of rotting meat in an abandoned trailer in Piraeus port.
Sources deny claims of Samaras opposing Mitsotakis’ presidential nomination
Sources close to Antonis Samaras have denied reports that the former conservative prime minister and lawmaker expressed an intention to vote against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ nomination for Greece’s next president.
Personal companies multiply
New entrepreneurs may have lacked imagination in 2024 in terms of what kind of business they were in, but they did not fail to take the changes in tax policy seriously into account.