European Union countries are discussing making the bloc’s binding gas storage goals more flexible, over concerns that the rules risk inflating gas prices, a negotiating document seen by Reuters showed.
In the first cabinet meeting after a limited reshuffle on Friday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he expected his ministers to produce “tangible results” in their area of responsibility.
The Defense Ministry is set to save approximately €30 million annually by eliminating 600 senior officers classified as “Outside Organizational Positions” (EOTH), officials confirmed Friday.
In less than three months so far this year, as many as six business agreements have been sealed in the food and beverage sector.
Total commission income for Greece’s four systemic banks reached 2.1 billion euros in 2024.
A citizens’ movement on Kos is calling for a suspension of new hotel construction, warning that the island has exceeded its capacity. The initiative, “Sustainable Kos,” has gathered 1,600 signatures and secured support from the municipal council.
The new members of the New Democracy government were sworn in at the Presidential Mansion on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis replaced some ministers following a dent in public approval over a deadly 2023 train disaster and a rise in support for far-right parties.
The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union in the Eastern Mediterranean, which includes Greece, dropped by 35% in the first two months of 2025, to nearly 6,500, according to preliminary data collected by Frontex.
High levels of Saharan dust have enveloped the southern part of Athens since 9 a.m., creating a thick fog and resulting in limited visibility.
Increasing the penetration of renewable energy in Greek island grids should be one of the key aspects of the country’s strategy, the vice-chairman of energy regulator RAAEY, Dimitris Fourlaris, told a conference in Thessaloniki on Thursday.