All eyes on Greece in run up to crucial WCQs
Greece national soccer coach Ivan Jovanovic cracks a smile upon arrival at the team’s World Cup qualifier gathering on Monday, ready to lead Greece into pivotal matches this week.
Mobster sent to pretrial detention
A 36-year-old man believed to be a key member of a criminal organization’s enforcement wing involved in contraband cigarette smuggling was jailed on Tuesday, pending trial.
Police probes death of 22-year-old in Corinth
The police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man who was brought to the hospital of Corinth in the early hours of the morning with injuries to the neck area.
Turks and Israelis bolster Golden Visa
Turkish investors are emerging as the champions of the Golden Visa program, having dramatically increased their investment activity in the Greek real estate market over the past two years.
Greek envoy mediates crisis at Sinai abbey
Greek officials are working to ease a growing crisis at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, where a dispute between Archbishop Damianos and monks opposing him is threatening to escalate.
Activists oppose suspected building on pristine islet
The Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) is warning of potential construction plans on Polyaigos, an uninhabited Aegean islet long protected under strict environmental and planning laws.
OPEKEPE scandal: 1,036 taxpayers illegally received 22.6 million euros
A total of 1,036 taxpayers have received illegal subsidies totaling almost 22.7 million euros, based on the ongoing investigation into a massive farm aid scam to defraud the European Union of hundreds of millions of euros, Citizen Protection Minister, Michalis Chrysochoidis, said on Tuesday.
Yfantis pulls coup with Nikas buyout
The delicatessen sector is going to change dramatically with the acquisition of one big player, Nikas, by another, Yfantis.
Record tax haul seen for 2026
There will definitely be a new income tax bracket and the top rate of 44% will apply to incomes higher than €40,000.
Spending per visitor grows, study finds
The tourist season is not only getting lengthier, but average spending per trip is also going up, according to a study by Alpha Bank, on the basis of first half data.