Workers opt for minimum contributions
The low level of contributions that thousands of self-employed and salary workers choose constitutes a time bomb for their future income.
Buses to replace trains during early metro Line 2 closure
Changes are set to affect Athens Metro Line 2 starting Tuesday and running through December 12, as a major rail replacement and 5G network installation project enters its primary phase.
US DFC delegation visits Thriassio Freight Center to explore cooperation opportunities
A high-level delegation from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) visited the Thriassio Freight Center (TFC) west of Athens on Monday to review the progress of the project.
Plan for assisted living homes divides Athens suburb
The prospect of creating an assisted living facility for people with disabilities in a privileged area of the northern Athenian suburb of Maroussi has caused division between their families and local residents, who cite environmental concerns.
Heavy rain causes flooding on Lesvos
An overnight deluge that dumped more than 110 cm of rain on Lesvos within a few short hours flooded homes and businesses in the west of the eastern Aegean island.
OECD: Greece among states with the lowest food inflation
According to the latest OECD data for September 2025, food inflation stood at 1.4% in Greece, compared to 3.5% in the EU average and 5% in OECD countries.
Athens Security Forum to be held on Nov. 11-12
The 2025 version of the Athens Security Forum is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hellenic Armed Forces Officers’ Club, Rigillis Square, organized by the Institute of International Relations (IDIS) under the auspices of the Foreign Ministry.
Stournaras: Faster and better recovery than expected
Greece’s recent “economic miracle” was the “most ambitious fiscal transformation ever to occur in a developed economy,” Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that focused mainly on Greece’s recovery from the painful 10-year economic crisis.
Ken Parker, who sought to reinvent the guitar, dies at 73
Ken Parker, an iconoclastic guitar maker who upended entrenched luthier traditions by producing hyper-engineered, flyweight guitars seemingly designed for an art gallery, if not the 23rd century, died Oct. 5 at his home in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was 73.
Highway in Cyprus stuck for 50 years
It was supposed to be a “lifeline” for Cyprus’ rural communities, a fast, modern highway linking Nicosia to the Troodos Mountains.