Turkish survey ship sails near Lesvos
A Turkish research vessel left the Aegean port of Izmir late on Friday and was sailing north of the Greek island of Lesvos near the Turkish coast on Saturday, tracking data from marinetraffic.com showed.
Parcel lockers rapidly expanding across Greece
From just 30 locker points in 2021, Greece now has more than 5,300 locations of self-service boxes offering a combined total of around 270,000 lockers.
Bio farming subsidies are canceled
A rash of bogus applications by farmers to receive EU subsidies for biological farming has led the Ministry of Agricultural Development to cancel subsidies for 2024.
PM takes on populism, touts stability
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned against the dangers of populism in a speech to the ruling New Democracy party’s youth wing Friday.
Overdue tax debt up €4.5bln in a year
Taxpayers’ overdue debts to the tax authorities have increased by 4.5 billion euros in the space of one year.
Surge in overtime hours recorded so far this year
The labor information platform Ergani has recorded an increase of 1.8 million hours in overtime so far this year, compared to last year, Labor Minister Niki Kerameus told Real FM on Friday.
Taxi fare gouging at Cypriot airports
Visitors arriving at Cyprus’ airports say they are being asked to pay unusually high taxi fares late at night.
Transfer of tax base becomes available online
Individuals who want to transfer their tax base to Greece may be able to apply for the related special taxation status online for income from employment and business activities as of Friday, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) said on Thursday.
Tender for subsidized ferry routes till 2029
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy has proclaimed a tender with a budget of 668 million euros for state-subsidized ferry routes concerning the next four years.
Public transit gaps
Switching from the Athens metro system to the Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway (ISAP) can feel like crossing into another country, even though it is part of the same network.