Greek merchant fleet increases 0.8% in May
The Greek merchant fleet increased by 0.8% in May, compared with the same month last year, according to provisional data published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday.
Central bank sees low cyclical systemic risks
The cyclical systemic risks in Greece for the third quarter of 2025 are low and the risk environment standard, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said in its quarterly assessment on Thursday.
Heron and Nrg merge into Greece’s third energy force
The GEK Terna and Motor Oil groups announced their strategic repositioning in the electricity market through a joint venture on Thursday, accelerating the pace of restructuring and concentration in the sector. Following months of speculation, the merger of the two powerful energy groups was formalized with an agreement that will make the new corporate entity…
Has Athens forgotten Maria Callas?
It was June 1940 – exactly 85 years ago – when “Miss Marianna Kalogeropoulou, resident of Athens (61 Patission Street), and Mr Kostis Bastias, also of Athens (44 Satovriandou Street),” signed, “in Athens,” the first professional contract of the future La Divina, Maria Callas, with the newly established Greek National Opera.
Magnitude 5 quake strikes Peloponnese, no injuries or damages reported
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck off the western coast of the Peloponnese on Friday afternoon, according to Greece’s Geodynamic Institute.
Railway overhaul on track
The government is establishing a new, significantly less state-controlled railway company to replace the existing OSE.
ATHEX: Small losses bring end to rising course
The Greek bourse ended its eight-session winning streak on Friday.
A daily ordeal
Traffic on the roads of the capital is already a daily ordeal for local residents. The situation is expected to deteriorate rapidly in the coming years, as transportation experts estimate that travel will increase by 20% by 2030.
Father runs over two-year-old daughter in garage accident
A two-year-old girl lost her life in an apparent accident on Friday in the village of Dokimi, near Agrinio in western Greece, after being accidentally run over by her father.
Living through an authoritarian backsliding is ‘really strange’
“First, a little coffee,” we agreed as we headed early in the morning to the roof garden of the hotel where she was staying.