Landfill gets 3-year extension
The Athens metropolitan waste management authority has approved yet another extension of the Fyli landfill just before Christmas, granting the facility three more years of operation.
Breaking stereotypes: Blind climber shines in 2025 highlights
Ten-year-old Theodoros Vasilakis from Ioannina, who was born blind, poses on a climbing wall in a portrait by photographer Dimitris Tosidis.
Small plots, age poor training limit production
Greece ranks among the EU’s most challenged agricultural sectors, with persistent structural problems undermining decades of modernization efforts, according to a European primary sector report released Wednesday with 2020 data.
Startups in Cyprus woo Silicon Valley
Cyprus’ startup scene is catching the eye of investors across the Atlantic.
Improved economic sentiment in Cyprus
Economic sentiment in Cyprus recorded a notable improvement in December, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-Cyphers) rising 1.6 points compared to November.
Tax authority to perform some 200 checks every day
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is putting thousands of Single Property Tax (ENFIA), value-added tax (VAT) and income tax return cases under the microscope in 2026, planning the new year’s audits.
Reviving Venezuela’s flow of oil will not come easily or cheaply
President Donald Trump painted a picture over the weekend of how US oil companies would dive into Venezuela after the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro and “spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure” and “start making money for the country.”
AADE clarifies tax treatment of occupational pension contributions
A new circular by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), which is applied retroactively from 2024, provides clarifications on the tax treatment of contributions to Occupational Social Security Funds (TEA) and group pension insurance policies.
2026 not a year of promises, but implementation, Labor Minister says
Year 2026 is not a year of promises, it is still a year of implementation, Labor and Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus said in a post on social media on Monday, analyzing six priorities set by the ministry for the new year.
In Praise of Grandparents
The bright red Ford Crown Victoria with a black vinyl top would slowly creep down Jefferson Street, the gravel beneath the Goodyear tires crunched and crackled as he strictly adhered to the speed limit.