National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis on Wednesday commented on social media on the 100th anniversary of Alpha Bank’s listing on the Athens Stock Exchange, describing it as “a milestone for the Greek economy.”
Greece is recording another landmark year for organ donation and transplants in 2025. Through December 15, at least 130 donors were registered, up from 111 last year, while more than 30 additional transplants were carried out compared with 2024, when 367 were performed.
A primary surplus of 12.6 billion euros was recorded in the 11-month period from January to November, exceeding the forecast on which the state budget introductory report was based by €5 billion, according to a statement released by the National Economy and Finance Ministry on Wednesday.
Cyprus got a welcome tourism boost in November, with arrivals jumping by more than 30% compared with the same month last year.
The plenary of the House of Representatives in Cyprus on Wednesday approved the state budget for 2026, with 37 votes in favor and 19 against.
The management of the Lampsa hotel group is cautiously optimistic for 2026.
A private college on Alexandras Avenue in central Athens was evacuated after a threatening note warning of a bomb was discovered.
Police arrested a 48-year-old Greek suspect in Thessaloniki in northern Greece on a European arrest warrant sought by Germany over alleged tax fraud totaling 29.6 million euros.
Sometimes we accept stereotypes as if they were truths etched in stone. One such stereotype held that “Greek culture does not favor organ donation,” often invoking “tradition” to justify this supposed particularity.
Authorities on the island of Rhodes arrested a restaurant manager and a teacher Wednesday after a minor was hospitalized intoxicated, following an altercation during a school trip.