Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Qataris interested in Larnaca port

Cyprus’ Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Thursday that Qatar and other international investors have shown interest in the development of Larnaca Port and Marina.

TEPIX III to provide SMEs with loans at favorable rates

The new Entrepreneurship Fund (TEPIX III) is offering small and medium-sized enterprises the chance to obtain loans of 2.2 billion euros on favorable terms.

Concern Ankara is hurting Athens Declaration

Analysts in Greece have noted while the calm in the Aegean has been maintained, Ankara’s recent moves could undermine the Athens Declaration on Friendly Relations and Good-Neighborliness agreed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan back in December.

Tourism and bottlenecks

The constant increase in tourist traffic also creates the need for new infrastructure, to avoid making life in the city unlivable.

German Archaeological Institute celebrates 150 years in Athens

Elegant, well-kept and with a lovely rooftop terrace, the three-story townhouse is perhaps one of the least known of the Greek capital’s historical landmarks.

ATHEX: Stock index continues to head lower

Signs displayed by some stocks that there might be a rebound of the Greek bourse on Thursday proved to be short-lived.

Kasselakis: Other EU states should recognize Palestine

Other European Union countries should follow Spain, Ireland and Norway’s example in recognizing Palestinian statehood, main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has said.

Study shows global impact Med diet could have

Fifteen million fewer deaths per year, a 29% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 51% reduction in land use, and 5 trillion in annual benefits from the economic, health and environmental outcomes of food production and consumption systems would be the minimal benefits if all countries adopted a planetary health diet resembling the traditional Mediterranean…

Prometheus Bound | Athens | June 12 – July 24

The Theater of the No (3 Konstantinou Paleologou) in Athens debuts “Prometheus Bound,” an opera featuring Greek composer Panagiotis Karousos’ music and libretto based on Aeschylus’ tragedy.

Far-right parties expected to surpass EPP in European Parliament, polls suggest

Seats held by far-right parties in the European Parliament are expected to exceed those held by the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), led by outgoing Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, according to polls published Wednesday by Politico.