Greece will impose a one-off windfall tax on its power producers over the next two months and use the proceeds to help subsidise power bills for households already strained by a cost-of-living crisis, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said late on Tuesday.
Greece’s waste treatment policy is wasteful, polluting and is expected to continue for decades.
Greece’s leading pay TV platforms, Cosmote TV and Nova, have reached a three-year agreement.
The Greek Ministry of Defense has responded to the statement issued earlier on Wednesday by their Turkish counterparts.
Greece raised 250 million euros ($273.53 million) from the reopening of a 5-year bond via an auction on Wednesday, its debt management agency PDMA said.
Turkey has reacted to comments made by Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias during his visit to Cyprus on Monday, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1974 coup that overthrew the government of then-president Archbishop Makarios and paved the way for the Turkish invasion of the Mediterranean island.
The ancient Acropolis tourist site will remain closed from midday until 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to extreme heat wave temperatures, authorities announced. The decision was made to protect both workers and visitors.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Kathimerini has learned. This will mark the first time a Greek prime minister attends the Games’ opening ceremony since the Athens 2004 event.
Eurobank is proceeding with a reduction in charges or even free transactions that serve the daily needs of its customers.
The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a wave of hot air from Africa baked southern Europe and the Balkans and sent temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), with the worst still to come.