The City of Athens is spearheading an initiative with other municipal authorities in the Attica region that will allow them to negotiate special rates with energy suppliers as a single corporate customer.
Police in the seaside resort town of Loutraki in the Corinthian Gulf have seized firearms and ammunition from the home of a 62-year-old man, who has been arrested.
Attica local authorities are putting an end to the issuance of building permits with height and square footage bonuses, as provided for in the New Building Regulations.
Members of the energy cooperative Koinergia in the northern city of Ioannina are finally benefiting from the virtual net-metering of the energy harnessed in their community solar park. Last month, one of them received a negative electricity bill, an eye-catching sight with a reasonable explanation.
The Overall Turnover Index in Industry rose 3.2% in January 2024 compared with the corresponding index of January 2023, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
The National Bank of Greece has successfully completed the placement of a reduced-security bond in the market amounting to 500 million euros with a return of 5.875%, the lender announced.
The government is finalizing its changes to the Golden Visa program, which will now be addressed to a significantly smaller number of investors. Kathimerini understands there will be several and significant changes.
The percentage of motorcyclists that died in road accidents in Greece in 2023 was particularly high (38%) compared to the rest of Europe, where the average is 18%, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
As expected, the parliamentary debate on Wednesday on the findings of the committee of inquiry into the deadly February 2023 railway accident at Tempe was overshadowed by the acrimony between the government and opposition parties.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to Canada later this week, where he will finalize a deal to purchase seven DHC-515 Firefighters, the newest water bombers built by De Havilland, Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper reported Wednesday.