Greece trails other Mediterranean EU countries in per capita wealth, according to the 14th edition of the Global Worth Report issued by Swiss Bank UBS, joined this year by Credit Suisse, which it acquired a few months ago.
The “suffering, irritation and indignation” of drivers who were trapped for hours on Thursday in their vehicles on the Athens-Corinth motorway after police closed traffic following a fire that broke out on a fuel truck was “completely understandable and respected,” the police and fire service have said in a joint statement.
Success in Greek soccer is often weighed down by off-the-field controversy. This time it’s the killing of a fan in Athens. Panathinaikos owner Giannis Alafouzos missed being in France to see his team eliminate former European champion Marseille from the Champions League on Tuesday – its biggest game in more than a decade.
Helleniq Renewables has succeeded in obtaining investment subsidies for three energy storage facilities in its Thessaloniki facilities, with a total power of 100 MW.
Social security agency EFKA is allowing non-salaried professionals and businesses affected by wildfires not to pay their social security contributions for six months and no compound interest will be charged once they resume payments.
While Greek football – or soccer – teams have delivered some important performances on the European stage these past weeks, a cloud hangs over the sport as fan violence is back in the spotlight after a Greek fan was killed recently in an altercation with Croatian hooligans.
Newly bought electric vehicles doubled their share in Greece in the first half of 2023 but are still lagging behind EU purchases.
The UN mission in ethnically divided Cyprus said Thursday it will block construction by Turkish Cypriots of a road that would encroach on a UN-controlled buffer zone and likely raise tensions on the Mediterranean island nation.
Scientists are debating whether or not to provide an additional dose of the Covid-19 vaccination to members of vulnerable groups in the fall.
The first 50 days of New Democracy’s second term in power have been difficult for the government and painful for the country.