All three auctions for booking capacity for natural gas supply in January along the Vertical Corridor held on Monday did not draw any interest from companies, revealing the challenges that the project is facing to become commercially viable.
A total of 450,233 animals have been killed as part of government measures to control sheep and goat pox, according to data from the Rural Development Ministry’s National Scientific Committee for the Management and Control of Sheep and Goat Pox.
Farmers are temporarily opening roads for the Christmas holidays while keeping blockades in place in shifts, with general assemblies scheduled for December 26 to decide on the continuation of their mobilizations.
Athens International Airport is expected to close 2025 with a record 34 million passengers, up from 31.9 million in 2024, reflecting both Greece’s recovery after the pandemic and increased travel by Greeks, airport executives said during a Christmas event for the press on Monday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday the government “will not succumb to blackmail” by farmers protesting over delayed EU subsidy payments and rising production costs, and renewed his call for talks.
Lila Marangou, an emeritus professor of classical archaeology at the University of Ioannina and a leading figure in the study of the Cyclades, has passed away, prompting tributes from the Greek archaeological community.
The Greek economy is facing a “complex set of challenges” despite recent progress and the expected continuation of its growth momentum, according to the governor of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras.
The government is planning measures to bolster the liquidity of small and medium-sized enterprises, with the reduction of the tax advance rate and the abolition of the business tax on the table.
Greece on Monday joined another eight countries on the United Nations Security Council in issuing a joint statement highlighting the plight of women and girls in Sudan.
Two to three new bond issues, with a new 10-year bond in between, fewer reissues of securities, larger early debt repayments and a significant reduction in cash reserves, are included in the Greek state’s financing strategy for 2026.