French oil major TotalEnergies has agreed to sell 50% of a 424-megawatt portfolio of wind and solar assets in Greece to Spanish investment firm Asterion Industrial Partners for 254 million euros, it said on Wednesday.
Greece’s farmers appear ready to escalate their protest actions, based on decisions taken at local assemblies. However, Thursday’s meeting of representatives from the farmers’ blockades, scheduled for 2 p.m. in Serres, will also determine whether a delegation will agree to meet with the government.
A 30-year-old man suspected of aiding and abetting in a double murder at a campsite in Foinikounda in the southwestern Peloponnese on October 5, turned himself in to the authorities on Thursday morning.
Greece’s main urban transport operator has extended the deadline for applications to hire bus drivers once again, underscoring a growing staffing crunch that is disrupting public transit even as the Greek capital’s fleet is modernized.
National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis on Wednesday commented on social media on the 100th anniversary of Alpha Bank’s listing on the Athens Stock Exchange, describing it as “a milestone for the Greek economy.”
Greece is recording another landmark year for organ donation and transplants in 2025. Through December 15, at least 130 donors were registered, up from 111 last year, while more than 30 additional transplants were carried out compared with 2024, when 367 were performed.
A primary surplus of 12.6 billion euros was recorded in the 11-month period from January to November, exceeding the forecast on which the state budget introductory report was based by €5 billion, according to a statement released by the National Economy and Finance Ministry on Wednesday.
Cyprus got a welcome tourism boost in November, with arrivals jumping by more than 30% compared with the same month last year.
The plenary of the House of Representatives in Cyprus on Wednesday approved the state budget for 2026, with 37 votes in favor and 19 against.
The management of the Lampsa hotel group is cautiously optimistic for 2026.