Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Human trafficking gang dismantled on Kos

Greek authorities on Tuesday announced the dismantling of a criminal organization active in the illegal entry of migrants from Turkey to the Greek island of Kos and facilitating their exit from the country. 

Greek team investigating ‘glitch’ in computer chips

Even the microchips in our computers are fallible, making “silent” errors that go unnoticed. This is where Athens University professor of computer architecture Dimitris Gizopoulos and his research team come in, having been assigned the task by Meta of assessing the scope of the problem and containing it.

Erdogan says latest inflation data strengthens Turkey’s hand to tackle high cost of living

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara is determined to resolve the high cost of living problems, adding that the latest data strengthens the government’s hand in the fight against inflation. Speaking after the first cabinet meeting after being elected to his third term last month, Erdogan cited annual inflation dropping below 40%…

Greek, Turkish FMs discuss migration

Greece’s caretaker Foreign Minister Vassilis Kaskarelis and Turkey’s newly sworn Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the migration issue in a phone call Tuesday.

The Greek fishermen trying to rid the Mediterranean of plastic waste

This week the UN celebrated World Environment Day, placing an emphasis on plastic pollution in the world’s seas. This has put the focus on the Mediterranean Sea as well, one of the most impacted seas when it comes to plastic pollution.

Vagabond recommends Cyclades to Northern European travelers

The popular travel magazine Vagabond, published in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, proposes the islands of the Cyclades to its readers for their holidays this summer in the context of a dynamic promotion program of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) office in Scandinavia.

Tsunis: Key role of the FSRU at Alexandroupoli

“The United States proudly supports Greece’s leadership role in redrawing the energy map of Southeast Europe, diversifying energy sources with its Balkan neighbors and helping to break Russia’s gas monopoly,” US Ambassador to Greece George J. Tsunis said in a tweet, after visiting the northern city of Alexandroupoli with four fellow ambassadors from Balkan countries…

Cyprus’ lost electricity production

The Parliamentary Trade Committee of Cyprus’ House of Representatives has examined the issue of the absence of renewable electricity storage systems, which results in the rejection of significant power generation.

Interest rate spread at Greek banks widened in April

The interest rate spread between new deposits and loans increased to 5.60 percentage points in April, as the weighted average interest rate on new deposits remained almost unchanged at 0.25%, while the corresponding rate on new loans increased to 5.85%, the Bank of Greece said on Tuesday.

ATHEX: Banks reach 1,000-point milestone

Investors unleashed a buying spree at the Greek stock market on Tuesday, after the three-day weekend, with the price growth gathering momentum as the session went along.