Heavy storms batter Greece, leave one man dead in Rafina
Heavy storms lashing most of Greece have left one person dead east of Athens overnight and caused flooding and considerable disruptions, largely due to trees toppled by high winds.
Heavy storms lashing most of Greece have left one person dead east of Athens overnight and caused flooding and considerable disruptions, largely due to trees toppled by high winds.
Greek stocks will return to MSCI’s developed markets index in May 2027, according to a Morgan Stanley announcement.
Greece’s unemployment rate stood at 8.5% in February 2026, compared to a revised 9.2% in February 2025, and a revised 7.9% in January 2026.
Overdue debts to the tax authorities rose by €1.36 billion over a two-month period, according to Tax Administration Monitor data the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) reported on Wednesday.
Cyprus is aiming to begin producing natural gas from offshore reserves between late 2027 and early 2028.
The upcoming MSCI index rebalancing, gave a massive boost to Greek stocks on Wednesday.
Traffic along Pireos Street, a key route linking central Athens with Piraeus, was disrupted on Wednesday night after a large tree collapsed over the roadway. No injuries have been reported.
Greece’s secret intelligence service on Wednesday posted on its website scores of declassified documents from the 1950s on Communist activities and on neighboring countries, with a view to gradually opening up more of its archives.
A Thessaloniki court on Wednesday convicted two men in a revenge porn case involving an influencer that was held behind closed doors due to the nature of the charges.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested the lifting of parliamentary immunity for 11 sitting MPs, including Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras and Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis, as part of a widening investigation into EU farm aid fraud involving the OPEKEPE agency.