The European Union will propose measures to cap revenues from low-cost electricity generators and force fossil fuel firms to share the profits they make from soaring energy prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
Cash donations or concessions up to the amount of 800,000 euros between close relatives will be exempt from tax even if they are made by withdrawing cash from bank account, according to the omnibus bill that the Finance Ministry is about to submit to Parliament on Tuesday.
Archaeology Professor Dimitris Pandermalis, who headed the Acropolis Museum since its opening in 2009, has died at 82, the Culture ministry and the Museum announced on Wednesday.
Legendary Greek actress Irene Pappas, who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 96, the Culture Ministry announced.
Twelve people have been detained so far in a large, ongoing police operation to tackle crime in northwestern Attica, state-run broadcaster ERT reported on Wednesday.
Greece’s Coast Guard has categorically denied pushing back migrants who were trying to reach the country, resulting in the death of six people including children.
Professor Stathis Kalyvas, the author of the recent piece in Kathimerini “A Summerless Greece?”, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss how the incredible surge in visitors to the country is dramatically changing its tourism landscape.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended the festivities organized by the Municipality of Megisti (Kastellorizo) to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the island.
Greece’s National Vaccination Committee on Tuesday said it recommends the updated Covid-19 vaccines for people over 60 years of age and health professionals, among others.
The Thessaloniki Criminal Court of Appeal on Tuesday handed sentences of 19 to 141 years to 14 Pakistani nationals who were convicted of being members of a trafficking gang.