Greece

English Edition | 21.03.2023 | 21:12

Providers announce significantly lower power rates in Greece for next month

Electricity prices are currently hovering at 15 to 16 cents per KWh

English Edition | 17.03.2023 | 21:06

Greek central gov’t cash balance posts surplus of 1.3 bln€ in Jan-Feb 2023

Compared to a deficit of 1.36 billion over the corresponding two-month period of 2022

English Edition | 17.03.2023 | 13:48

Big 40% drop in Greek exports to Russia in January

Boosts trade between Greece and Ukraine

English Edition | 16.03.2023 | 20:40

Jan-Feb 2023 tax revenue collection exceeds target by 1.3 bln€

One reason for the increase, however, was a deferred payment deadline for annual road fees

English Edition | 16.03.2023 | 19:30

Greek intel service cites case of ‘sleeper cell’ spy; attempt by third country to engage in ID theft

A woman identified as “Maria T.”

English Edition | 16.03.2023 | 18:28

Jobless rate in Greece at 11.9% in Q4 2022

The unemployment rate for women was 15.7 percent

English Edition | 14.03.2023 | 23:06

5.2R quake in southwest Aegean

The quake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers. No injuries or damages were initially reported

English Edition | 13.03.2023 | 22:03

Annual inflation rate in Greece eases to 6.1% in Feb. 2023 on back of slashed power rates; food prices soar by 14.8%

Specifically, electricity rates fell 22.4 percent in February 2023, compared with the same month last year, while end-of-season heating oil prices fell by 5.1 percent

English Edition | 09.03.2023 | 23:41

First opinion poll after Tempi rail disaster: Ruling ND loses ground; SYRIZA fails to capitalize

The poll was conducted by the Marc firm and presented during the prime-time newscast of the Athens-based ANT1 channel on Thursday evening

English Edition | 09.03.2023 | 23:33

Felony charges against another 3 Greek RR employees expected; Tempi rail disaster death toll at 56

The official death toll as of Thursday remained at 56, with dozens of passengers injured, and with five or six people still being treated in hospital ICUs

English Edition | 08.03.2023 | 22:57

Hellenic Train suit against OSE last Dec. cites poor state of Greek rail network; probe to expand to other employees

Since a memorandum-mandated privatization in 2017, Hellenic Train is the private - and essentially the only - passenger rail provider in Greece.

English Edition | 08.03.2023 | 20:29

Protests around Greece on Wed. demand full inquiry into rail tragedy

Protesters called for a full investigation over the causes of the rail disaster and even an end to privatizations

English Edition | 05.03.2023 | 15:01

Protest over rail disaster turns violent in central Athens

The ubiquitous protest scene on Greek streets was followed by riot police using tear gas and flash grenades to disperse the violent protestors

English Edition | 03.03.2023 | 18:43

Bodies of missing US couple found in deep gorge on Mt. Taygetus

The bodies of an elderly American couple were located on Friday down a deep gorge on the Taygetus mountain range

English Edition | 02.03.2023 | 14:53

Eurostat: Annual inflation rate in Greece last month eases to 6.5%

Down from 7.3 percent in January 2023

English Edition | 01.03.2023 | 10:55

Urgent probe into deadly rail collision ordered by Greece’s high court prosecutor; 3-day mourning period declared

The order by high court prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos essentially means that lower levels of judicial inquiry are bypassed in favor of a higher-ranking prosecutor

English Edition | 01.03.2023 | 08:14

Deadly rail collision in north-central Greece; 32 killed

A massive search and rescue effort was underway at the site, the entrance to the Tempi Valley

English Edition | 26.02.2023 | 22:29

New studios a step towards putting Greece on global film production map

Α planned 30-million-euro studio east of Thessaloniki

English Edition | 24.02.2023 | 21:03

More layoffs, resignations in Jan. 2023 than hirings

The first month of the year, January, has seen this same pattern in Greece since 2001, with two exceptions, in 2014 and 2021, when more hirings positively tilted the balance

English Edition | 23.02.2023 | 19:23

Gazprom Export’s presence in Greece ends with sale of stake in Prometheus Gas

Gazprom had partnered with Prometheus Gas for more than three decades

English Edition | 23.02.2023 | 18:42

Inflation rate in Greece for Jan. 2023 at 7.3%; sixth-best figure in EU

The showing was the sixth-best in the EU for the specific month, albeit one ominous parameter in Greece’s inflation “calculus” was continuing price hikes for foods and beverages

English Edition | 22.02.2023 | 21:42

Eurostat: Greece in third place with oldest population in EU

The increase in the average age of residents in the country is at +4.1 years

English Edition | 20.02.2023 | 20:59

Seismic research for natgas exploration west, southwest of Crete completed

The research was conducted by the Norway-based global geophysical firm PGS, on behalf of concessionaires ExxonMobil and Greek refinery concern Helleniq Energy

English Edition | 15.02.2023 | 21:01

Inflation rate in Greece drops slightly in Jan. 23 from previous month; figure stands at 7%

The same figure for the corresponding month of 2022 was 6.2 percent.

English Edition | 13.02.2023 | 21:48

Greek FinMin points to economy’s resilience, after Commission forecast for 2023, 2024

On the sidelines of a summit of Eurozone FinMins, Staikouras directly cited the Commission’s forecast for Greek GDP growth in 2023 and 2024 above the European average, along with a de-escalation of inflation

English Edition | 12.02.2023 | 23:47

Egyptian leader El-Sisi chairs meeting on ambitious Africa-Europe power interconnection project with Copelouzos group execs

Copelouzos Group is a lead company in a project aimed to construct an undersea cable that will carry 3,000MW of RES electricity from the northern Egyptian coast directly the greater Athens area

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