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

English Edition | 09.02.2023 | 08:44

Earthquake in Turkey: Greek humanitarian aid with basic necessities

In order to transport the material and with the aim of reaching the affected people as soon as possible, five flights will be made to the neighboring country with Aegean aircraft.

English Edition | 08.02.2023 | 23:10

George J. Tsunis: An ambassador that “has the ear” of the US President

Nancy Pelosi underlined what she cited as the access that the US ambassador to Greece, Greek-American George Tsunis, has to the White House

English Edition | 06.02.2023 | 20:30

Greek leadership expresses condolences to Turkey over devastating quakes; first rescue unit dispatched

Greek leadership on Monday expressed deep condolences and a willingness to immediately dispatch assistance to earthquake-ravaged southeast Turkey and northwest Syria

English Edition | 03.02.2023 | 22:02

First major snow storm in Greece forecast for weekend

Including the possibility of blizzard-like conditions

English Edition | 02.02.2023 | 23:37

Greece moves up 9 spots in EIU’s Democracy Index; now in 25th place out of 167 countries

The country’s overall score rose to 7.97 last year, up from 7.56 in 2021, which placed Greece in 25th place

English Edition | 01.02.2023 | 14:03

Air force confirms fatality of second pilot of F4 that crashed into sea on Mon.

A terse announcement said search and rescue operations have been concluded, with the collection and analysis of findings confirming the fatality

English Edition | 01.02.2023 | 13:37

Jobless rate in Greece falls to 11.6% in Dec. 2022, from 12.6% a year earlier

Figures announced by Greece’s statistics authority (EL.STAT)

English Edition | 28.01.2023 | 00:35

Fitch upgrades Greece to BB+; outlook stable

The ratings firm also listed the outlook as “stable”

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