Greece

English Edition 05.10.2021 | 09:28

Signatures are inked for the “giant” cable of Greece – Egypt

On Friday 8 or Saturday 9/10 the Minister of Environment and Energy Costas Skrekas and the Minister of Electricity and RES of Egypt Mohamed Saker El-Markabi sign MoU for the electrical interconnection of the two countries

Christos Kolonas

English Edition 04.10.2021 | 13:24

BoG Gov – Intense recovery of the Greek economy in the coming quarters

The main sources of concern according to the BoG governor?

English Edition 03.10.2021 | 13:04

The full tourist come back of Greece is in sight – Excellent bookings for 2022

Data on bookings until mid-November and the first messages of bookings for 2022 from Great Britain show that the “full tourist come-back of the country is now in sight,” This assessment is expressed by the honorary president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) and CEO of the Sani / IKos Group Andreas Andreadis […]

Λάμπρος Καραγεώργος

English Edition 02.10.2021 | 17:53

Greece – From the “Varoufakis effect” to the “Mitsotakis effect”

It's one of the few economies to return to pre-pandemic levels - About half a year ahead of the eurozone average

Τάσος Μαντικίδης

English Edition 02.10.2021 | 15:51

Turkey spirals out of control before exploratory talks, threatening incident in Eastern Mediterranean

Turkey is trying to blame Greece and Cyprus in advance for the tension it anticipates in the region, demanding the cancellation of legal activities in the Cyprus EEZ

English Edition 02.10.2021 | 12:54

Fraggakis (ΕΟΤ) – Non – stop promotion of Greece – Campaign for the winter being prepared

The Hellenic Tourism Organization from the first moment of the start of the tourist season, Mr. Fraggakis explained, contributed decisively to spreading the message around the world that Greece is the first country to open in Europe for holidays.

English Edition 01.10.2021 | 17:02

Memorandum of cooperation between Greece and Slovakia in the field of tourism

The two sides agreed to draw up an action plan to prioritize areas of cooperation of mutual interest.

English Edition 30.09.2021 | 20:47

Piraeus Bank chairman: Greek GDP growth above 8% in 2021; roughly 4% in 2022

Handjinicolaou, who is also the chairman of ATHEX-listed Piraeus Bank, one of Greece’s four systemic lenders, spoke at an online conference hosted by the Athens-based think tank IOBE

English Edition 29.09.2021 | 19:29

Athens satisfied with US reax to landmark defense agreement between Greece, France

Besides the procurement of state-of-the-art French-made frigates (3+1) and the possible acquisition of three corvettes, the agreement cites a eyebrow-raising mutual defense assistance clause.

English Edition 29.09.2021 | 18:32

Greek tourism post-Covid recovery continues strong into the autumn

Looking to 2022, he said major UK tour operator Jet2 is now ready to offer Greek destinations, including Athens city tours, as of next April

English Edition 29.09.2021 | 08:04

Public-private partnership infrastructure projects around Greece valued at 5 bln€ over coming period

According to relevant Infrastructure and Transports Minister Costas A. Karamanlis, who spoke during the presentation of relevant IOBE study on Tuesday, 20 such projects are underway this year, with the budget exceeding five billion euros.

Ολγα Κλώντζα

English Edition 28.09.2021 | 18:58

Covid-19 Greece: 2,978 new infections, 22 related deaths, 322 intubated patients on Tues.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 651,378 infections have been recorded in the country.

English Edition 28.09.2021 | 12:56

OECD – Assessment of Greece for bribery of public officials

The aim is to record the implementation of the Convention for the Suppression of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials

English Edition 28.09.2021 | 11:11

Greece-France inks deal for frigates and defense agreement

The new Greek-French relationship is based on two pillars

English Edition 27.09.2021 | 14:55

Deposits rose by 30 billion euros during the pandemic

At the same time, the annual rate of change of the total financing of the domestic economy was 13.5% in August 2021 from 13.8% in the previous month

Αγης Μάρκου

English Edition 24.09.2021 | 19:00

More than a ton of bootleg tobacco for water-pipe use seized at Athens airport

Police said a Lebanese national arriving from Beirut attempted to pass the tobacco – a type used for Middle Eastern “hookahs”, a multi-stem water pipe – and was arrested at the scene

English Edition 24.09.2021 | 16:45

EU – € 35.9 million approved by the Solidarity Fund for Greece

The money is earmarked for repairing damage from three natural disasters and tackling the pandemic

English Edition 24.09.2021 | 15:53

New auction of six-month bonds

The settlement date is set for Friday, October 1, 2021 (T + 2)

English Edition 24.09.2021 | 15:46

Eurostat – Greece’s ranking in foreign languages is simply disappointing [Chart]

According to Eurostat, in 2019, 59% of upper secondary students (ISCED level 34) studied two or more foreign languages in the EU

English Edition 24.09.2021 | 13:01

Up to 200,000 holiday homes up for sale to European retirees

Eurostat data show that people over the age of 65 in Europe travel for longer days and off-peak season, helping to extend the tourist season

Αγης Μάρκου

English Edition 24.09.2021 | 11:07

Greece is high in the preferences of Europeans for autumn trips

Vaccination remains a key prerequisite for boosting travel confidence and increasing bookings