Greece to kick off National Bank stake sale next week, according to reports
Greece’s bank bailout fund HFSF will start the process to sell a stake of up to 12 per cent in National Bank of Greece (NBGr.AT) early next week, two ...
Israel not facing effective pressure, Greece says
Israel is not facing sufficient pressure to end the war in Gaza and the escalation in Lebanon is a minefield that the international community may not be able to deal ...
Greek, Turkish leaders to meet in New York on Tuesday
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Greek government spokesman said ...
Four migrants dead, more feared missing after boat sinks off Samos
At least four migrants died when their boat sank on Monday off the Greek island of Samos, the Greek coastguard said.
At least 30 migrants were believed to be initially on ...
Greece - Wildfires
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?
When a wildfire tore down a hillside towards Athens last month, its southernmost flank halted in a treeless area burned by fire two years before. A few miles west, however, ...
Three slightly injured in fire inside Greek oil refinery near Athens
Three people were slightly injured on Tuesday in a fire inside Greece’s second-biggest oil refinery west of Athens, the company said in a statement.
The fire broke out on ...
Greece expects record tourism revenues this year, minister say
Greece expects its revenues from tourism to hit 22 billion euros ($24.48 billion) this year, reaching another record high, the country’s tourism minister said on Monday.
Greece reported record tourism revenues ...
Greece asks EU for urgent response to soaring power prices
Greece’s prime minister has asked the EU to urgently respond to soaring power prices in central and eastern Europe, which Athens said are being exacerbated by Russian attacks on ...
Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism
Greece plans to impose a €20 levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister ...
Greek PM pledges pension, wage hikes by 2027, within budget limits
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised to increase pensions, cut taxes and social security contributions, and increase the minimum wage in 2025, as thousands rallied to protest a high cost of ...
Greek PM to unveil plan to boost pensions, spending power in major speech
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to unveil plans on Saturday to increase pensions, reduce social security contributions and improve public services in an effort to win back voters ...
Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake
From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are reemerging nearly 45 years since the village that once stood here disappeared underwater.
After a winter ...
Two Turks detained over deadly migrant boat chase off Greek island
Two Turkish nationals were detained pending trial for people trafficking on Wednesday after a deadly boat chase with the Greek coastguard off the island of Symi on Aug. 23.
A 39-year-old ...
Dead fish blanket Greek tourist port after flooding
Greek authorities have started collecting hundreds of thousands of dead fish that poured into a tourist port in the central city of Volos this week after being displaced from their ...
Is it time for Greece to change its tourism model?
As temperatures soar and tourist arrivals swell, Greece is under pressure to reimagine a tourism model that climate change is making increasingly untenable.
With its turquoise waters and reliable sunshine, ...
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Greek-flagged ship on fire since August 23 after Houthi attack
The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion has been on fire in the Red Sea since Aug. 23 after an attack by Yemen’s Houthis with no obvious signs of an oil ...
Faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, investigators say
Investigators suspect a faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, said sources close to a probe over the blaze that killed one woman and torched 10,000 ...
Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage
Firefighters battled on Wednesday to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings, devoured woodland and forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
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Wildfire fanned by gales menaces Athens suburbs as residents flee
Greece’s worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes and cars and choked busy roads ...
Firefighters battle to contain two wildfires near Athens
Residents in two areas near Athens were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as dozens of firefighters battled to contain blazes fuelled by strong winds and hot temperatures.
Near the village ...
Greek police arrest Israeli national on international warrant
Greek police have arrested on an international warrant a 36-year-old fugitive convicted of robbery in Israel and under investigation over a bomb attack there after a tip-off by Israeli authorities, ...
Greek banks boost capital reserves, report €2.3bn profit in first half of 2024
The capital reserves of Greek banks have been further strengthened, though the quality of these funds remains weak, according to a report by the international credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS.
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Wildfire rages on Greek island of Evia for second day
More than 200 firefighters backed up by helicopters and water-carrying planes battled a wildfire on Greece’s second-biggest island of Evia for a second day on Tuesday as authorities ordered the ...
Greek court OKs extradition of Turkish citizen who awaits asylum appeal
Greece’s Council of State has ruled in favour of extraditing a Turkish businessman, legal sources told Reuters on Wednesday, who is wanted by Ankara to serve a prison sentence ...