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Aim for 150,000 reservists by 2030
The Defense Ministry on Friday unveiled a reform plan to revamp the country’s reserve system, targeting 150,000 active reservists by 2030.
Finance minister meets with US counterpart in Washington
Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.
Royalty and presidents to join multitude of mourners at Pope Francis’ funeral
Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday at a funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square to honor his sometimes turbulent papacy.
Power subsidies linked to conduct
More than 1 million small and medium-sized businesses in Greece will receive retroactive electricity subsidies for the winter months, while 32,000 companies found to have committed electricity theft will be excluded from the program, the Ministry of Environment and Energy announced on Friday.
Exhibition occupied: When activism drowns art
An exhibition by renowned painter Christos Bokoros has been interrupted after self-identified anarchist protesters occupied the Basilica of Saint Mark in the town of Iraklio on Crete on Friday.
Switching telecom providers made easy through Gov.gr
A new digital service is making it simpler for consumers to switch their fixed and cell telephony, internet and pay TV providers.
Cyprus posts second-highest surplus in EU
Cyprus has posted the second-largest government surplus in the European Union for 2024, tying with Ireland and just behind Denmark, according to new data released by Eurostat this week.
When a small rejection feels like ‘the end of the world’
Imagine a nail jabbing at a shiny blue balloon. Pop! That’s what rejection can feel like for someone with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, one TikTok creator told his audience: an explosion of emotions.
I hate my parents’ politics. Should I keep my son away?
My husband doesn’t want their values rubbing off on our kid.
Reds hold on to home advantage, as Greens lose it
Euroleague playoffs were never an easy or predictable affair, and both Panathinaikos and Olympiakos have been reminded of that fact.
Tax discount for realty upgrades extended
The government plans to maintain the tax incentive for the energy, functional and aesthetic upgrading of real estate for 2025.
The right incentives
The alarming demographic data clearly underscore the urgency of doing everything possible to encourage the return of those who left Greece during the 10-year financial crisis. But more handouts are not the answer – that’s not the solution.
Elliniko project runs risk of restrictions
Lamda Development’s confrontation with the municipalities of Glyfada and Alimos, which are adjacent to the projects in Elliniko, is growing.
A long and difficult homecoming
Seven months after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis committed himself to it, the long struggle of many Greeks who were sent abroad as children for adoption from 1948 to 1975 is coming to an end.
Contractors build their future
Construction groups seek out their potential employees through sponsorships and incentives.
Deterrence and safeguards
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has shaken the foundations on which the foreign policy of most states is based.
ATHEX: Banks’ drop offsets early index growth
The benchmark of the Greek stock market closed by losing all its gains from earlier in the day.
Fake taxi driver arrested
A 55-year-old taxi driver was arrested in central Athens by police for forgery and driving without a valid license.
The ‘butterfly effect’ of the US president’s tariffs
It all started with a can of olive oil from Messenia, in southwestern Greece. Anastasios Doukas immigrated to the United States in 1974, studied chemistry and opened a pizzeria in Connecticut.