Greece is planning to pay back the first bailout memorandum’s loans earlier than the deadline, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis confirmed on Wednesday.

National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has been paying a visit to the US since Wednesday, participating in the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Listed group Metlen Energy & Metals and a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenfarne Asset Company announced on Wednesday they have entered into an agreement for Glenfarne to acquire a portfolio of solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in Chile.

Cyprus is gearing up to revive its biggest energy project, the long-delayed natural gas terminal at Vasilikos.

Political tensions escalated this week following new welfare pledges by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 

When Pope Francis convened Catholic bishops at the Vatican in 2019 to discuss the ordination of married men in remote parts of South America, the meeting raised expectations about the possibility of revolutionizing the celibate priesthood.

System Integrator NBS and ICT services provider Bewise are bringing their consortium to the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum for a second consecutive time, following their Thessaloniki debut two years ago, where they launched a PaaS application “e-berth marine allocation platform.”

Foreign visitor arrivals increased slightly in the first couple of months this year, with even smaller growth in travel receipts, according to Bank of Greece data. At the same time, Greeks’ travel and spending abroad increased.

Greek basketball is dominating most club competitions in the continent this season.

Between 1949 and 1962, approximately 3,200 Greek children, ranging in age from 2 weeks to 14 years, were adopted by American families, often through rushed and inadequately supervised processes.

Reforms can work when there’s the political will for them. Recent examples are the linking of cash registers with the public revenue agency (AADE), the taxing of freelancers and the MyData platform.

Washington’s swing to a more conciliatory stance toward Beijing, as well as toward the Fed, bolstered markets.

The accelerating deterioration of the demographic problem is set to lead to a shortage of 515,000 workers in 2050.

The United States became a post-World War II leader because it relied on something other than capital and weapons.

Solar electricity production in Europe during the first quarter of 2025 was up by over 30% from the same months in 2024, setting the stage for full-year record performance from the region’s solar farms.

Paschalis Xanthopoulos wastes no time recounting the past glories of Xanthi when we meet him at the elegant townhouse where celebrated composer Manos Hadjidakis was born.

A fire broke out Wednesday evening in an open area of Votanikos, near the construction site of the new Panathinaikos stadium, authorities said.

Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” a deadly terrorist attack that killed 26 people in the Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir last month.

Alphabet’s Google and Elon Musk’s X may be the next to face fines from European regulators, as they stay tough on Big Tech despite concerns of retaliatory US tariffs, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.