Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis held key meetings in Washington DC with members of Congress to boost bilateral ties.

The center-left PASOK party is set to file a no-confidence motion against the government next week, citing failures in railway safety and disaster response following the deadly 2023 Tempe train crash.

Mass rallies and demonstrations have been planned across the country and in numerous cities around the world on Friday, to mark the second anniversary of Greece’s deadliest train crash at Tempe two years ago.

A damning report on Greece’s deadliest train disaster, which killed 57 people on February 28, 2023, was released Thursday, revealing systemic safety failures and the destruction of critical evidence within days of the crash.

Transportation workers will participate in a 24-hour general strike on Friday, marking two years since the Tempe railway disaster. All train services, including the Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos), will be suspended throughout the day.

Approximately 40,000 civil servants will see increases in their salaries after the settlement of the “personal difference” issue, related to their reduced wages based on when they started receiving their state salaries.

OTE, Greece’s biggest telecoms operator, reported a 1% rise in adjusted core earnings in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, driven by growth in its Greek mobile operations as well as lower personnel and maintenance costs in Greece.

Deputy Development Minister Anna Mani-Papadimitriou highlighted the importance of upgrading industrial parks, especially outside the main cities of Greece, for a dynamic and resilient economy, with balanced development throughout the country, during her visit to the Alexandroupoli Business Park on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, marking a significant step in strengthening the economic and investment ties between the two nations. 

Cyprus Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday that Abu Dhabi's energy company TAQA is interested in investing in the delivery of an international electricity connection project.

During his first term in office, President Donald Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms.

Cypriot lender Hellenic Bank on Thursday reported a profit of 383 million euros for 2024, reflecting a 10% year-on-year increase, after adjusting for discontinued operations, in a landmark year for its ownership structure following its acquisition by Eurobank. 

“E-send,” the systemfor receipt transmission to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), is being upgraded so as to flag suspicious patterns that may point to tax evasion.

Some think that Europe still has time to consider its alternatives, to consult to find its autonomy. But everything is pointing to the reality that time is up.

A new bill aimed at enhancing transparency and publicity in print and electronic media was presented on Wednesday to the cabinet by deputy minister and government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis.

On Sunday, January 26, Kostas Topouzidis joined a march for the first time to honor the victims of the deadly train crash in Tempe. For two years, he had avoided most events and refrained from reading related news to shield himself from resurfacing painful memories.

The Washington Post, founded in 1877, is not shutting its doors. Not yet. But to many of us, its change of direction is a form of demise.

The Greek economy is expected to be impacted mainly indirectly if the US imposes tariffs on the EU following the election of President Donald Trump, Alpha Bank noted in its weekly economic bulletin.

The Swiss attorney general’s office said on Thursday it had imposed a $1 million fine on Morgan Stanley’s Swiss operations for failing to do enough to prevent one of its client advisors committing qualified money laundering in 2010.