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The cost of going green

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 03:15
The green transition is essential, but it is also expensive. And when consumers have to shoulder that cost, this stigmatizes the shift away from fossil fuels.

ATHEX: Stocks show further trend for growth

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 03:03
Greek stock prices accelerated their growth on Wednesday, taking the benchmark back over the 1,500-point psychological level.

Cyprus included in three critical US defense programs

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 03:00
In a landmark decision that underscores the growing strategic depth of US-Cyprus relations, President Joe Biden issued a presidential determination, officially including the Republic of Cyprus in three critical US defense programs.

Obsolete tools

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 02:48
Come Monday, the world will be changing and anyone who claims to know just how will need to produce a degree in wizardry or astrology before they can be believed.

There can be no wealth without democracy, says economist

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 02:18
It’s a warm December day when we meet Elias Papaioannou for lunch at a popular restaurant in the downtown Athens district of Pangrati.

Simitis as a target

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 01:43
What Costas Simitis’ critics attribute to him after his death closely mirrors the accusations they leveled against him during his lifetime.

Greece advances Andravida base upgrade for F-35 arrival

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 01:27
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) is progressing with plans to transform Andravida Air Base in the northwest Peloponnese into the country’s most advanced military facility, designed to host its incoming fleet of F-35 fighter jets.

Supreme Court prosecutor questions verdict on deadly 2017 Mandra flood

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 00:59
A Greek Supreme Court prosecutor has questioned an appeal court’s verdict to acquit four defendants over the deadly flood in 2017 in Mandra and to find another three defendants guilty on lesser charges.

PM’s European energy market intervention

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 00:44
Greece is raising the issue of a comprehensive redefinition of European energy policy, with the second letter in a row from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to EU President Ursula von der Leyen, directly questioning its effectiveness in reducing energy costs.

New tracking rules and the 17 kg olive can debate

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 00:30
A debate has been triggered by the government’s plan to enforce electronic invoicing for agricultural products in April, and specifically for olive oil in October.

Car sales in Greece drop by 4.9% in Dec

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 00:18
Car sales in Greece fell 4.9% in December 2024 from the same month a year earlier, data from the country’s statistics service (ELSTAT) show.

Insurers halve premium hikes

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 23:50
Insurance companies announced increases of 7% on average for lifelong health insurance policies for 2025, revising the hikes they had announced a few days ago, which reached 14.6%.

Family of golden eagles found dead in Xanthi mountains

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 23:46
Three rare golden eagles – a pair with their chick – have been found dead, likely as the result of poisoning, in the Kompsatou Valley area, a Natura 2000 area in mountainous Xanthi near the Greek-Bulgarian border.

Tougher penalties ahead for dangerous drivers

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 23:35
A new draft law to revise Greece’s Road Traffic Code has sparked intense public debate, drawing over 330 comments within days of its public consultation. The proposed measures aim to curb accidents, particularly by targeting speeding and reckless driving.

Gang ransoms migrants

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 23:31
Nine people, including eight Greeks and one Pakistani, were arrested after holding seven Moroccan migrants hostage in a house in Thessaloniki.

Personal companies multiply

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 23:20
New entrepreneurs may have lacked imagination in 2024 in terms of what kind of business they were in, but they did not fail to take the changes in tax policy seriously into account.

Sources deny claims of Samaras opposing Mitsotakis’ presidential nomination

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 23:01
Sources close to Antonis Samaras have denied reports that the former conservative prime minister and lawmaker expressed an intention to vote against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ nomination for Greece’s next president.

Inspectors find 20 tons of rotting meat in trailer in Piraeus port

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 22:39
Agricultural inspectors have discovered more than 20 tons of rotting meat in an abandoned trailer in Piraeus port.

Man dies after being hit by Athens metro train

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 22:17
A man has died after being struck by a train at the Ethniki Amyna station on Line 3 of the Athens metro system.

Parliament votes to halt funding to far-right Spartans

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 22:14
MPs have overwhelmingly voted to suspend state funding for the far-right Spartans party, with 267 votes in favor, 15 votes against and 5 abstentions.

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