Top thinkers, leaders from the political and business world, and individuals with innovative ideas and influence in the hospitality industry presented their views on how to redefine the future of Greek tourism in a two-day Reimagine Tourism in Greece conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, organized by Kathimerini and the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). On the […]

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ recent announcement to restrict construction outside zoning areas has sparked mixed reactions.

Former Golden Dawn deputy leader Ilias Kasidiaris is making another bid for early release from prison, awaiting the decision on his second request for conditional release. 

Former prime minister Antonis Samaras accused the government of his New Democracy successor of taking too soft a stance towards Turkey, saying that “when ‘calm waters’ lead to the silent acceptance of fait accomplis, it always brings great storms.”

The European Council summit kicks off in Brussels on Thursday, with migration taking center stage. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives with modest expectations but is determined to press for urgent progress on key issues.

Greek shipowners have spent an unprecedented $18 billion on newbuild gas vessels since 2021 as companies diversify their portfolios away from traditional tanker, bulker and container asset classes, according to new research published on Wednesday by VesselsValue, the data intelligence arm of maritime data and freight management solutions provider Veson Nautical.

As Greece and Turkey prepare for a pivotal round of talks on November 7, Ankara is pressing for broader discussions, including issues of sovereignty, territorial waters, airspace, the demilitarization of islands, and the control of certain geographical formations.

Greece’s state budget presented a primary surplus of 8.743 billion euros in January-September 2024, against a primary surplus target of €5.3 billion and a primary surplus of €5.98 billion euros in the same period of the previous year, per the preliminary data available for the execution of the state budget on a modified cash basis.

The future of a special tax on bank deposits paid to the state in Cyprus may be heading for a shift, though a final decision is not guaranteed.

Turkey has spent eight of the first nine months of 2024 as Europe’s largest producer of coal-fired electricity, overtaking Germany and Poland as it cranked coal burning for power.

Following the European Commission’s disbursement to Greece of 1 billion euros in grants from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) on Wednesday, the total amount disbursed to Greece amounts to €18.2 billion, more than 50% of the total budget of the Greece 2.0 national plan.

An auction for a reissue of a five-year Greek government bond with an interest rate of 3.875%, maturing on March 12, 2029, was held by the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) on Wednesday, raising the asked sum of 250 million euros.

This year the average value of the houses that have been sold is €378,500, up 27.8% compared to the properties sold in 2023.

The bourse session at Athinon Avenue on Wednesday practically picked up from where Tuesday’s session had left off.

Nikos Androulakis may have been triumphantly re-elected to the helm of PASOK last Sunday, but the reasons that led to his leadership being challenged in the first place have not been resolved.

Fining public administration employees who don’t do their jobs on time may seem completely bizarre by Greek standards.

It is a feeling, an assessment based not on research but on personal observation. In Athens, there are countless dining establishments; not only in the city center and tourist areas but also in peripheral neighborhoods there is an overwhelming abundance of restaurants.

This past weekend, the political magazine Der Spiegel, known (and dreaded by some) for its exclusive insights, reported that the German government has approved large-scale arms deals with Turkey for the first time in years.

“[With its] unique island geography, Greece serves as an ideal model for implementing eco-village initiatives,” James Ehrlich, director of compassionate sustainability at Stanford University, said during a discussion on sustainable tourism at Kathimerini’s "Reimagine Tourism in Greece" conference on Wednesday. 

The refugee center in Shengjin in Albania, where irregular migrants that reached Italy will be transferred.