Greece’s primary surplus stood at 4.498 billion euros in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a target of €616 million and a primary surplus of €2.987 billion during the same period in 2024, according to the state budget execution data, on a modified cash basis.

The US-based Taco Bell chain of Mexican fast food is expecting to open its first store in Athens this summer. “At Taco Bell, we are globally known for bold tastes and unique experiences of enjoyment we provide at our restaurants,” said Taco Bell UK & Europe Chief Marketing Officer Chet Patel.

Large hotel groups across Cyprus are seriously looking into installing their own small desalination plants.

Literally and metaphorically, luggage is the freight of air travel.

In the first quarter of 2025, Greek airline SKY Express recorded strong growth in all key indicators. In particular, it recorded a 10% increase in passenger traffic and 8.5% growth in revenue compared to the same period in 2024.

Toy and homeware retailer Jumbo on Monday reported net profits of 320.1 million euros for 2024, up by 5.64% on an annual basis.

A demonstration in central Athens, likely on Stadiou Street, during the 1930s.

The corporate results released domestically tend to offset the pressure from abroad, as buying interest trickles down to mid- and small-caps, hence Monday's advance for the mid-cap index.

The roots of organized crime in Greece run deep and branch out in all sorts of directions. For years, citizens of this country have watched a perpetual cycle of assassinations, arson attacks and bombings that seems impossible to stop. 

Each generation examines and makes demands of higher education. In the 1960s, campuses saw social disturbance and anti-Vietnam War protests. In the 1980s, controversy around the “corporate” university left some thinking schools’ mission to teach and research was replaced by real estate investments.

In a landmark moment, the aesthetic group gymnastics team of AE Mykonos captured first place in their category at the IFAGG CAGG International Competition B, along with a fifth-place finish at the IFAGG World Cup II Challenge, held this weekend (April 26-28) at the Markham Pan Am Center in Ontario, Canada.

Seven out of 10 consumers still choose the green electricity tariffs.

The European Commission said on Monday it had imposed duties of up to 66.7% on imports of Chinese machines that lift construction workers after concluding that the producers were benefiting from unfair subsidies and selling at artificially low prices.

Renowned Polish cellist Dobrawa Czocher will make her Greek debut at the Roman Agora (3 Polignotou) as part of the This is Athens City Festival.

A tense situation unfolded on Monday afternoon at the Ianos bookstore in central Athens when a group of unknown individuals attempted to disrupt an ongoing event related to the 2023 Tempe railway disaster.

A school student allegedly assaulted a bus driver Monday afternoon on the 91X route in Lagkada, near the northern port city of Thessaloniki.

Senior Greek and Turkish diplomats and military officials met in northern Greece on Monday as part of an effort to ease longstanding tension between the neighboring NATO allies.

One of the biggest scandals and huge failures since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974 is the fact that the country spent tens of billions of euros on armaments without managing to create a basic defense industry.

Greece’s firefighting season begins on May 1 with significantly fewer Canadair aircraft available compared to last year.