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Today Greece will continue to experience unseasonably warm temperatures with partial cloud cover in Athens and potentially in other regions. While temperatures normally range between 9 and 14 degrees in the capital this time of year, today they may hit as high as 19 degrees Celsius. Winds will initially be gentle, coming in from the […]

Indications of natgas deposits in sea regions off western Greece, Crete

One firm estimates that the Greek market is seventh, worldwide, in terms of popularity for purchasing luxury residences, having recently surpassed Portugal and Spain, which are in ninth and 14th place, respectively

A burgeoning second-hand – or pre-owned – retail sector in Greece now occupies a prominent place in the stats published by the country’s statistical authority, overturning decades of disdain for “used” goods among most Greek consumers. Younger generations of consumers who are more adept at “thrift shopping”, plus almost a decade of economic downturn, explain […]

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High inflation and interest rates, with the latter easing at a slower rate, is the forecast from National Bank of Greece (NBG) chairman Gikas Hardouvelis, who is also the new president of the Hellenic Banks Association (HBA). Speaking at the annual Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association conference this month in Athens, Hardouvelis, a former Greek […]

Despite the picture presented by the official unemployment rates, Greece is by all accounts facing an acute labor shortage in sectors ranging from primary agriculture production to computer programming. According to a recent survey by the Manpower Group, 82% percent of employers asked in the first quarter of 2023 reported difficulties finding human resource talent, […]

The weather is expected to be mostly sunny with relatively mild temperatures on Christmas day, Monday, the National Meteorological Service said. Some clouds are expected in the west and over the southeastern islands during night and in the morning. Winds will register 2-4 on the Beaufort scale, with south-southwesterly winds of up to 5 on […]

According to Vasilis Korkidis, President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, "The commercial world's expectation is for this year's festive season to perform better than the equivalent period in 2022. Everyone hopes that this year's turnover will surpass last year's 3.83 billion euros and reach beyond 4 billion euros."

On this day in 1814 the Ghent Treaty was signed between Great Britain and the United States

The Nymfeo sanctuary that hosts a brown bear population stopped receiving visitors last week due to the early hibernation, and will remain closed until March 2024.

The weather is expected to be fair across the country on Christmas Eve, Sunday the National Meteorological Service said. Some clouds are expected over central mainland regions and the north, which will become more visible during the day. Road visibility will be limited mostly in the early morning and late-night hours, especially in western mountainous […]

The development will mark the first pay raise for public sector employees, a massive segment of the Greek workforce in 14 years

On this day in 1995 Aleksander Kwaśniewski was inaugurated as Polish president

Green growth, investments and Greece as an attractive investment destination discussed, along with specter of inflation

The cable section specifically refers to the Crete-Cyprus interconnection, marking the first significant step in the contract signed last July, according to IPTO

Passenger traffic over the Jan-Nov 2023 period exceeded 69.77 million passengers, while traffic for all of 2022 exceeded 63.67 million, the Civil Aviation Authority announced

In her response, President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou agreed over the good news on the economic front, renewed growth and the country’s much-improved image abroad, as she said