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Only citizens in Poland and Greece spend more than they save

Greece’s largest and most historic port city, Piraeus, will usher in its Christmas and New Year’s series of events on Friday with the lighting of the municipality’s Christmas tree in front of the Municipal Theater. The tree-lighting ceremony will be officiated by Piraeus Mayor Yannis Moralis, with the accompaniment of the municipality’s philharmonic orchestra, the […]

A closely watched draft bill on Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) was passed by Greece’s Parliament on Monday afternoon, with the 158 deputies of ruling New Democracy (ND) party only voting in favor. Voting against were 139 deputies from opposition parties. Three MPs did not vote. The legislation incorporates EU Directive 2021/2167 into Greek law. Opposition parties […]

European officials emphasized to the Financial Times that EU member states are far from reaching an agreement on topping up the bloc's common budget – including €50 billion for Ukraine – ahead of the summit in Brussels on December 14-15

The Region of Central Greece posted the highest gender employment gap in all of Europe in 2022 at 31.4 pp, according to a report released last week by Eurostat. The gender employment gap is defined as the difference between the employment rates of men and women aged 20-64 and stood at 10.7 pp on average […]

Ta Nea: British Museum proposes 'partial' return of friezes under 10-15-year 'loan'. Athens presses for full repatriation. 'Ownership' issue reportedly bypassed

The data showed Greece had the highest costs both in urban and rural areas

Greek Lt. John Pappas bids farewell, "I am grateful for everything. I love my people, I love my unit, I love my family”

The list includes 101 airlines certified in 15 countries due to a lack of safety oversight by the aviation authorities of those nations

"Culture is not only about antiquities and works of art but also about the relationships and behavior of people," the Museum Director said in a statement

UniCredit projects Greece will achieve its inflation target of 2% in 2024, aligning with the European Central Bank's goal

Food, alcohol, and tobacco will exhibit the highest annual rates at 6.9 percent in the Eurozone

Next month Greece will repay 5.3 billion euros ahead of schedule and hopes to continue the trend in 2024

The positive preliminary assessment came yesterday and relates to Greece's third payment request for 1.69 billion euros in grants and 1.95 billion in loans

The market watchdog continued comprehensive audits, as in November alone, more than 1,250 inspections were carried out

The global surge in inflation from the “double whammy” of pandemic-related disruption and the Russian invasion of Ukraine has punished consumers in Europe over the past two years, with one “casualty” in Greece being the country’s iconic “souvlaki”, alternatively known the world over as “gyro”. According to market watchers in the country, the price of […]

The complexity of this relationship will be on full display on 7-8 December, when Chinese and EU leaders meet in Beijing, the first summit held in four years under this format

The European Union project was born out of the ashes of war, but for European societies it has been an experience of peace

In 2022, land roughly the size of Corsica was scorched by wildfires across the EU