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Competition Concerns Mount in Greece’s Crucial Ferry Market
The investigation, launched in April 2025, examined competition, connectivity and the long-term viability of a sector that serves both residents and one of the world’s biggest tourism markets.
Complaint Alleges Greek Political Poll Was Ready Before Data Collection Ended
The complainant submitted screenshots and other digital records that it says show survey graphics being viewed shortly after midnight on Sept. 28.
Greece’s Tax-Cut Package Heads to Cabinet as Inflation Erodes the Gains
At the center of the overhaul are lower income-tax rates for people earning more than €10,000 a year, with larger reductions for families with children.
Greece Tightens Rules on Political Ads, With Heavy Fines Ahead of Elections
Publishers will have to maintain required records, clearly label political advertisements and provide transparency notices identifying relevant information about campaigns
In 2026, Greek Households Need €800 More to Buy What They Did in 2025
Official statistics show how heavily housing already weighs on renters.
Greece Collects More Taxes as Higher Prices Squeeze Households
Value-added tax and excise duties generated €25.2 billion ($29.6 billion) in the first eight months of 2026, or 50.9% of Greece’s €49.5 billion in total tax receipts
Mitsotakis Sends a Message to Erdogan With Netanyahu Meeting in New York
The Mitsotakis-Netanyahu meeting offered a different picture of Greece’s regional strategy.
Cost-of-Living Anger Fuels Demand for Political Change in Greece
Economic pressure appears to be driving much of the dissatisfaction.
Marinakis’s Capital Targets October Listing on Euronext Athens
The plan centers on the creation of a containership company using Capital Maritime Finance as the corporate vehicle.
Greece Courts 30 London Funds With 5% Carried-Interest Tax Rate
Athens is seeking more than wealthy new taxpayers. The government wants relocations to bring investment firms, highly paid professionals, financial expertise and jobs.
New Greek Farm-Subsidy Rules Draw Fire Amid OPEKEPE Investigations
The timing has drawn scrutiny because European prosecutors have been investigating alleged fraud involving agricultural subsidies and OPEKEPE.
Athens Mayor Demands Safety Reports After Metro Work Damages 35 Buildings
Doukas said city authorities expect to receive Thursday the vulnerability assessments and damage reports for all 35 buildings, along with records of ground and building movements measured to date.
Metlen Seeks to Recover Extra Costs on U.K., Poland Projects
Metlen said it made progress during the first half of 2026 on existing contracts that had negatively affected its 2025 results.
Greek Gasoline Prices Jump, Adding Up to €8.50 to a Tank in Three Weeks
The sharpest rise was recorded in Kilkis, a regional unit in northern Greece near the border with North Macedonia.
Rare Vintage Cars in Greece Head for the Scrapyard
One of the standouts is a 1969 Volkswagen-Porsche 914, offered with a starting price of €500
Mitsotakis Sets Meetings With Guterres, Carney During U.N. Visit
On Wednesday, Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Tanker Truck Caught Discharging Hazardous Waste Into Athens Drainage System
Police said investigators had received information that tanker trucks operated by a particular company were using the fuel station to dispose of industrial waste.
Former EU Commissioner Avramopoulos Appears Before Belgian Authorities in Qatargate Probe
Belgian authorities subsequently notified Greek prosecutors electronically that the warrant had been withdrawn.
Greek Power Prices Reflect More Than the Global Energy Crunch
The issue highlights a growing challenge for Greece as it rapidly expands renewable-power capacity.
Greek Government Gets Minimal Polling Lift From New Economic Package
The numbers suggest that Mitsotakis’s announcements in Thessaloniki, where Greek governments traditionally unveil their economic priorities, have yet to produce a meaningful shift in public support.
PPC’s Amazon Data-Center Deal Puts Greece’s Energy Transition to Work
A central feature of the agreement is a planned 15-year lease of the data center to Amazon following completion of construction
Greece Weighs Profit-Margin Cap Across Energy Supply Chain
A profit-margin cap, however, wouldn't amount to a ceiling on the retail price of gasoline, diesel or heating oil.
Greece Targets Heating-Oil Price Below €1.75 as Winter Energy Support Expands
The moves come as motorists and households contend with elevated fuel prices.
Greece Pushes Back as Turkey Revives Aegean Demilitarization Dispute
Athens maintains that the legal status of the eastern Aegean islands is established by international treaties and rejects Turkey’s interpretation of provisions concerning their military status.
Cost of Living Dominates Greek Politics as Poll Points to Fragmented Parliament
The cost of living still remains a central concern among Greek society.
Greek Businesses Get a New Tool to Measure What Their Workers and Capital Really Produce
Once GVA is calculated, companies can connect it with the resources used to generate that value.
From Florina to the Cyclades, Greece’s Gasoline Price Gap Widens
Those national averages mask substantial regional differences, with many of Greece’s island regions clustered at the expensive end of the market.
Bank of Greece Sees Inflation Accelerating to 3.5% in 2026
The central bank said the increase largely reflects higher energy prices and stubborn services inflation.
Mazonakis Death Probe Puts Greek Medical Oversight Under Scrutiny
The Athens Prosecutor’s Office brought the new charge after investigators received additional evidence from the Hellenic Police, according to information emerging from the inquiry.
Regling Warns of Three ‘Existential’ Threats to Europe, Hails Greece’s Economic Progress
The challenges are particularly serious for a bloc that has prospered under a rules-based international system and now finds itself navigating increasingly difficult relations with Russia, China and the U.S., Regling said.
Greece Has One of the EU’s Lowest Obesity Rates
The figures put Greece 3.5 percentage points below the EU average, offering a relatively favorable picture in a region where obesity and excess weight remain significant public-health concerns.