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Greece’s 30% Power-Cost Target Squeezed by Gas and Oil Prices
The challenge is becoming more acute with European natural gas trading at €72.77 a megawatt-hour and oil around $90 a barrel.
Greek Police Build New Digital Arsenal to Fight Financial Crime
The agreement also includes an option for maintenance services lasting as long as five years, with a budget of €1.715 million before value-added tax.
Greece’s New Savings Plan for Children Could Be a Boon for Banks—and a Long-Term Bet for the State
For Greece’s banks, however, the attraction is particularly clear.
Greece Makes Property Purchases Costlier for Non-EU Investors
One model raised in those discussions was Canada.
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.
Greece’s Rental Squeeze Deepens as Prices Rise as Much as 16.7%
Attica, the region encompassing Athens and its suburbs, recorded a 4.3% increase, while rents in the rest of Greece rose 4%.
Greece Rejects Outside Pressure on Defense as Tensions With Turkey Rise
“Greece is a peaceful country that poses no threat to anyone,” Mitsotakis said, adding that it “will not accept instructions from anyone”.
Turkey Renews Pressure on Greece Over Aegean Islands, Invoking Kastellorizo
Erdogan said Greece should end what Turkey considers the militarization of islands governed by international agreements restricting their military presence.
Theon International Lines Up €325 Million Loan as Expansion Push Lifts Leverage
The Cyprus-incorporated company, which is listed on Euronext and led by Greek entrepreneur Christian Hadjiminas, is expected to sign the financing agreement on or around Sept. 7, 2026.
Greece Touts Supermarket Discounts, but Shoppers Are Still Paying More
An analysis by Dnews.gr of 30 everyday products included in government price-reduction lists found that most still cost more than their earliest recorded price in July or early August.
Highgate Establishes Greek Foothold With €9.9 Million Investment Vehicle
The group is entering the country through Zafolia BidCo S.A., a newly incorporated Greek company with initial share capital of €9.9 million ($11.6 million).
Len Blavatnik Sails Into Greece as Questions Linger Over Investment Plans
Blavatnik and his son, Ariel Michael Blavatnik, who was 21 at the time, were granted Greek citizenship under a presidential decree published on Sept. 16, 2025
Greece Moves to Build ‘Achilles Shield’ Air-Defense Network in Israeli Deal
The agreement envisages the deployment of four Israeli systems that, according to Greek officials and state broadcaster ERTnews, are expected to be operational in Greece within 28 months.
Greece Rolls Out Price Cuts on 1,500 Supermarket Products. How Much Will Shoppers Actually Save?
About 800 of the participating codes are branded products supplied by 70 companies, excluding meat and school supplies.
Greece Readies €1.5 Billion Economic Package as Mitsotakis Heads to Thessaloniki
Greece’s government is putting the finishing touches on a package of tax cuts, wage measures and targeted financial support that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to unveil at the Thessaloniki International Fair, the country’s most closely watched annual economic-policy event.
Greek Commercial Real-Estate Deals Reach €1.27 Billion in First Half
«The Greek commercial real-estate market continued to demonstrate remarkable resilience during the first half of 2026», said Niki Symboura, head of Cushman & Wakefield Proprius.
Anchovy Reigns Supreme in Greek Fishing as North Aegean Dominates Catch
Greece’s marine fishing industry landed 42,100.8 metric tons of seafood last year, with a total value of €166.62 million.
Greek Deposits Rise Across the Country, With Western Attica Growing Fastest
Total bank deposits rose by €19.1 billion in the 12 months through June 2026, according to processed data from the Bank of Greece.
Greek Refiners Weigh Costly Extension of Pump-Price Discounts
The companies’ refinery prices show little difference between the two suppliers.
Greece’s Labor - Market Recovery Is Leaving Its Young Workers Behind
Greece can simultaneously experience labor shortages and brain drain.
Greece Says Early Debt Repayments Will Save €800 Million a Year
“Easy decisions look exclusively at today. Difficult decisions look at the next generation,” Pierrakakis said, defending the government’s decision to repay debt ahead of schedule.
Greece’s Civil-Service Overhaul Sparks Fight Over Who Gets to Lead
The proposed system for governing management positions of the civil servants places unusually heavy emphasis on written examinations.
One in Three Foreign Homebuyers Is Looking to Settle Permanently in Greece
Greece has also sought to attract foreign retirees through tax incentives.
Greece’s University Reform Runs Into a Crisis of Its Own Making
Greece’s ambitious opening of higher education to nonstate universities was promoted by the government as a landmark modernization.
After Digitizing Public Services, Greece Turns to the Data Beneath Them
Greece invests millions to organize and secure public-sector data.
Mitsotakis Government Adopts Samaras’s Tougher Turkey Rhetoric—Only After the Warning Signs Mount
After years of defending “calm waters” with Turkey as a diplomatic achievement, the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is adopting a markedly tougher vocabulary—one that increasingly resembles the warnings issued by former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
Greece Swelters Under 42°C Heat as Relief Remains Days Away
Greece is enduring one of the hottest days of its late summer Sunday, Aug. 23, with temperatures forecast to exceed 40°C across parts of the mainland and potentially reach 42°C in the hardest-hit areas.
Greece’s Water Problem Is Also a Governance Problem
Greece’s new national water strategy makes an unusually candid admission: The country’s growing water problem isn’t simply about having too little water. It is also about how the state manages what it has.
Greek Power Prices Surge 68% as Heat and Gas Costs Squeeze Energy Market
Renewed pressure on European energy markets.
Greece’s Tourism Boom Hits a Spending Speed Bump
The weakness was particularly visible among some of Greece’s largest tourism markets.