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U.S.-Backed Corridor Opens Door to New Infrastructure Investment in Greece
The legislation formally integrates the Eastern Mediterranean into the corridor’s strategic framework, underscoring the region’s growing importance.
From Parcel Lockers to Drones, Greece Updates Postal Privacy Rules for the Digital Age
The new framework replaces regulations that had been in force since 2005.
Greece’s Non-Dom Regime: A Growing Magnet for Global Wealth
In recent years, Greece has steadily repositioned itself within the global landscape of wealth migration. Beyond its traditional appeal as a world-class tourism destination, the country is increasingly becoming a premier European hub for residency, investment, and long-term wealth planning by internationally mobile high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).
Nearly All of Greece’s Beaches Earn Top Water Quality Rating in EU Survey
The findings reinforce Greece’s reputation as one of Europe’s premier beach destinations.
Binance and Greek Officials Offer Conflicting Accounts Over EU License Application
Binance said it had planned to invest at least €200 million in Greece and create 100 highly paid jobs, describing the project as part of its long-term commitment to the country.
Greece’s Senior Church Leaders Win €3.6 Million Pay Boost as Critics Cry Electioneering
The measure applies to the Archbishop of Greece, Metropolitans and Bishops, but leaves the salaries of ordinary parish priests unchanged.
Greece’s Pharmaceutical Sector Sounds Alarm Over Record Hospital Drug Rebates
According to SFEE and PIF, the increase reflects deep structural problems in the financing of hospital pharmaceutical care rather than temporary budgetary pressures.
Greek Government Refuses to Rule Out Official Role in Predator Certification Claims
Pavlos Marinakis repeatedly declined to answer questions about reports that Greek public authorities provided documentation to Intellexa.
Greek Supreme Court Orders Return of Convicted 17 November Leader to Prison Weeks After Release
Police arrested the 80-year-old at his home in the Athens suburb of Vyronas on Sunday after the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court accepted an appeal challenging his parole.
Greece Launches Online Platform to Report Bribery in Driving License Exams
The platform is designed to receive reports of demands for or offers of cash payments.
ECB Rate Hike Raises Borrowing Costs for Greek Households and Businesses While Savers See Little Benefit
The latest increase is part of the ECB’s broader effort to tame inflation by tightening financial conditions, making credit more costly and slowing demand in the economy.
EU Finance Ministers Face Showdown Over Energy Fiscal Flexibility
The discussion at the Eurogroup meeting is expected to expose a growing divide between member states with sufficient fiscal room.
MIT’s Konstantinos Daskalakis on AI: The Technology That Could Both Empower and Diminish Us
Despite the widespread perception that artificial intelligence is a recent phenomenon, Daskalakis notes that AI has been influencing human behavior for decades.
Greece’s Price Cap Fails to Halt Inflation as Cost-of-Living Pressures Intensify
New data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority show that annual inflation accelerated to 5.2% in May, more than doubling from 2.5% a year earlier.
Greece Raised €3 Billion After Investors Submitted More Than €36 Billion in Bond Orders
The transaction, which reopened the bond maturing on June 16, 2036, was significantly oversubscribed, with demand exceeding the final issue size by more than twelve times.
Only One in Five Homes in Greece Is Insured, Highlighting Protection Shortfall
The share of insured homes in Greece rose to 20.5% in 2025, up from 18.9% a year earlier, according to new data released by the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies.
New Study Exposes Deepening Inequalities Beneath Greece’s Economic Revival
Housing, however, emerges as perhaps the clearest example of worsening inequality during Greece’s recovery.
Foreign Buyers Drive Greece’s Luxury Vacation-Home Market to Record Highs
Foreign purchasers now account for between 60% and 85% of demand in Greece’s premier second-home markets, including the Cyclades islands, the Ionian Sea region, the Peloponnese and the northern peninsula of Halkidiki.
Greece Proposes Sharp Pay Raises for Senior Orthodox Clergy
The proposal comes at a time when Greece continues to grapple with persistent cost-of-living pressures and growing public scrutiny over government spending, making the scale of the planned increases particularly notable.
Greece Relaunches Half-Billion-Euro Digital ID Tender After Years of Delays and Scandal
The timetable has also raised questions inside Greece’s technology sector.
Greeks Work Nearly Four Hours More a Week Than the EU Average
Despite years of debate across Europe over shorter workweeks and improved work-life balance, workers in Greece are still spending more time on the job than anyone else in the European Union.
Entain plc Expands Greek Presence With New Corporate Entity
Global betting and gaming group Entain plc has expanded its corporate presence in Greece through the establishment of a new subsidiary, Entain Greece Single-Member PC.
Family Feud Over Greek Marble Fortune Heads to London High Court
Christoforos Pavlidis, a member of the family behind Pavlidis S.A. Marble-Granites, is facing mounting scrutiny over the 2023 sale of the company to investment fund ECM Partners in a deal valued at roughly €266 millio
Europe’s New Corporate Blueprint Could Be a Breakthrough for Greek Startups
Europe’s effort to create a single corporate framework for startups is rapidly emerging as one of Brussels’ most closely watched competitiveness projects — and few countries may stand to benefit more than Greece.
Tsipras Returns to Greek Politics With Launch of New Left-Wing Party
The former premier framed the new party as a broad progressive coalition rather than a traditional left-wing formation, seeking to attract disillusioned voters from across Greece’s center-left spectrum, including former supporters of SYRIZA and PASOK as well as politically unaffiliated voters.
Greece’s Inflation Fight Falls Short as Cost of Living Outpaces Wage Growth Over Seven Years
While incomes have risen in nominal terms, everyday expenses have increased even faster.
Greece Revises CO₂ Metric, Expanding Support for Power-Heavy Industries
The adjustment reflects Greece’s argument that electricity consumed in the country carries a higher embedded carbon cost because wholesale power prices remain strongly influenced by gas-fired generation, residual lignite capacity and electricity imports from neighboring markets with more carbon-intensive energy systems.
Greece Considers Ban on Automatic Bank Charges After Consumer Court Victory Against National Bank
Government officials say the planned intervention would not seek to regulate the level of banking fees themselves, but rather the mechanism through which they are introduced.
Greece Plans New Local Property Tax Regime That Could Triple Charges for Homeowners
The new municipal levy would be set by local councils at rates ranging between 0.30 and 0.70 per thousand of the total value of property holdings. The current TAP system operates within a narrower band of 0.25 to 0.35 per thousand.
Greece’s ICT Workforce Remains Heavily Male-Dominated, With More Than 8 in 10 Workers Being Men
Despite the sector’s expansion, gender disparities remain deeply entrenched.
Greek Agriculture Faces Deepening Workforce Crisis Despite Overall Employment Growth
The figures, covering the third quarter of 2025, show total employment reaching 4.4 million people, an increase of 79,000 jobs compared with the same period a year earlier.