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Greece Keeps Construction’s Tax Exception - and Its Problems
Tax professionals argue that restoring VAT on new construction could create a chain of mutual enforcement across the industry.
Greece’s Climate Is Shifting as Heat and Drought Days Triple Around Athens
The climate around the Greek capital is becoming markedly hotter and drier, offering a stark measure of how quickly conditions are changing in one of Europe’s most climate-vulnerable regions.
Greece Reviews Pension System After Historic Retirement Wave
Greece is putting its pension system under fresh scrutiny after more than 1.18 million people retired between 2020 and 2025, the largest retirement wave in decades and a test of whether one of Europe’s fastest-aging countries can keep its social-security finances sustainable.
Greece’s Student Housing Squeeze Deepens as Rents Rise for Fifth Straight Year
Greece’s student-housing market is heading into another difficult academic year, with rents rising for a fifth consecutive year as a shortage of small apartments collides with steady demand in the country’s main university cities.
French Investor Takes Majority Stake in Greece-Cyprus Power Link, but Key Deal Terms Remain Undisclosed
The agreement was signed Wednesday at the Greek prime minister’s official residence in Athens in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Daily Tobacco Use in Greece Stays Well Above EU Average
Across the European Union, about one in six people aged 16 or older now report using tobacco or related nicotine products every day.
Greek Consumers Stay Europe's Most Pessimistic
Two-thirds of respondents said their financial situation had deteriorated over the past year.
Greek Survey Finds Broad Support for VAT and Fuel Tax Cuts to Ease Cost-of-Living Pressures
The latest results suggest broad public backing for reducing indirect taxes as a tool to curb inflation and improve purchasing power.
Wildfires Put Greece's Underground Power Network Plans Back in Focus
A faster rollout of underground power lines over the past decade could have reduced the risk of fires linked to faults in overhead electricity networks while also limiting the widespread power outages that often accompany wildfires and extreme weather.
Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Veteran Greek Conservative Politician, Dies at 93
Ioannis Varvitsiotis, a veteran Greek conservative politician who served for nearly five decades in parliament and held several senior cabinet posts, died on Sunday at his home in Athens. He was 93 and passed away on his birthday.
How Uncertainty Froze Investment and Jobs in Greece
Economic uncertainty drove up to one-third of Greece's investment gap and 40% of job losses during the debt crisis, a new IOBE study found.
After Deadly Helicopter Collision, Focus Shifts to Greece's Firefighting Contract
Following Sunday's fatal mid-air collision of two Bell helicopters battling a large wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, attention has turned to the contract governing the aircraft's lease, with particular focus on its insurance requirements and liability provisions.
Greek High Court Rules Profit Margin Cap Complies With EU Law
The Greek High Court has ruled that the profit margin cap is compatible with European Union law.
Greek Tax Authority Launches First Large-Scale Livestock Subsidy Inspections
The inspections involved 58 AADE officials deployed from across the country.
Short-Term Rentals in Greece: The Mistakes That Can Trigger Heavy Fines
A series of compliance failures involving just three apartments left one property owner in Greece facing €47,600 in fines, underscoring how quickly penalties can mount for landlords operating in the country’s short-term rental market.
Greece’s Island Tourism Map Shifts as Travelers Look Beyond Santorini
Bookings from France increased 6.9%, while those from the U.S. rose 5.4%. Britain, another important source of visitors to Greece, recorded an 11.1% decline, while Australia fell 17.9%.
Greece’s Tourism Boom Masks a Reality: Nearly Half of Greeks Can’t Afford a Vacation
Only Romania performed worse, though Bulgaria and Hungary followed Greece, both at 39.1%.
Wildfires Scorch Southern Greece as Crete’s Preveli Palm Forest Burns
The wildfire had burned for a second day after spreading rapidly through rural communities south of the city of Rethymno.
Three Firefighters Die as Wildfires Burn Across Greece
The firefighters, who died at the wildfires, are believed to have left the truck amid dense smoke, limited visibility and fast-moving flames.
Metlen Secures Landmark U.S. Gallium Supply Deal, Advancing Europe's Critical Minerals Push
The deal represents a strategic milestone in Europe's efforts to build a more resilient supply chain for critical raw materials.
Nine Greek Beaches Lose Blue Flag Status Over Management Shortcomings
The Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognizable environmental certifications for beaches, marinas and tourism boats.
Greece Has Plenty of Homes. Why Is Housing So Unaffordable?
About two in five Greek households spend more than 40% of their income on housing, putting them above the threshold commonly used to identify households facing housing-cost overburden.
Greece Posts One of EU’s Sharpest Increases in Airfare Prices
Prices for air-passenger services in Greece rose 15.1% in June 2026 from a year earlier.
EFA Ventures - Led Group Wins €11 Million Contract to Upgrade Greek Airport Navigation Systems
Rhodes and Thessaloniki are exceptions, after data for the two airports was recently collected and verified.
The Tax Math Behind Greece’s Boom in Property-Management Companies
Between Jan. 1 and July 23, 2026, 5,220 new real-estate companies were established with property management as their stated business activity, according to registration data.
Greece Wants Consumers to Know Which Phone Company Keeps Them Waiting
The Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission, known as EETT, has introduced a more detailed framework for measuring service quality across the industry.
Greece’s Economic Policy Council Meets Again—with a Strong Sense of Déjà Vu
There is a distinct sense of déjà vu surrounding Thursday’s meeting of Greece’s Government Council for Economic Policy, known by its Greek acronym KYSOIP.
Greece Wants to Be an AI Leader. Now Comes the Hard Part: Delivering Results
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to take part Thursday evening in a discussion at the Pnyx, the historic hill overlooking Athens where citizens of ancient Athens once gathered for their democratic assembly.
Speakeasy Targets Europe With Launch of Greek Subsidiary
The newly formed Speakeasy Bookings Greece Single-Member Private Company (IKE) marks the New York company's first operational foothold in Europe.
Erdogan Rebukes Greece Over F-35 Opposition, as Mitsotakis Warns NATO Over Turkey’s Casus Belli
Speaking after the NATO summit in Ankara, Erdogan dismissed objections from both Greece and Israel, insisting that neither country had any say over Turkey’s defense procurement.
Greece Introduces Bureaucracy Reduction Index to Measure Public Sector Reform
A higher score will indicate lower levels of bureaucracy and greater administrative efficiency.