Commission welcomes Greece's commitment to bring its tonnage tax scheme in compliance with State aid rules

European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 Nov 2024 The European Commission has recorded the acceptance by Greece of the appropriate measures proposed by the Commission to bring the existing Greek tonnage tax scheme and related measures in line with …

Covert transshipment of Russian oil occurs at new location in Greece

Stock Photo: Getty Images The covert transshipment of Russian fuel cargo between tankers at sea has moved to new locations off the coast of Greece after the country used naval exercises to shut down the activity in one place. Source: Bloomberg Details: …

Intracom Telecom Invests In New State-Of-The-Art Manufacturing Facility In Western Macedonia In Greece

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) This move underscores the company's commitment to invest in the country's digital future and confidence in its skilled workforce. ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Intracom Telecom, a global technology …

Greece: Unionized pensioners to demonstrate in Athens Nov. 28

Adverse winter weather is forecast across parts of the west-central US through at least Nov. 27. Several rounds of heavy mountain snowfall are expected across elevated parts of central, northern, and southern Utah, southeastern Idaho, southern and western …

Greece extends Navy drills – blocking Russian oil STS transfers

Political Instability and the Post-1974 Constitution in Greece

Credit: Greek Reporter The political “stability” of the post-1974 period in Greece was accompanied by a major slowdown in economic growth and the country’s bankruptcy in 2010. Greek democracy is dysfunctional because the political parties adopt a highly …

Savouring Greece: Slow food with a slow train

We started our trip in Thessaloniki. It was late September, but the temperature was still over 30 degrees. A group of five of us had set out to document slow food and slow travel by travelling via train with Eurail passes across Greece and then through …

UK man, 25, dies after going diving in Greece

A 25-year-old man has died on Greece while diving in the sea. The man was found in the water at Vouliagmeni, near Athens, Greece, according to the Greek Coast Guard. Two people have been arrested in connection with the man's death, including a 46-year- …

Greece’s wounded left elects new chief

After months of fierce internal battles and successive breakups, on Sunday (24 November), the Greek leftist Syriza party (EU Left) elected Socrates Famellos as its new leader. Over 70,000 party members participated in the elections, and Famellos got almost …

In Greece, Nobody’s Right if Everybody’s Right

It may be apocryphal but the phrase “figures don’t lie, but liars figure” – meaning politicians can twist and spin numbers to reflect positively on them – has long been attributed to Mark Twain, and it sure sounds like something he would have said. The …