Tag: Greece
Americans go shopping in Europe
Real estate in central Paris Americans are willing to spend 30,000 euros and more per square meter for exceptional real estate. (Photo: mauritius images / Pascale Gueret / Alamy /…
What EU and NATO can expect from Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Istanbul Kemal Kilicdaroglu likes to present himself as anti-Erdogan. The challenger to the Turkish head of state in the presidential elections in Turkey on Sunday wants to strengthen civil liberties…
Greece pushes debt ratio
Athens Most EU countries significantly reduced their public debt ratios in the past year. According to the statistics authority Eurostat, the decline in 2022 in the euro area was 3.9…
Greece is expanding LNG infrastructure – but experts warn against overdoing it
LNG terminal on Revithoussa So far, all Greek LNG imports have gone through the country’s only terminal, but that is set to change as early as 2023. (Photo: DESFA) Athens…
How card payments could help Greece reduce debt
ATM in Athens Cash is losing popularity in Greece. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Athens From shopping in the supermarket to a new fridge or television to a piece of property –…
Destinations in southern Europe report major staff shortages
Athens, Madrid, Paris, Rome Tourism in southern Europe experienced a strong recovery last year, and this season the number of bookings could be even higher. The desire to travel is…
Erdogan surprises with a foreign policy turnaround
Guarded border between Greece and Turkey Relations between neighbors have been marked by conflicts in the past. (Photo: dpa) Ankara, Athens When the defense ministers of two NATO countries meet,…
Which Greek properties are particularly in demand now
Santorini The island of Santorini is popular with foreign buyers. But there are fewer and fewer offers on the small archipelago in the south of the Cyclades. (Photo: TripAdvisor) Athens…
Prime Minister Mitsotakis fears for his majority
Kyriacus Mitsotakis Prime Minister Mitsotakis is still more popular with voters. (Photo: Reuters) Athens The date has long been debated, but now it’s certain: a new parliament will be elected…
Russian oligarch grabs Greek ports
Ivan Savvidis in 2016 The Russian-Greek entrepreneur controls several companies in Greece. (Photo: imago/ZUMA Press) Athens Greece is speeding up the privatization of its ports. As early as 2015, the…
“More resilient and more cushion” – Athens’ central bankers see no danger for Greek banks
Yannis Stournaras The Greek head of the central bank is optimistic that the domestic banks will not feel any consequences of the SVB bankruptcy. (Photo: Reuters) Athens It was not…
General strike halts traffic in Greece
Athens Greece does not come to rest. Since two weeks ago 57 people died in a head-on collision between two trains near the village of Tempi, there have been protests…
Euro zone debt: Sovereign debt in southern Europe shrinking
Rome The debt burden is also falling for Italy. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Brussels It wasn’t long ago that economists prophesied about a return of the debt crisis in the euro…
Athens Stock Exchange on the up – Which Greek stocks are recommended by analysts
Greek Parliament Prime Minister Mitsotakis has declared it a “national goal” to return his country to the league of debtors worthy of investment. (Photo: AP) Athens In the past, Greek…
Greece and Turkey reconnect after earthquake
Nikos Dendias (left) and Mevlut Cavusoglu The foreign ministers of the two countries met in the Turkish earthquake area. (Photo: AP) Athens After the devastating earthquake in Turkey, there is…
Kyiv is hoping for concrete prospects of joining the EU
Von der Leyen with the EU Commission for talks in Kyiv Further integration into the European Union would give Ukrainians “energy and motivation to fight despite all obstacles and threats,”…
Ukraine – Situation in the morning: rocket hit in Ukraine
Salvages in Kramatorsk The number of people injured after the rocket hit rose to 21, at least three people were killed. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv After a heavy rocket hit a…
Selenski is pushing for quick EU accession
Ursula von der Leyen and Volodimir Selenski (photo from April 2022) Ukraine is an official candidate for EU membership, but in view of the war, a quick accession is considered…
Tank deliveries to Ukraine: why Greece hesitates
Greek Leopard 2 tank Greece does not want to weaken its own army because threats from Turkey have increased. (Photo: imago images/cover images) Athens Ten days ago, Ukrainian Foreign Minister…
How Bulgaria could become independent of Russian oil
Oil transfer from Greece The task now is to bring oil to Alexandroupoli in Greece in tankers and pump it from there to Bulgaria. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Athens Greece and Bulgaria…