Lipsi make significant step towards sustainable tourism
The Lipsi island chain took another significant step towards sustainable tourism, aiming at the correct use of water resources produced via water desalination. In the context of an international initiative that detergent manufacturers Finish and Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med) are…
Greek trade deficit down 11% in May, off 18.4% in Jan-May
The Greek trade deficit shrank 11% in May during a month which showed a 15.4% decline in exports and a 13.6% fall in imports, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. More specifically, the value of imports totaled 7.004 billion euros…
Greek annual inflation rate slowed to 1.8% in June
The Greek inflation rate fell sharply to 1.8% in June from 2.8% in May and 12.1% in June 2022, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. The statistics service, in a monthly report, attributed this development exclusively to a sharp fall…
FM Gerapetritis meets in Athens with Israeli counterpart Cohen: expanding strategic relations
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis stated on Thursday that “Greece is ready to take advantage of the positive climate created between Greece and Turkiye in order to create conditions of dialogue based, obviously, on International Law and especially on the Law…
Greece made significant progress in improving its rule of law, says annual EU report
Greece has made progress in four of five recommendations on improving the rule of law in the country, the European Commission noted in its Rule of Law Report for 2022, released on Wednesday. Specifically, Greece made significant progress in following…
IPTO: The new Greece-Bulgaria electrical interconnection completed
IPTO and the Operator of the Bulgarian Electricity Transmission System ESO EAD energized the new, international ultra-high voltage 400 kV electrical interconnection between Greece and Bulgaria, according to the company’s announcement. Energy transmission through the new Line commenced on Friday,…
The new government sworn-in; election of the parliament president and the presidium on Tuesday
The members of Parliament elected in the general elections of June 25 were sworn in on Monday, in a celebratory opening session beginning at 11:00 in the morning and in the presence of President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou….
Leonardo DiCaprio praises Greece for inserting Key Biodiversity Areas in laws and policies
Actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio singled out Greece for praise in a post on his Instagram account on Friday for “leading the way” in using Key Biodiversity Areas in drafting laws and policy-making. “Greece recently became the 1st European country…
BoG head Stournaras to Bloomberg: Greece will regain investment grade in a few weeks, if not days
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras expressed optimism to Bloomberg TV on Wednesday that Greece would regain investment-grade status soon after the newly elected government presents its policy statements. In an interview in Sintra (Portugal), the BoG governor said, “We…
