INTERVIEW: Federico Mena, CEO EIT Digital – Greece could become a digital economy innovation leader
The managing director of EIT Digital, Federico Menna, in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), said that Greece could emerge as an innovation leader in specific sectors of the digital economy, provided that the right investments are made…
Gerapetritis: Issues of national sovereignty cannot be items in the dialogue with Turkey
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, while addressing the parliament on Friday, clarified that no issues of national sovereignty can be items for discussion in the dialogue with Turkey. Gerapetritis was replying to a question put by opposition Spartiates party deputy Alexandros…
Greek PM: Greece is becoming a magnet for foreign capital
“Today is a very important day not only for Igoumenitsa but for the whole of the Epirus region, which is really embarking on a journey into a new era from its largest port,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed on Friday…
Greek Transport Min. discusses new railway projects in Greece with European TEN-T coordinator Grosch
Greek Infrastructure & Transport Minister Christos Staikouras on Tuesday discussed prospects for the financing of a series of new railway projects in Greece with the visiting European Coordinator for the TEN-T Orient-East Med Corridor, Mathieu Grosch, it was reported on…
Greek GDP up 5.6% in 2022, revised data
Greek GDP grew 5.6% in 2022 compared with 2021, according to revised data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority on Wednesday. More specifically, final consumption spending grew 6.2% (household spending rose 7.6% and general government spending rose 2.1%). Import of…
Analysis: The two keys to achieving Greece 3% GDP growth in 2024
The Greek government has set an ambitious goal for economic growth in 2024 in its draft budget plan tabled in Parliament. However, a volatile economic and geopolitical environment could make it difficult to achieve its target of a 3% rise…
Mitsotakis: Fredi Beleri has the right to be sworn in as Mayor of Himare even in custody
“Greece firmly and unwaveringly supports the accession perspective of the Western Balkans. We are firm supporters of the need for the countries of the Western Balkans to join the European family, but at the same time we recognize that this…
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania sign letter of intent to extend NATO pipelines network
Greek National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias co-signed the ‘Letter of Intent for the extension of NATO’s Fuel Pipelines Network towards the Alliance’s East Flank’ on the sidelines of a NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. Posting about it…
Staikouras meets with Western Balkans Transport Community chief
The opportunities, challenges and prospects of a better connection between Greece and the Western Balkans in the field of transport dominated a meeting held on Friday between the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras, and the head of the…
Greece among the first countries to complete the repatriation of its citizens from Israel
Greece was among the first countries to successfully complete the repatriation of its citizens from Israel, the foreign ministry said in an announcement on Friday. This was due to the swift mobilisation of the ministry via the Greek embassy in…
Violence in Gaza and its impact on Greece discussed at KYSEA Council chaired by PM
The terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel and the situation in the Gaza Strip, as well as their repercussions for Greece and the surrounding region, were discussed at a meeting of the Government Council on National Security (KYSEA)…
Gerapetritis presented a five-point plan for the violence that has erupted in Middle East
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Tuesday presented a five-point plan for the violence that has erupted in the Middle East, in his address to the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Meeting held in Muscat. He also highlighted the need to cooperate…
