Greece
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Greek company to provide cables for big US offshore wind power project
Greece’s Hellenic Cables has won the contract to supply 300km of inter-array cabling for an offshore wind-generation project off the southern coast of Massachusetts in the United States. The Greek …
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Mohegan-led consortium wins casino licence for Hellinikon project in Athens
US-based Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and Greek construction company GEK TERNA have been been granted the initial right to develop a casino resort within the former Hellinikon International Airport in …
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Foreign journalist attacked by gang during far-right demo in Athens
An independent organisation promoting worldwide press freedom has called on Greek authorities to investigate the attack on a journalist during a demonstration by far-right supporters at Syntagma Square in Athens …
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Athens hospitals to receive upgrades thanks to shipowners agreement
A referendum signed by the Greek union of shipowners will see several state hospitals in Athens and the general Attica area receive much-needed renovations. These will be in the form …
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Athens in the running for title of Best European Destination for 2020
The Greek capital is in the running for the title of Best European Destination for 2020. Run for the 11th year, the online competition is run by the organisation European …
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Eurostat shows steep drop in property prices in Greece
Eurostat data showed a steady increase in house prices and rents in the EU, however Greece has not followed the same trend. Rent prices in the EU have gone up, …
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Greek PM expresses concern over Greece’s absence from the Berlin Conference
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a telephone call on Friday. Government sources said that he expressed his displeasure that Greece has not been …
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Mitsotakis will block peace deal if Turkey-Libya agreement is not scrapped
Unless the maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya is scrapped, Greece will block any European Union peace deal for Libya, the Greek prime minister has warned. Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis said …
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Penny Marathon gears up to raise funds for animals affected by Australia’s bushfires
A Greek animal rights group has organised an Australia Bazaar to raise funds for animals affected by Australia’s ongoing bushfires. The Penny Marathon has organised the sale of items created …
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Spray attack on the Australian consulate in Thessaloniki
The Australian consulate in Thessaloniki came under attack by members of the group known as Freedom Initiative just after 8 pm on Thursday night. According to sources from Greece, the …