Greece
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Greek holiday vacation prices continue to rise
Rents for most high profile locations in Greece are seeing yet another increase, despite the current trend in the devaluation of properties in the country. This conclusion is included in …
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Greek NGO heralds a new dawn in the battle against leukaemia
A special piano recital took place last month in Athens, marking the launch of Aurora, a charity born to celebrate the life and memory of Nicola David-Pinedo and embody her …
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Bank of Greece deems long-term budget surplus targets unfeasible
Last month’s final review of Greece’s bailout program concluded with a debt deal, which according to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras represents a “historic” agreement for Greece to become “a normal …
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Greece sees 50 per cent rise in mortgage applications
Popular short-term leasing platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway seem to be the reason for Greece showing signs of fast recovery according to the latest bank data made public. A …
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FYROM moves on with parliament vote
The government of Zoran Zaev in FYROM are preparing to have a secondary vote in Parliament in order to ratify their agreement with Greece, after the original vote had been …
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Number of asylum seekers continues to rise in Greece
Close to 18,000 refugees and migrants are documented to have arrived on the islands of Greece up until 3 July. More specifically, over half of them are located on the …
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Moscovici: ‘Greece is now a normal country in the eurozone’
European Commissioner for Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici met with Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday as part of his two day visit to Athens to discuss the country’s exit …
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Akis Tsochadzopoulos has been released
Greece’s former defense minister and PASOK party member Akis Tsochadzopoulos, was released from Athens’ Korydallos Prison on Tuesday following his request for a revocation of his 19 year sentence. The …
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Greek government cracks down on fare evasion, adding pressure on bus drivers
As part of a new initiative by the Greek government, bus drivers are being requested to only open the front door of the bus to let passengers in, in a …
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Greek President not coming to Australia
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is not coming to Australia this year. This was confirmed by the Greek Embassy in Canberra, which stated that President Pavlopoulos’ heavy schedule would not allow …