Greece

A few days before the second anniversary of the devastating fire in eastern Attica that claimed the lives of 102 people, new evidence is coming to light, suggesting that the leadership of the Greek Fire Service attempted a huge...

The population of Greece experienced a decrease in 2018, with the nation having 33,857 more deaths than the number of births recorded, according to official data released on Tuesday by the Greek statistical service, ELSTAT. There were a total of...

According to the latest figures published recently by the Bank of Greece, tourists visiting Greece during the first half of 2019 spent an average of 15.9 percent more money than they had spent during the same period of 2018. This surprisingly good...

According to the latest figures published recently by Greece's Fire Brigade official statistics, 8,270 wildfires have been recorded across Greece so far in 2019. The shocking figure is double the number of wildfires that occurred in the nation during the...

Airbnb rentals added $1.4 billion in the Greek economy last year, according to the short-term rental platform figures released this week. Even though Airbnb upset the rental market, especially in the capital, many Greeks have benefited so far by the...

According to the latest data for 2018 released recently by Eurostat, food in Greece is five percent more expensive than the average prices across the EU. In its report, Eurostat also notes that the average disposable income of Greek households...

The Lyrio Childrens Foundation, an orphanage based in the village of Neos Voutzas which was destroyed in the deadly fires in east Attica in July of 2018, opened its doors again on Sunday to conduct the wedding ceremony of a...

The Bank of Greece recently published its final, official figures on Greece's tourist performance for 2018, bringing to light some interesting figures regarding the short-term rental sector, mainly the popular Airbnb platform. According to these final numbers, a jaw-dropping total of...

A touching tribute to the 102 victims of the 2018 fire in Mati, eastern Attica, where 102 people lost their lives has been created by a street artist who goes by the name of "Hambas" in nearby Rafina, Greece. The...

More than 2,600 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in Greece in 2018, according to Eurostat figures released on Holy Friday. This figure is slightly higher than in 2017 (2,455) and is the third highest in the EU, after Germany and Italy. In...

Public debt in Greece and Italy grew last year, while the European bloc as a whole recorded an overall decrease in its liabilities, the European Union statistics office said on Tuesday. At the end of 2018, Greece, which is the...

2018 was another record-breaking year for tourism as Greeks went abroad approximately eight million times between January 1 and December 31. According to the latest figures available from the Bank of Greece, trips abroad saw an increase of approximately 300...

The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of €1.85 billion in the first quarter of 2019, up from a surplus of €840 million in the same period last year, the Bank of Greece said in a report released...

According to the final data revealed by the Bank of Greece on Wednesday, a total of 33,072,000 people visited Greece from January 1 to December 31, 2018. According to the official data, the inbound tourist arrivals in Greece reflected an...

The Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) announced on Friday that the company's net profit for 2018 was 147 percent higher than what it had earned in 2017. The Authority noted in a statement that its profits before tax amounted €42.3 million...