Greece

Greece's Ministries of Shipping, Finance, and Growth announced recently that the state will subsidize all ferry connections between the country's mainland and its islands, in order to keep the minimum amount of cohesion across the country, despite the coronavirus...

Several Greek government websites fell prey to cyber-attacks on Friday evening, forcing some of them to shut down entirely for security reasons, after access to them became problematic. Among those attacked by hackers were the websites of the Greek Parliament,...

Greece's Public Debt Management Agency (ΟΔΔΗΧ) announced on Wednesday that it pumped €625 million into the economy by selling 26-week Treasury Bills at a 0.000 percent interest rate. The total bids reached €1,802 million and the amount finally accepted by...

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...

The Greek government announced on Thursday that it is seeking to hire interpreters who have a command of the "Macedonian" language. It is the first time that Greece has includes the "Macedonian" language among the list of skills and competences...

The Greek government announced on Tuesday that an agreement has been reached between the state and the Orthodox church which keeps priests on the civil service payroll. Clerics were in an uproar following a provisional plan agreed to in principle...

A group of teachers was on ERT TV shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, interrupting the main news broadcast. The newscaster suddenly announced, mid-report, that the broadcast was being interrupted for a commercial break. When the newscaster returned from the break viewers...

A Dutch businessman railed against against the Greek State this week, furious at the unnecessary delaying of his business deal for a debt of 3 cents he owed to the tax office, according to a report on Voria.gr news...

The The The nation of Greece is once again a champion in overtaxing  its citizens, ranking 29th among 35 OECD countries, as shown in the 2018 International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI). The data was presented by the Center for Liberal Studies (KEFIM),...

With €306 million added in August, Greek State debt to private companies and individuals reached €3,036 billion, from €2,73 billion at the end of July. From the €3,036 billion, €1,974 billion are debts of government organizations and agencies to businesses doing...

Greece's central government debt reached €345.3 billion at the end of June, up from €343.7 billion three months earlier, according to data published by the General Accounting Office on Friday. The state's cash reserves stood at €13.08 billion, up from...

New outstanding debts to the Greek State in June amounted to €5.192 billion, compared to €4.764 billion in May, according to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). Out of the €5,192 billion euros, €4,164 billion are unpaid taxes. Of the...

Greece's second-largest port has been sold off to a German-led group in a deal with €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion). Friday's deal is the culmination of the privatization of Thessaloniki port. Greece's government sold its 67-percent stake to a Deutsche Invest-led consortium on...

Greek state bond yields declined further on Thursday, with the yield of the 10-year benchmark bond dropping as low as 4.06 percent. The trend is seen reflecting a prevailing positive economic climate in the country. An economic restructuring and the prospect...

The influential bishop of Kalavryta, Amvrosios, has called on all Greek Orthodox Christians to boycott public broadcaster ERT for its coverage of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar which opened recently at an Athens theater. In an open letter, the bishop...