Greece

A study conducted recently by the Bertelsman Foundation found that regions in Greece are among those benefitting the least from the EU's Single Market. The Single Market refers to the EU as one single territory without any internal borders or other...

The European Commission decided to refer Greece, Luxembourg and Romania to the Court of Justice of the EU on Friday for failing to transpose into national law Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area. The Directive aims at strengthening...

Ana Vukovic, from Collier’s Greece and Serbia, spoke about the challenges of the post-pandemic world for Greek real estate.

As Greece officially exited its international bailout on Aug. 20, one indicator of confidence in the country is its tentatively stabilizing real estate market -- especially in the capital, Athens. Athens - responsible for generating around 19 percent of the...

Greeks could be hit with higher property taxes if new rates being considered by the country's Finance Ministry come into play. According to a report in the Kathimerini newspaper on Thursday, Greece's Single Property Tax (ENFIA) could shoot up anywhere...

Measures concerning both the pension system and labor market reforms are expected to be the focus of talks during the second review of Greece's programme, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem informed the Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday, in the customary document...

Statista, the online statistics portal for market data, reports that a home buyer in Greece can buy the fifth largest home for 200,000 euros in the eurozone. Specifically, the amount can buy a newly-constructed 120 sq. meter flat that...

There is a 30% chance of Greece defaulting on its debt and leaving the Eurozone in 2015, according to a recent poll of euro money market traders published in Reuters. While the poll median was 30%, one of the traders revealed that he/she feels absolutely certain...

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis outlined a plan that he said will allow Greece to return to market borrowing, in an interview to Greek newspaper "Avghi." Among others, the plan called for the issue of a low-interest, 30-year loan...

Athens Stock Exchange ends 4.7% lower on Monday, weighed down by the news the Greek government has failed to get any bids for the sale of gas company Depa and only a single bid for Desfa. These two companies were...

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) will remain in Athens, following an agreement signed on Tuesday by Digital Policy, Media & Telecoms Minister (DPMT) Nikos Pappas and ENISA executive director of Udo Helbrecht in Athens. ENISA...

Greece's plan to make country-of-origin labeling on milk mandatory from 2018, has led to a backlash from some of the bodies of the dairy industry. Greek Agriculture Minister Evangelos Apostolou announced the plan on September 7, and the bill is...

The European Commission sent final warnings to Greece and another four EU member-states to complete the enactment of EU waste legislation and adopt measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags, in line with the Plastic Bags Directive...

British Prime Minister Theresa May might be formally committed to stopping the free movement of EU citizens to Britain ahead of the June 8 elections, a fact that may affect thousands of Greeks living or studying in England. According to...

The Commission has decided to refer Greece to the European Court of Justice because it failed to comply with a 2008 Commission decision ordering the recovery of unlawful aid to Hellenic Shipyards. This follows a 2012 ruling by the...