Israel, Cyprus and Greece agree to link power grids via subsea cable

Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest and deepest underwater power cable that will traverse the Mediterranean seabed at a cost of about $900 million and link...

05/03/2021

Massive pickup in demand reported for Greek destinations

Athens is appealing directly to Britons. Those with shots will be spared tests, with or without the European Union’s blessing, Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis has said in interviews with UK media. Tourism sustains a fifth...

02/03/2021

Greece polls first among potential UK property investors

A recent study conducted for international real estate experts Astons and published reveals that Greece is the most popular country (19%) for investment by Britons with investable assets over £1 million, CEO World magazine reported...

01/03/2021

Cadaster bill will make it all digital

The Digital Governance Ministry’s draft law on the Hellenic Cadastre provides for the acceleration of property registrations, new digital services and a mega-digitalization project. The entire process, which has already started, will last up to...

28/02/2021

Tourists last year amounted to 7.4 million

The worst year for global tourism saw Greece suffer an even worse decline in arrivals than the global average, the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE) said on Friday. Against a mean international reduction...

25/02/2021

Piraeus Port reports pandemic driven turnover slump

Piraeus Port Authority SA on Monday reported a 10.9% decline in 2020 turnover to 132.9 million euros, from €149.2 million in 2019, and attributed this development to the impact of the pandemic crisis on sea...

25/02/2021

Offshore wind park pilot plans

The market of offshore wind parks will open in Greece with pilot projects that will allow for the identification of problems that will be examined later for solutions, and for maritime zoning plans. Speaking at...

26/07/2020

Tax declaration submission until end-August

The government is granting taxpayers a second extension to the deadline for the uploading of their income tax declarations until August 28, due to the special conditions of the coronavirus crisis, Deputy Finance Minister Apostolos...

14/07/2020

Hotel Grande Bretagne reopens on Wednesday

After being closed for four months due to the health crisis, the Hotel Grande Bretagne in central Athens is reopening its doors to guests on Wednesday, its management said on Monday. The iconic Syntagma Square...

03/07/2020

Greece on UK’s list of 59 countries whose passengers will not have to quarantine

Greece is on the list of 59 countries and territories whose passengers will not have to quarantine on arrival in the UK from July 10. As was reported in 28/06/2020 UK to ditch quarantine for...