Greece

The main topics were energy and transport links of Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia. Some key projects were discussed including the construction of a railway transport link between Russe and Thessaloniki, passing through Bourgas and Alexandroupolis, as well as the gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece, reported BNT.

Companies caught violating the tax code are facing closure for up to an entire month, as the penalties imposed by authorities are designed according to the size of the crime, particularly in tourism destinations.

Greek airports are enjoying another year of growth in passenger traffic, which came to an impressive 10.3 percent in the first six months of 2017, according to official data. Athens airport has also recorded a notable rise, helped by the increase in flights.

Multinational Landis + Gyr has transferred production of two more "smart" electrical meters from their UK factory to their manufacturing facility in Corinth, Greece.

Officers of the Attica police's anti-narcotics squad have arrested 23 suspected members of a major international racket believed to have smuggled cocaine into Greece from Latin America using an unusual method: coating dozens of leaflets with the drug in liquified form.

Officers of the Attica police's anti-narcotics squad have arrested 23 suspected members of a major international racket believed to have smuggled cocaine into Greece from Latin America using an unusual method: coating dozens of leaflets with the drug in liquified form.

We got the much-desired loan instalment, we pledged more reforms to the IMF and the Cyprus talks have ended. Greece suddenly finds itself outside the framework of talks with creditors and partners. Nor are there any elections on the horizon.

The acrimony between Greece and Turkey over Ankara's objections to Cyprus's right to drill for natural gas within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) continued Thursday with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu threatening to take action against the Greek Cypriots for acting "unilaterally."

Greece's bar associations have appealed to the European Commission to initiate proceedings against the Greek government over pension reforms that they say, coupled with the existing tax burden, have had a binding effect on freelancers' incomes.

In a country where nearly 99% of the population are officially Greek Orthodox Christian, being devoted to the ancient gods of Olympus is a rarity. But there are some Greeks who are devoted to the country’s ancient religious traditions. They gather every July to worship the deities of their ancestors and take part in an array of events at the mythic mountain nearly 3,000 metres.