Greece

The firm favorite to win the SYRIZA leadership race, Efi Achtsioglou, lambasted the government for being insensitive and incompetent on Saturday, claiming that auctions of foreclosed properties took place during the natural disaster in central Greece.

Cooperation between Greece and China on shipping finance is set to receive a boost after a conference held at the major Greek port of Piraeus on Wednesday.

The images of absolute devastation caused by the floods triggered by the Daniel weather front in Thessaly and central Greece have once again highlighted the shortcomings in the operation of the state mechanism, prompting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to postpone his visit to the 87th Thessaloniki International Fair (September 9-17), where he had been scheduled to present the government's f

A concerted attack was launched Thursday by opposition parties against the government over the lack of preventive measures to deal with the catastrophic flooding that struck the region of Thessaly in central Greece.

The storm brought heavy rainfall that caused floods and landslides, and destroyed roads and bridges.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has postponed an annual economic policy speech scheduled for this weekend and will instead visit flooded areas hit by heavy rain since Monday, Reuters reported.

Dozens of migrants were rescued from a small boat in difficulty off an eastern Aegean Sea island and a search was underway for one more person, Greek authorities said Thursday, as arrivals to the southeastern European country increase.

The Greek economy recorded a growth rate of 2.7% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to data compiled by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

The first half of the year averaged 2.3-2.4% - i.e. within the framework of the government's forecast in the Stability Program for 2.3% and the Commission's for 2.4% on average this year.

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms hit Greece on Monday evening, part of an adverse weather phenomenon named Daniel, that affected the greater part of mainland, Ionian and Northern Aegean regions.

The Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairides has decided on a six-month extension for the validity of the temporary protection regime for those displaced from Ukraine, starting Monday.

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended on Monday the opening of the "Judicial Renaissance" seminar at the University of Athens, which is co-organized by the Council of State, the School of Law of the University of Athens, and the National Judicial College of the USA.