Greece

Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis disclosed a new array of economic measures for 2025 during the Delphi Economic Forum on Wednesday, valued at 870 million euros.

Türkiye has issued a warning to its neighbor Greece, cautioning against potential tensions following Greece's announcement of plans to declare a marine park in the Aegean Sea.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday called for ongoing support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.

The national inflation rate in Greece amounted to 3.2% in March climbing from 2.9% in February, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Wednesday.

ELSTAT's data confirm the rising inflation picture shown by Eurostat's statistics, according to which European Union-harmonized inflation rose in Greece to 3.4% in March, from 3.1% in February.

ORMENIO - Army sergeant Christos Giannakidis was planning to have a second child when Greece's debt crisis exploded last decade, straining his finances and erasing hope of extending the family.

One son is expensive enough, he says, especially the cost of ferrying him around his remote corner of northeastern Greece where the number of children has plummeted in recent years.

Greece rescued 14 migrants including eight children from a rocky shore on the island of Chios, the coastguard said on Wednesday, adding that search-and-rescue operations were ongoing.

The migrants were believed to have reached the island in the Aegean Sea near Turkey on a dinghy, a coastguard official said. It was not immediately clear how many had been on board.

New EU fiscal rules are set to bring about greater relief for Greece but will also demand increased efforts, according to Hungarian economist Zsolt Darvas. 

Turkey has reacted to Greek plans for establishing a new marine park in the Aegean Sea by contesting the nation's sovereignty over islands within the region.

Greece determines the benefit of the state from its divestment from the systemic banks at 3.5 billion euros.

In view of the ninth international conference on oceans, "Our Ocean," on April 16 and 17 in Athens, the government announced on Monday the first three of Greece's 20 commitments, concerning the creation of marine parks in the Aegean and Ionian seas and a ban on trawling in protected areas from 2026.