The composition of the new New Democracy government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was announced late Monday. According to sources from the prime minister’s office, this is a government oriented towards the implementation of the major reform goals, which Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set and is ready to clash with pathogens in order …

Hardly two week before the elections in Greece, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that he would sign an agreement that would resolve the Greek-Turkish dispute. In an interview with news website in.gr, Dendias reiterated the Greek position that there is one and only difference with Turkey, that of the continental …

Thousands of dead crabs have been washed up ashore in the shores of protected Kotychi wetland some 45 km away form the city of Patras, in north-western Peloponnese. According to local media, thousands of dead crabs have been recorded either washed up on the shores or they are floating dead …

Ηigh temperatures since the beginning of December are a cause of concern for Greek scientists as this prolonged “summer” in winter breaks all records in terms of its duration.  “We have lost one third of the winter,” they say and speak of a weather and climate “anomaly.” On the other …

The drastic pruning of trees in downtown Athens in the month of April has triggered an outrage in the community and organizations dealing with environmental and animal and bird welfare issues. The unprecedented pruning took place in the middle of the spring and the time when birds are nesting and …

The Muslims minority in north-eastern Greece is in outrage and has condemned with one voice the destruction of the Ottoman-era Muslim cemetery Horozlu in the village Peteinos in Xanthi prefecture. The local municipality of Avdira wants to turn the field where the cemetery from the 17th century is located into …

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered a “personal and sincere apology to our fellow citizens that underwent hardship for many hours, trapped in Attiki Odos,” on Wednesday. “There are very clear responsibilities of the concessionaire for the way that it handled this latest snowstorm. These will be fully investigated based …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a “direct dialogue” with Greece on Thursday as a fresh row sparked between the two neighboring countries over the Pontus Greeks Genocide following statements by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou. During a meeting with EU ambassadors in Ankara Erdogan and referring to tensions between Greece …

With a non-paper the US State Department has ‘ended” the EastMed project, Greek media have been reporting in the last two days. With a length of 1,900 km and a cost of some 6 billion euros, the Eastern Mediterranean pipeline (Eastmed) was planned to transfer natural gas from the Levantine …

Turkey has rebuffed the Athens declaration jointly adopted by the leaders of EU’s Mediterranean countries during the EUMED summit in Athens on Friday. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said that the paragraphs concerning the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus and irregular migration were “biased, lacking vision and disconnected from reality as …

A massive mobilization on Greek social media caused an online platform and app for food delivery to suffer a huge customers’ backlash on Friday. Reason for the strong reactions was the decision of e-food platform to change the status of dozens of its delivery workers into freelancers. In a email …

One day after the turbulent press conference where Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevult Cavusoglu and an “undiplomatic” argument in front of the cameras, the Foreign Ministry in Athens issued a statement in which it confirmed its commitment to “promote the positive agenda” between the two …

The European Commission’s report on Turkey should have a dual approach, that puts both the stick and the carrot on the table, stated foreign ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou at a press briefing on Thursday. “We are expecting the reports of the EU High Representative and the European Commission on Turkey, …

REScoop.eu, together with Greenpeace Greece, WWF Greece, Electra Energy published a report calling on the Greek government to change the institutional framework in order to support the development of Energy Communities in Greece. Energy Communities are initiatives for citizens, social organizations, local or city authorities, small and medium-sized local businesses …

Several environmental organizations and opposition parties have called on the Greek government to withdraw a disastrous environmental bill that, among other things, will permit oil and gas drilling in NATURA protected areas. Protesters gathered outside the Parliament on Monday calling on the government to “Change the system not the climate” …

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras expressed his satisfaction  over the European Commission’s 5th Enhanced Surveillance Report on Greece. However, he stressed that “efforts need to be accelerated in order to tackle endogenous and external risks, achieve viable and sustainable growth, create more and good jobs and further stimulate social cohesion. The …

More and more Greeks have started their own business in the last 1.5 years , a study has found. The easing of uncertainty and the economy’s improving growth prospects strengthened the number of new businesses in 2018, a trend that the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) believes has …

The staff of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published the preliminary findings after paying a visit to Greece in the context of the 4. post bailout program enhanced surveillance review. Stressing that “The views expressed in the staff report and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive …

Economy, investments, primary surpluses and migration were high on the agenda of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Chancellor Angela Markel in Berlin on Thursday. Merkel and Mitsotakis have meet several times in the past but it is the first time the Chancellor welcomed Mitaotakis as Prime Minister. “Changes …

The International Monetary Fund Executive Board concluded its first post-bailout program monitoring of Greece. The country’s debt servicing capacity is “adequate” the IMF report notes and cites “rising risks” especially from banks, benefits as well as court decisions about retroactively annulling pension cuts. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT TV, the …