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Energy
Greece and Egypt Agree to Speed Up Joint Energy Project
Greece and Egypt agreed on Thursday to speed up the implementation of the energy interconnection project between the two countries as the energy crisis sweeps Europe.
In a teleconference between Greece’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi...
Economy
Greece to Reduce Property Tax by 13%
Greece's PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that he plans to permanently reduce the unpopular property tax, ENFIA, by 13 percent.
"We are moving forward to a new brave permanent reduction of ENFIA by 13%. We continue to cover part...
Energy
Greece Grants $452 Million in Energy Financial Relief
Greece extended the financial relief offered to businesses and households due to the rising energy costs on Friday.
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that the government will allocate another 400 million euros ($452 million), covering a significant part of the increases...
Energy
Electricity Prices Skyrocket in Greece, Europe as Winter Sets In
Greece and the rest of Europe are facing an energy crisis with electricity prices skyrocketing to new records on Wednesday as winter sets in.
According to the European platform EEX, wholesale prices of electricity at over 400 euros ($450) per...
Diplomacy
Greece, Egypt, Cyprus Warn Turkey Against Unilateral Actions
Greece, Egypt and Cyprus have warned Turkey to stop taking unilateral actions in the eastern Mediterranean during a summit of their leaders in Athens on Tuesday.
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades...
Energy
Greece and Egypt to Sign Electricity Link-Up
Greece and Egypt will ink a preliminary deal to build a large electrical cable connecting the two countries on Thursday. It is the first such agreement to be signed between Europe and Africa in the southeastern Mediterranean.
The deal will...
Energy
Greece Offers Power Subsidy to Households as Energy Price Soars
Greece announced on Friday a series of measures that would offer households subsidies to cope with soaring energy prices.
“In this unprecedented energy crisis, we will not leave anyone unprotected,” said Environment and Energy Minister Costas Skrekas at a joint...
Greek News
Greece Records Highest Temperature in Its History in Unprecedented Heatwave
The heatwave that has been gripping Greece since last week broke the country's highest-ever temperature on Monday afternoon.
Energy
Crete Connects to Electrical Grid of Mainland Greece
Greece announced on Thursday the completion of the construction of an electricity interconnection between Crete and the Peloponnese