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Occupancy rates in organized camping sites across Greece have shown a dramatic decrease this year and owners claim they will not have enough time to recover from the two previous slow months. According to Greek media, in an attempt to...

Greek Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis ruled out the privatization of Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) and stressed that the company will remain under state control, ensuring equal access to all energy producers. Negotiations between Skourletis'...

Approximately 87% of total incoming tourist revenue stays in Greece, a survey by the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) showed on Tuesday. The survey, drafted for the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), noted the importance of tourism in national...

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis stressed on Tuesday the need for shedding light into the Varoufakis case adding that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should have been aware of such important matters. "They should have informed us that the Plan...

In an effort to crack down on tax evasion during the high tourist season, Greek tax officials carried out 568 checks in Piraeus, the Cyclades islands and Crete, and discovered 210 violations. The violations were found in the July 17 to...

Panathinaikos F.C. made a solid start to their new season on Tuesday evening. The Greek team won the game against Belgian Club Brugge K.V. 2-1 in the first leg of the third qualifying round for the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League,...

The European Commission flatly denied on Tuesday claims by former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis that creditors monitoring Greece's bailout also control the country's tax agency. The Former Minister also blamed the Eurozone's structure and policies for Greece's large sovereign...

Dimitris Chaidas, an industrial designer and lab assistant at the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly in Karditsa, Greece, has designed the first wooden solar-powered charging bench. Chaidas' innovative creation, having a small but powerful photovoltaic system on its roof, can charge smartphones, tablets and other...

After a month of capital controls in Greece, the country's Finance Ministry has lifted some transaction restrictions. Among the most significant ones is the reinstatement of online transactions with foreign companies. Greek cardholders will now be able to use debit and credit cards for internet...

Greece's Supreme Court forwarded two lawsuits filed by Greek citizens against Yanis Varoufakis to parliament, which must now decide whether the former Minister's immunity should be lifted so tha he can stand trial. The lawsuits were filed by Stylida Mayor and "Teleia" party...