Greece: €3.13bn RRF payment advances after EU Commission’s positive assessment
The EU Commission has issued today a positive preliminary assessment of Greece's request for €3.13 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility…
UN and Member States condemn US Executive Order imposing sanctions on the ICC
The Internation Criminal Court and many international leaders condemn the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to…
Europol warns consumers to be mindful about fake medicines offered online
Between April and November 2024, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation…
Greece: EIB reaches €1bn milestone in green financing for SMEs and mid-caps
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending the National Bank of Greece (NBG) €250 million to increase support for green…
EU Council greenlights the amended RRF plans of Greece, Cyprus, and Spain
The EU Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience (RRF) plans submitted by Greece,…
EU Commissioner Brunner to discuss home affairs priorities in Greece and Cyprus
Tomorrow and Friday, Magnus Brunner, Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, will travel to Greece and Cyprus for a series…
Greece: EU Commission receives Greece’s 5th RRF payment request for €3.13bn
The EU Commission has received the fifth payment request from Greece for €1.35 billion in grants (net of pre-financing), and €1.78 billion in loans…
European Semester Autumn Package Part II: Socio-economic challenges for 2025
Today, the EU Commission unveils the second part of the European Semester Autumn Package, after the first part had been…
Greek banks: EU Commission approves prolongation of asset protection
The EU Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of a Greek scheme (known as ‘Hercules') aimed…
Greece and Cyprus: Frontex launches a new operational command structure
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has reached a significant milestone and reinforced the cooperation with Member States…
EU electricity retail markets: ACER Country Sheets identify opportunities and threats
For the first time, ACER has published its Country Sheets on retail electricity markets across EU Member States and Norway.…
€1bn Cohesion support: New Thessaloniki metro opens its doors
Co-financed with over €1 billion from the Cohesion Policy funds, the Thessaloniki metro in Greece will officially open to the general public…
Greece: EU Commission welcomes correction of of tonnage tax scheme
The EU Commission has recorded the acceptance by Greece of appropriate measures proposed by the Commission to bring the existing…
NATO Secretary General to visit Greece
On Tuesday, 26 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to Athens, Greece. Mr Rutte will...
Greece: New EIB Group President Nadia Calviño reinforces strategic partnership
As part of her visits of European capitals, European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calviño visited Athens today to…
International cigarette trafficking ring dismantled: Fifteen arrests
Eurojust, Europol and authorities from 10 countries stopped a criminal group operating an intricate cigarette trafficking scheme. Fifteen suspects were…
Greece: €93m from Cohesion Fund to turn Faliron Bay in Athens into a vibrant space
The EU Commission has approved an initial €93 million from the Cohesion Fund (CF) to support the regeneration of a 540-hectare waterfront park…
Greece: EU Commission approves €150m state aid for carbon storage in Prinos
The measure will be fully financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), following the Commission's positive assessment of Greece's Recovery…
Greece: EU Commission disburses 4th RRF payment of €998.6m
The payment covers 16 milestones and four targets, including reforms of the justice IT system and increasing the electricity production capacity from renewable…
Disaster relief aid 2023: EU Council mobilises €1,03bn for several EU regions
The EU Council agreed to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to several regions in Italy, Slovenia,…
Greece: EU Commission endorses 4th payment request for €998.6m in RRF grants
Following its assessment of the payment request submitted on 6 June 2024, the EU Commission has preliminarily concluded that Greece…
Desaster recovery: EU Commission offers over €1bn to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, and France
The EU Commission is proposing over €1 billion in financial support from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and…
ECDC alert: West Nile virus season in full swing in Europe
In 2024 and as of 31 July 2024, eight countries in Europe reported 69 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection. Cases were…
Greece proposes Apostolos Tzitzikostas as EU Commission Member
In a letter from Greece to President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, Greece suggests Apostolos Tzitzikostas as Greek Member of the…
EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Nine Member States to receive technical support
The EU Commission will provide tailored support and expert advice to nine Member States through the Technical Support Instrument (TSI). This support will help…
Greek banks and EIB join forces to boost mid-caps’ access to finance in Greece
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Greece’s four systemic banks have agreed a new collaboration: a €700m guarantee programme to…
EIB finances DEPA Commercial to expand Greece’s solar energy supplies
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Greek energy company DEPA Commercial SA a total of €390 million to build…
Greece: EU Commission disburses €2.3bn in loans under the RRF
The Commission disbursed to Greece the fourth payment for €2.3 billion in loans (net of pre-financing) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility…
Defence, cybersecurity and competitiveness: EU Commissioner Breton visits Greece and Cyprus
Commissioner Breton and Greek Minister of National Defense Níkos Déndias will discuss strengthening the European defense technological and industrial base,…
Greece: EU Commission endorses assessment of Greece’s 4th RRF payment request
The EU Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Greece's fourth payment request for €2.3 billion in loans (net…
European elections: Preliminary results in Greece
Preliminary results of the European elections in Greece.
Greece: EU Commission receives RRF revision proposal an 4th payment request
On June 6, the Commission has received Greece's fourth payment request for grants for €998.6 million in grants under the Recovery and…
European elections 2024 background: Greece country sheet
Find here information on electoral rules, poll opening and closing times and candidates for the 2024 European election in EU…
European Semester: EU Commission publishes in-depth reviews for six Member States
The Commission has today published in-depth reviews (IDRs) for France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.
Greece: EU Commission receives 4th payment request for RRF loans
Greece´s 4th payment request concerns one target under the loan facility component. This target requires that an aggregate of €4.5…
Eurojust assists with taking down of drug trafficking ring in Greece
Ten suspects were arrested in Serbia, Greece and Spain for the murders, which took place in 2020. Eurojust also supported…
Greece: EU Commission approves €1bn state aid for renewable energy and storage projects
The aid will take the form of a two-way contract for difference over a period of twenty years. The strike price will…
EU Commission publishes March infringements package – key decisions
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply…
Europol: Almost 5 000 false identity documents seized in Greece
The Aliens Division of Attica within the Hellenic Police (Ellinikí Astynomía), supported by Europol, targeted a criminal network involved in…
IMF: Greece – selected issues
The Greek government has provided substantial support to households and enterprises to cope with the high cost of living in…
Greece: IMF Executive Board concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
Greece’s economic outlook has improved notably. After a strong post-pandemic recovery, economic activity remained robust with real GDP growth projected…
EU Commissioner Simson in Greece to discuss electricity cooperation
On 18-19 January, Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, is in Athens, Greece, to co-host a Ministerial meeting of the High-Level Group on…
EU Commission disburses payments to Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia under the RRF
Germany received the first payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The payment amounts to € 4 billion. On 15 September,…
Greece: EU Commission approves re-introduction of asset protection scheme for banks
The scheme aims at assisting banks in securitising and moving non-performing loans off their balance sheets. Under the scheme, a…
EU Commission receives third payment request from Greece for €1.85bn in loans under the RRF
This payment request relates to a target requiring that €3.5 billion of RRF loans are signed by financial institutions and…
EU Commission endorses Greece’s €35.95bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Today, the Commission positively assessed Greece's modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now…
EU Commission refers Belgium, Greece, Italy to Court over late payments
Today, the European Commission decided to refer Belgium, Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘Court of Justice') for not…
Europol: Eleven arrested for smuggling migrants from Greece to Northern Europe
A Greek-Belgian investigation supported by Europol and Eurojust has led to the dismantling of a criminal network that smuggled migrants…
Greece: Staff Concluding Statement of the IMF 2023 Article IV Consultation Mission
Greece’s economic outlook has improved notably with real GDP expanding beyond its pre-pandemic trend level. The public debt-to-GDP ratio has…
EU Commission approves amendment to 2022-2027 regional State aid map for Greece
On 6 January 2022, the Commission approved the 2022-2027 regional aid map for Greece, and its amendment on 14 July 2022 to increase…