News archive of September 2024

Debt management companies are diving into the hard core of the private debt owed to banks and, mainly, funds that have bought the bad loans, and have so far succeeded in streamlining loans amounting to approximately 10.3 billion euros out of the total of €98 billion they undertook to be managed, with an emphasis on those from 2021 onwards.

As power suppliers prepare to present on Tuesday their October tariffs, Kathimerini reveals that every other euro consumers pay to electricity companies goes to third parties for a host of other fees and charges.

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, is visiting Nicosia following an invitation from Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to attend the celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Republic of Cyprus.

Eight Polish passengers were rescued after their yacht sank near the Greek islet of Levitha, located between Patmos and Leros in the Dodecanese in the southeastern Aegean.

The group issued a distress signal via 112 as they faced winds of 7 Beaufort. They were later found on a lifeboat and airlifted by a Hellenic Air Force helicopter. 

The British universities are calling on Kir Starmer’s government to find a way to restart the flow of students from the European Union to Britain which was curtailed after Brexit.

Among other things, they are discussing the country’s possible return to the Erasmus student exchange program, Guardian reports.

The chances of Donald Trump being re-elected president of the United States are high. All pundits give this scenario a 50% chance, especially when focusing on key states rather than the general vote.

A recent opinion poll has revealed a significant improvement in Germany's image in Greece over the past two years. The positive survey results largely reflect stable and mostly trouble-free bilateral relations between Athens and Berlin. The days when many Greeks blamed Berlin (and Brussels) for the austerity measures imposed during the financial crisis seem distant.

In 2023, young people across the EU left their parental home on average at the age of 26.3 years. 🏡

Highest average age, 30 years or above, was recorded in:
🇭🇷Croatia (31.8 years)

Lowest average age, under 23 years old, in:
🇫🇮Finland (21.4 years)

Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stefan Dzuzarik, responding to a question from the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, confirmed information about a trilateral informal meeting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides in the presence of the Secretary-General in October in New York.

A massive fire that broke out on Sunday in the Rozena area of Corinthia continues to devastate the region for a second consecutive day. Speaking to the Athens News Agency, the mayor of Xylokastro-Evrostini, Vlasis Tsiotos, described the situation as “tragic,” with numerous active fire fronts and a large portion of the mountainous region already destroyed.