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Abandoned settlements: Ministry of Environment’s plan for organized expansions, building regulations & the debate over out-of-plan areas
The key question is whether the new framework will function exclusively as a tool for revitalizing existing settlements or whether it will lead to organized urban expansions into neighboring areas outside the existing urban planning zones
State “Tiresias”: How the new credit score will work for citizens and businesses
The public and private sectors are creating a unified credit profile for citizens and businesses – How the financial profile of every citizen and business will be “scanned” – How it may affect loans and other transactions
From roads & flood protection to schools & hospitals: What’s included & who benefits from the new €23 billion National Development Program
The new NDP 2026–2030 was presented yesterday by Minister of National Economy Kyriakos Pierrakakis & Deputy Minister Nikos Papathanasis, in the presence of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The program serves as the detailed roadmap for public investment over the next five years
Bank of Greece: Tourism revenues exceed €5.3 billion in first five months of 2026, up 25.8%
Travel receipts reached €5.32 billion between January and May 2026, up from €4.23 billion a year earlier. In May alone, tourism revenues increased by 10.9% to €2.43 billion
Oil prices retreat, falling below $88 a barrel
According to Reuters, although oil prices initially surged to their highest levels in the past month, they later reversed course as traders took profits while assessing the latest developments in the Middle East
More than $25 million from THI invested in Greece: 5,000 jobs, training and support for entrepreneurship
Michalis Printzos, THI Country Head for Greece, discusses the organisation’s strategy and the initiatives that, through targeted programmes, are creating new employment and development opportunities for the next generation
