Europe Greece About 43.000 tonnes of plastic packaging are neither landfilled nor recycled in the country every year according to a study by the think tank IOBE; for the low recycling rate of plastic packaging, about 127 million will have to be paid to the EU
Europe Greece The vote count so far shows that incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, conservative New Democracy, has a double-digit lead over his main challenger, the left-wing Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras
Europe Greece The Piano City Festival arrived in Athens for the first time with dozens of free concerts held in the city centre, museums, parks, conservatories, at the airport and even in the homes of participating artists
Europe Greece A survey by the Greek Exporters' Association shows that 9 out of 10 companies are unable to find staff, complaining of a mismatch between labour supply and demand and blaming a lack of specialisation
Europe Greece Gov.gr, the digital portal of the State, is now available in English; the site hosts all digital services that ministries, organisations, authorities and regional and municipal councils have put online