Brexit

France, Greece, and Portugal May Impose Housing Tax on British Expats Following Spain's Move

France, Greece, and Portugal are considering following Spain's lead by implementing a 100% housing tax on British expats. Spain's initiative,…

15 January 2025

EU Scraps Full Launch of Travel Entry System for Britons in Favour of Phased Rollout

The European Union (EU) has abandoned the full implementation of its long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES), opting instead for a phased…

29 November 2024

Golden Visa Program Attracts Surge in Foreign Investment

The Golden Visa program in Greece has attracted a significant increase in investment from British, American, and Israeli investors over…

3 October 2024

EU Entry-Exit System Faces Further Delays

The European Union's long-awaited Entry-Exit System (EES) is facing yet another delay, as key member states raise concerns about its…

18 September 2024

London: 300,000 Greeks now live in the British capital

Despite Brexit, the main destination of modern Greek immigration remains Britain. Together with Germany, they host half of those who…

9 December 2021

EU and Qatar sign significant aviation agreement

The new EU and Qatar aviation treaty will provide more opportunities for consumers, airlines and airports in both Qatar and…

19 October 2021

Britain's Brexit fuel crisis: is 'Nero fiddling while Rome burns'?

Boris Johnson may be making strides on the geopolitical front, pursuing his Global Britain strategy and forming new alliances in…

2 October 2021

France threatens sanctions and electricity cuts against UK as post-Brexit tensions increase

France wants to continue fishing near the British islands of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, but their licenses…

1 October 2021

Greece commemorates Europe Day 2021

The flags of Greece and the European Union were raised at the Acropolis on Sunday morning, in celebration of "Europe…

10 May 2021

Europe Day is observed every year on May 9

On this day in 1950, the Schuman Declaration proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, the European…

9 May 2021

Victoria Hislop, author of best-selling book 'To Nisi', returns to Spinalonga island 20 years later for the sequel

Famous author Victoria Hislop has returned to Greece for the sequel of her world best-selling book 'The Island', set on…

9 May 2021

Greece and UK to forge a strong post-Brexit partnership

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Dominic Raab, and…

3 February 2021

What does Brexit mean for the EU and Greece?

After months of tough negotiations and the media cultivating myths of Britain's disaster in the event of its exit from…

29 December 2020

Brexit changes for Europeans

As the transition period of Brexit ends on December 31, 2020, millions of Europeans, including thousands of Greek citizens who…

28 December 2020

PM Mitsotakis congratulates von der Leyen, Barnier over EU-UK Brexit agreement

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and chief EU negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier…

25 December 2020

Brexit: UK nationals & family members in Greece to be granted permanent residency rights

United Kingdom citizens and their family members, irrespective of nationality, who are permanent residents of Greece, will have an established…

8 December 2020

UK nationals legally resident in Greece to retain right of residence after December 31

UK Nationals and their family members, irrespective of nationality, who are permanent residents of Greece will have an established right…

8 December 2020

British-EU Relations: From membership to Brexit in terms of governance and transnationalism

The relationship between the British and the European Union has been very complex and steep since its inception. Besides the…

19 November 2020

Dawn of the SMED

Cyprus is fast emerging as a real contender in the cut-throat arena of international commerce with SMEs increasingly looking to…

26 September 2020

EU and Brexit trade talks include return of Parthenon Sculptures to Greece

A long-running dispute between Greece and Britain over the Parthenon Sculptures has spilled into tensions over Brexit after a demand…

19 February 2020

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