The German coalition’s criteria
The new German coalition is expected to be a lot tougher on Turkey than Angela Merkel’s government was, especially where human rights are concerned.
Many students go to university, few graduate
Reflecting chronic shortcomings of Greece’s higher education system, only around one out of two students admitted to university get degrees, according to data from the National Higher Education Authority (ETHAAE).
Athens teams up with Cairo on gas supply, infrastructure
Greece and Egypt agreed on Thursday to expand their cooperation in the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and examine the possibility of constructing a subsea gas pipeline between the two countries, the Greek Energy Ministry said.
WHO designates Covid variant found in South Africa as ‘of concern’
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday designated a new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa with a large number of mutations as being “of concern,” the fifth variant to be given the designation.
Tax revenues beat target in October, covering half of new measures’ cost
October tax revenues beat their 2022 budget target by 164 million euros or 0.4%, according to the definitive data on the execution of this year’s budget released on Thursday.
Delphi Economic Forum signs MoC with Azeri think tank
The Delphi Economic Forum is expanding its cooperation agreements to the Caspian Sea as it has just signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Baku-based Nizami Ganjavi International Center, the most important think tank in Azerbaijan.
Stournaras reserved on post-PEPP cheap liquidity from ECB
Central banker Yannis Stournaras appeared quite reserved on Thursday on the subject of Greece being able to keep obtaining cheap liquidity from the European Central Bank after the expiry of the extraordinary bond-buying program (PEPP).
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (26/11/2021)
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Gov’t to wait for scientists before deciding on travel ban
The Greek government will decide on whether to issue a travel ban similar to the ones announced by the United Kingdom and Israel after scientists get “a clear picture” of a new version of the coronavirus detected in South Africa, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Friday.
Man dies after being hit by train in central Athens
A man died on Friday after he was hit by a train at a railway crossing in central Athens. Ten people from the Hellenic Fire Service and three vehicles participated in an operation to clear the debris and reach the 33-year-old man.