George Soleas is the president and chief executive officer of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), which records annual sales of some 7.2 billion dollars. However, despite his best efforts, only 4.5 million dollars of those sales are Greek wines.
The European Central Bank decided Thursday not to abruptly pull back pandemic support for the economy as the new omicron variant of Covid-19 stirs uncertainty about the recovery, despite inflation hitting record highs and the US speeding up its stimulus exit.
A fire broke out in an apartment block on Thursday in the west Athens suburb of Petroupoli.
The jobless rate posted a considerable decline in October compared to a year earlier, shrinking from 16.4% to 13.3%, although in comparison to September there was a 0.3% rise, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has not ruled out the prospect of fresh restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, driven by the highly-contagious Omicron variant, ahead of the holiday season.
About 1 million properties in Greece will have to get an energy upgrading by the end of next year, according to a new European Commission directive.
UN humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in a report that could be key to keeping the effort going.
A nurse administers a Covid-19 vaccine to Irene Katsotourchi, the sole resident of Kinaros, a tiny island in the eastern Aegean.
A leading health expert has warned of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, driven by the highly-infectious Omicron variant, after the holiday season, calling for stricter measures to curb the spread.
People enjoy ice skating on a rink at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens, Wednesday.