Kids as likely as adults to catch, spread Covid
With the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 starting on Wednesday, scientists are urging parents to schedule an appointment, stressing that youngsters “catch and transmit Covid-19 like adults.”
EU lawmaker Androulakis elected Greek socialist leader
Greece’s third-largest group in parliament on Sunday elected a European Parliament lawmaker as its new leader.
Strike keeps ferries docked at ports
Ferries are to remain docked at ports until midnight Monday as seamen hold a 48-hour strike over a series of demands including salary increases and improved social security.
Cartoon by Dimitris Hantzopoulos (12/12/2021)
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Dendias in Brussels for EU meeting
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Brussels for the European Union Foreign Affairs Council on Monday.
The new language of the office, from al Desko dining to zoombies
Consider the denizens of the office – those figures hunched over their desks typing, pinging, barking into phones, scarfing down salads, sometimes closing the loop, always circling back. They’d love to touch base. They’ll do a deep dive, if it moves the needle.
Metal companies benefit considerably from soaring demand
Greek producers of industrial metal and manufactured metal products enjoyed record high returns over the first nine months of the year, and this is expected to carry on until the end of 2021, thanks to increased global demand combined with the limited supply that is keeping metal rates at high levels.
Effects of possible exclusion from the APP
A temporary rise of Greek spreads, a front-heavy borrowing strategy by the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) and the strengthening of Greece’s strategic moves for achieving investment grade as early as possible; these are the likely consequences in case the scenario about the European Central Bank not including Greece in its regular bond-buying program (APP)…
Androulakis is new KINAL leader
Nikos Androulakis has been elected the new leader of the Movement for Change (KINAL) party.
KINAL and good opposition
The election of a new Movement for Change (KINAL) leader is a subject of interest not only to supporters of the center-left party, but also to those who want to see the political system cured of a long-standing imbalance.