Ministry aims to tackle school violence
The Greek Education Ministry plans to create support and coordination structures to deal with the violence in the school community amid a recent spate of incidents.
Autocracy vs Democracy
If you were a foreign leader hostile to the United States – sitting in, say, Moscow or Beijing – how would you view the United States today?
HDB boosts Greek jobs market
Hellenic Development Bank supported more than 237,000 job positions through its funding programs in 2020 and had a very significant impact on Greece’s GDP and employment, HDB said in an announcement on Tuesday.
Warm talks amid Cold War climate
Against the backdrop of tension created by the West’s confrontation with Moscow over the Ukrainian issue, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Russian President Vladimir Putin held warm talks on Wednesday in Sochi, without, however, reaching an agreement that would upgrade bilateral relations outside a framework of mainly cultural exchanges and the environment.
Emerging tech firms gather for Athens forum
The Hellenic Emerging Technologies Industry Association (HETIA) is holding its annual forum at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens on Thursday.
EU expects Europe plants to produce 3.6 billion Covid shots in 2022
Vaccine plants in the European Union are expected to produce 3.6 billion Covid-19 shots next year, out of a global output of more than 20 billion, two senior EU officials said on Wednesday.
Greek growth rate higher than any other eurozone state
Greece recorded the biggest GDP growth rate in the eurozone in the third quarter of 2021 (+13.4%), Eurostat said on Tuesday.
Pyatt: Greece a gateway to Southeast Europe
The close collaboration between Greece and the United States is helping to bring more American investments, and accelerating the country’s economy, US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt told the annual American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) meeting on Tuesday.
Supporting tourism in wintertime
Extending the tourism season in Greece and supporting winter and city-break destinations is a strategic goal for the Tourism Ministry, Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Wednesday in statements to public broadcaster ERT, predicting that this goal will be achieved.
Democracy in parties
The first reactions from Greece’s main opposition, leftist SYRIZA, to the open leadership election held by the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL) party demonstrate a relapse into its old reflexes of blind political confrontation.