Digital platform eases dealings with government bureaucracy
Every adult citizen avoided up to sixty visits to public administration offices in 2021 by logging to the gov.gr digital portal.
Jumbo reports 19.8% jump in sales compared to 2019
Athens-listed toy and homeware retailer Jumbo Group on Friday reported a 19.87% increase in its 2021 turnover and said last year’s sales were around 2% lower compared with 2019 levels.
Coronavirus: 37,676 new cases, 65 deaths
Health authorities have announced 37,676 new cases of the coronavirus over the 24-hour period ending at 3 p.m. Saturday, as well as 65 deaths.
Exports increased 47% in November
Greek exports grew 47.2% in November, but a 63.3% jump in imports during the same month led to a spectacular 93.1% widening of the country’s trade deficit, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Friday.
Akar warns Greece not to test Turkey’s patience
Greece should refrain from testing Turkey’s patience with provocations, including with a threat to extend its territorial waters in the Aegean, Turkey’s defense minister warned on Saturday.
More Covid-19 vaccines for children
An additional 40,000 vaccines against Covid-19 for children aged 5 to 12 years old are becoming available on the government’s emvolio.gov.gr platform Monday, the Health Ministry has announced, urging parents to get their children protected against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Athens show reveals the political and ideological power of geography
“Everything ends up on a map,” says historian George Tolias, scientific curator of the exhibition “The Genesis of the Greek State: Cartography and History, 1770-1838,” organized by the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation (MIET).
Scaling new heights in the Peloponnese
A climber is seen suspended from a cliff near Leonidio in Arcadia, in the Peloponnese.
December inflation to top 5%
Prices in Greece advanced 4.4% year-on-year last month, according to the European Union-harmonized inflation rate from Eurostat, up from 4% in November.
Russia’s power play in the Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church said this week that it was considering establishing an exarchate in Turkey, as it has just done in Africa, further deepening the schism between the Moscow and the Ecumenical Patriarchate.