Greece to raise minimum wage again this year, PM says
Greece will raise the minimum wage for a second time later this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, as rising inflation takes a toll on consumers’ income.
Turkey, Armenia to hold talks on normalizing ties
Envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold a first round of talks aimed at normalizing ties in Moscow on Friday, in a move Armenia expects will lead to the establishment of diplomatic relations and reopening borders after decades of animosity.
Energy costs overwhelming households
The government’s guarded optimism that the surge of the Omicron variant may, according to initial estimates, start to level off as of next week, is being tempered by the fact that high energy prices are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future.
Every cloud has a silver lining
The US State Department’s non-paper with which Washington has distanced itself from the construction of the EastMed gas pipeline, due in part to the tension that Ankara systematically cultivates in the Eastern Mediterranean, has raised the diplomatic alarm in Athens.
Motor Oil launches multi-buoy mooring for tankers at Agioi Theodoroi
Motor Oil announced on Wednesday the inauguration of the largest open-sea multi-buoy mooring for tankers in Greece at its premises in Agioi Theodoroi, Korinthia.
Democrats plan to fast-track voting tights bill, speeding a showdown
Moving quickly to force a showdown over voting rights, congressional Democrats plan to pursue a procedural shortcut to bring up stalled legislation and try to win its approval over deep Republican resistance.
Which areas face property taxation hikes
Over 7,000 property zone rates have gone up as of January 1 with the application of the new taxable value of properties, known as “objective values.” That pushes up dozens of taxes and charges related to real estate, as well as raising the cost of property transactions.
Yes to furlough, no to VAT cut
The Finance Ministry has ruled out any reductions to value-added tax rates on commodities, but it is expanding the measure of furloughs in accordance with the extension of restrictions against the pandemic that the government confirmed on Wednesday.