Cartoon by Ilias Makris (10/02/2022)
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New Democracy facing SYRIZA and KINAL
Those who believed that the strengthening of the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL) would only or mainly hurt leftist SYRIZA were mistaken.
Parliament set to ratify arms program
The Greek Parliament will be invited on Tuesday to approve three of the most important armament programs developed by Greece in recent years, especially for the strengthening of the Hellenic Navy.
Turkish Cypriot leader calls air link-for-land offer ‘stunt’
The leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot side of ethnically split Cyprus on Thursday rejected overtures by Greek Cypriots to reignite peace efforts by offering international air and sea links in exchange for territory.
Daily coronavirus death toll remains high with a further 93 fatalities
The daily briefing by Greek health authorities announced 19,154 new coronavirus cases and 93 virus-related deaths on Thursday. The National Organization for Public Health also stated that 516 people are being treated in Intensive Care Units across Greece.
Eleni Kostopoulou sends message to Kampanos family
The mother of Zak Kostopoulos, who was killed after a brutal assault outside a jewellery store, sent a message on Thursday to the family of 19-year-old Alkis Kampanos, who was murdered last Monday night after he was attacked by a group of at least 10 individuals in violence connected to football fan rivalry.
Greece a ‘responsible partner,’ Russian ambassador says
Moscow views Athens as a “responsible partner” and it would like to strengthen ties in areas where there are no “artificial constraints,” Russian ambassador to Greece, Andrey Maslov, has been quoted by Athens-Macedonia news agency (AMNA) as saying.
Tax trap for property owners
The Single Property Tax (ENFIA) may obtain new calculation rates that offset the effect of the new taxable property prices (the “objective values”), but the maintenance of the same rates for the establishment of taxpayers’ actual earnings through their property assets will lead to higher income tax for thousands of people.
Turkish opposition leader refuses to pay power bill in protest
Turkey’s main opposition leader said he will not pay his power bills until Tayyip Erdogan withdraws recent price hikes, and the president’s ruling party slammed the move on Thursday as a provocation amid growing discontent over surging inflation.
Leopoldstadt | Athens | February 10
The National Theatre Live, which broadcasts plays from London to global audiences, returns to the Athens Concert Hall on February 10 with Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard’s latest work “Leopoldstadt.”