Making children a top priority
Luciano Calestini loves Greece. “We,” he says when he talks about the Greeks, despite having lived in the country for a mere year and a half.
Oniro buys four more hotels, intends to invest 400 mln euros
The Oniro Hotels Group, established in 2017, currently has 10 units with a total of 1,000 beds, while in the next three years it intends to implement an investment plan of some 400 million euros with the acquisition of more hotels that will take its capacity up to 10,000 beds in total.
Further initiatives to offset energy woes
In tandem with actions taken by the European Union on a collective level, Greece is moving ahead with its own measures to alleviate the impact of the energy crisis, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Energy Ministry holds emergency meeting over supply concerns
Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas has called an emergency meeting of the ministry’s crisis management team for Wednesday as Russia’s deadline for the payment of natural gas supplies in roubles expires Thursday.
New lifelines for people with mental health issues
Three new programs focusing on mental health will be launched in the coming period within the context of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan – Greece 2.0.
Into the wild: Animals the latest frontier in Covid fight
To administer this Covid test, Todd Kautz had to lay on his belly in the snow and worm his upper body into the narrow den of a hibernating black bear. Training a light on its snout, Kautz carefully slipped a long cotton swab into the bear’s nostrils five times.
Sakellaropoulou reiterates condemnation of Russia invasion during Portugal visit
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has reiterated her condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during an official visit to Portugal.
Greece condemns Tel Aviv shooting
Greece has “strongly” condemned late Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, in which a Palestinian gunman killed at least five people before being fatally shot by police.
The multi-billion dollar arms race in the Eastern Mediterranean
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins our host Thanos Davelis to discuss his latest policy paper for ELIAMEP on regional power competition in the Eastern Mediterranean, specifically the renewed arms race between countries on its shores as they invest in naval power and new technologies like UAVs.
‘Russia cannot capture Kyiv’
In the first week of the war in Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges dared to predict that Russia would reach its limits in about a month’s time. Undoubtedly he knows his craft pretty well.