Further relaxation of Covid restrictions in May
Health Minister Thanos Plevris said Friday that the roadmap for the further de-escalation of measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus in May is being drafted.
Greens end Euroleague campaign with win in Turkey
Panathinaikos has completed its Euroleague campaign this season with a loss in Germany and a win in Turkey, while Olympiakos is still waiting to find out who will be its opponent in the play-offs.
Priorities trump mistake
The person invited to speak to lawmakers in the Greek Parliament was the president of a country in the grips of a terrible war – and nobody else. Having others appear on screen was a mistake that hurt his message.
A real and brutal choice
The Ukrainian president did not flatter the Greeks with niceties and half-truths. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his nation are on the edge of the abyss. He says what he has to say.
ATHEX: Greek stock index cracks 900 points
The positive outlook of and comments about the Greek economy resulted in a snap rebound of local stocks on Friday, taking the benchmark at Athinon Avenue to a six-week high and above the psychologically important level of 900 points.
Ecclesiastical diplomacy
Aside from its humanitarian dimension, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios’ trip to Poland to meet and provide comfort to war refugees from Ukraine was also strong in religious symbolism. The visit conveyed the message that Orthodox Christianity is united against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while disapproving of Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church,…
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Turkish fighter jets fly over eastern Aegean islands
A pair of Turkish F-16 jets flew over the islands of Oinousses and Panagia in the eastern Aegean on Friday at 24,500 feet while Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister, Fatih Donmez, said he expected “important developments” from Eastern Mediterranean in the coming days.
Food Authority extends recall of Kinder products
The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) has extended the recall of Kinder chocolate products after Belgian health authorities ordered Italian confectionary group Ferrero on Friday to suspend production at its plant in Belgium, after an investigation into dozens of cases of salmonella linked to the company’s products.
‘Slobalization’ is not the end of globalization
Speculation about the death of globalization is greatly exaggerated, according to Pascal Lamy, former adviser to the late French finance minister and European Commission chief Jacques Delors, and ex-head of the World Trade Organization (WTO).