Opposition MPs demand support for struggling newspapers
52 Syriza MPs have tabled a question in Parliament demanding measures to help newspapers weather the rise in printing costs.
Tapping into regional energy potential
The realization of the political constraints imposed by the EU’s over-dependence on Russian hydrocarbons on the geopolitical autonomy of European states has a profound impact on longstanding principles of the continent’s energy policy.
E-payments posted 23% rise last year
The value of transactions completed electronically, through the internet and mobile banking, increased 23.2% in 2021 from the year before, reaching 390.3 billion euros from €316.7 billion in 2020.
Platform to open on Apr. 7 for 4th Covid vaccine for over-80s
The National Vaccination Committee recommended on Tuesday that people over 60, especially those with health issues, take a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine.
Natural gas subsidy is doubled for this month
The state subsidy for natural gas bills will this month be twice as high as in March, amounting to 40 euros per thermal kilowatt-hour in April against €20 in March, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced on Tuesday in a letter to natural gas supplying companies.
Checks and transparency
The causes of the inflation driving up prices may be external, but what must certainly be held in check in the domestic framework is any effort to use global inflation as an excuse for profiteering.
The horror. And now what?
And now that our fears are confirmed – that the darkness in the human heart is always present, ready to take over our lives – what do we do?
Russian ships adopt flags of convenience
An increasing number of Russian-owned ships are adopting flags of convenience to circumvent sanctions, Bloomberg reports.
Complaints of profiteering
Farmers and dairy industry-related entities are complaining of profiteering practices in the market through the creation of artificial shortages in various products and especially in cattle feed.
ATHEX: Local stocks fail to clear 900 points
The benchmark of the Greek stock market had its first attempt at the 900-point level after a long time but failed to surmount it, as it settled with minor gains on a day of relatively increased turnover on Tuesday.