Greece and US sign new tourism memorandum
At the foot of the Acropolis on Monday Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt signed a Greek-US memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation.
Strikes, inflation, now war: Uncertainty escalates for Europe’s travel season
Diego Sanz, a tour guide on Spain’s southeastern Mediterranean coast, received his first international group booking in more than a year in mid February. It was, he thought, an augury of better things to come.
E-platform for arrears settlement
The Bank of Greece will operate an online platform allowing for the digital submission of all loan settlement applications to banks and servicers, through the Code of Ethics on debt arrangement.
Supplementary budget to be tabled this week
The 2-billion-euro additional budget will be submitted by the Finance Ministry within the week, in order to provide further support to households and businesses, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said in a statement to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
Reforms and skills are the draw
Greece’s high-caliber technology professionals and the reforms the country has implemented are what make it a desirable investment destination, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, addressing a Greek-French development and investment initiative at Zappeion Hall in Athens.
EU funding secured for R&D in Greece
Deputy Development and Investment Minister Christos Dimas on Sunday announced that his ministry’s General Secretariat for Research and Innovation managed to secure funding in the areas of basic and applied research, reforms for investments in research and development, as well as the upgrading and expansion of the infrastructure of the research centers through the National…
Greece completes early repayment of bailout loans to IMF
Greece has repaid its outstanding debts dating back to its financial crisis to the International Monetary Fund, two years ahead of schedule, the Finance Minister said Monday.
Nicosia boosts its energy sector strategy
Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades stressed on Monday the important steps that have been taken in the last two years within the framework of the government’s strategic planning in the energy sector.
Universities seeking to spread their wings abroad
Cyprus, Egypt and Albania are the countries in which Greek universities are expected to take the first exploratory steps for establishing faculties abroad, according to the Education Ministry.
Panathinaikos and Iraklis win local derbies
The top spot of the regular season in the Basket League will be played in the Panathinaikos vs Olympiakos encounter to come pn April 11, after Panathinaikos emerged unscathed from the challenge of its short trip to AEK’s home on Sunday.