Power subsidy for the middle class
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a suspension of the adjustment clauses and a 60% rebate on extra electricity costs for homeowners and tenants from December to May, among other support measures.
Demand for travel keeps increasing, says KLM’s CEO
For Pieter Elbers, the chief executive of KLM (the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM) for the last eight years, the most difficult period was not while the planes were in the air, but when they were grounded due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Goldman’s further investment in Greek tourism
Goldman Sachs is investing another 130 million euros in Greece for the acquisition and upgrading of three hotel units from the GHotels group, which belongs to the Grigoriadis family, Kathimerini understands.
Erdogan, Macron discuss Ukraine in phone call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine in a phone call on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said, adding that Erdogan congratulated Macron on his election victory.
Turkey’s ‘unprecedented’ violations are raising tensions in the Aegean
Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to explain why Turkey has chosen to escalate tensions over the Aegean at this time, and explore whether we should expect a tense summer for Greek-Turkish relations.
Greece pledges new state aid to counter rising power bills
Greece’s prime minister on Thursday promised new state support to shield households from rising electricity costs, saying the country was forced to act alone after its European Union partners failed to adopt a joint response to the problem.
Greek Independence Day parade in Boston draws crowd after Covid-enforced hiatus
The parade marking Greek Independence Day in the United States is a matter of great significance for Greek Americans, and not just because of its emotional resonance, but mainly because it symbolizes national unity.
Tsiodras expects relatively calm summer Covid-wise
Greece can expect a relatively calm summer in pandemic terms due to widespread Covid inoculation and recovery from the virus, according to infectious diseases expert Sotiris Tsiodras, chief scientific adviser for the Covid-19 pandemic for the Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the government.
Kalamata and Kefalonia among world’s most scenic locations for driving
The DiscoverCars.com vehicle rental website has asked over 140,000 visitors to rate driving in different cities and regions around the world to create a list of the best scenic locations for 2022, and Kalamata and Kefalonia found themselves in the top 10.
Ukrainians flood village of Demydiv to keep Russians at bay
Ukraine released water from a hydroelectric dam to block the Russian military advance, flooding the village of Demydiv.