Taking free uni entrance exams costs a packet
Some parents are ready to pay up to 50% of their monthly salary so that their children can better prepare for university entrance exams, according to official surveys and experts’ estimations.
Greek FM meets Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, members of ethnic Greek minority
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday met with the head of the Omonoia organization representing the ethnic Greek minority in southern Albania.
Commission recommends Greek exit from post-bailout monitoring
The European Commission has reportedly recommended Greece’s exit from the strict regime of post-bailout monitoring by the bloc’s institutions in August.
Updating civil servants’ jobs
The government is updating the job descriptions of public servants, eliminating some obsolete ones, merging others and adding new ones.
AstraZeneca says EU regulator approves Covid shot as booster
Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday its Covid-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, has been approved in the European Union by the bloc’s drugs regulator as a third-dose booster in adults following a committee endorsement last week.
If world leaders listened to Bach
Sitting on the terrace of an Athens hotel, with the Parthenon in the background, Christoph Eschenbach, chief conductor at Konzerthausorchester Berlin, speaks to Kathimerini about the healing power of music, which, he says, saved his life after he was rescued from a WWII refugee camp.
Long- or short-term rental dilemma for landlords
Thousands of apartment owners across continental Greece have in recent years pondered whether it makes more financial sense to put their property up for short- or long-term rental.
Mendoni rejects claim Parthenon sculptures retrieved ‘from the rubble’
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has rejected a recent claim by the British Museum that many of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures removed by Lord Elgin’s agents in the early 19th century were found “in the rubble” around the monument.
Ukraine top of the agenda in Davos as business leaders gather
Russia would normally have its own “house” at the World Economic Forum as a showcase for business leaders and investors.
Dendias in Albania for talks
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will on Monday meet with members of the ethnic Greek minority in Himara, southern Albania, before holding talks with Archbishop Anastasios of Albania.