Ennio Morricone Tribute | Athens | June 16
The Italian all-female orchestra Ensemble La Muse – an offshoot of the famed Rondo Veneziano – is playing a tribute to the great and late Ennio Morricone at the Tae Kwon Do Arena in southern Athens.
Hotels: Bring a friend and earn €200
Such is the difficulty hotels face in finding adequate staff for hiring that more and more businesses are turning to bonuses for any of their employees who can bring an acquaintance or friend along to work. This practice started shortly after Easter, when it became clear that despite the war in Ukraine, tourism in Greece…
Le Maire: ‘Full trust’ in Greek, Italian govt’s to make right moves on economy
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that he had “full trust” in the governments of Greece and Italy that they would take the right decisions, when asked on the latest surge in bond yields hitting southern eurozone countries.
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Greek budget revenues beat targets
Greek state budget revenues significantly surpassed targets in the January-May period this year, Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said on Wednesday.
Athens University revoking Putin’s honorary doctorate
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) has started the procedure to revoke an honorary doctorate granted to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2001, EKPA’a rectorate said in an announcement, adding it had informed the rectors of the European Civic University (CIVIS).
German foreign ministry concerned over Turkish ‘aggressive rhetoric’
Recent Turkish government statements “do not help the constructive dialogue and stability in the region,” while “the aggressive rhetoric especially, as well as Turkish violations of the Greek airspace, give cause for concern,” a German Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
New Covid-19 cases continue to rise
Greek health authorities announced 9,288 new coronavirus cases for the 24-hour period ending 9 a.m. Wednesday from 8,083 the previous day.
Golden Dawn appeal trial adjourns until July 6
After a brief session on Wednesday, an appeals court in Athens hearing a request to overturn the prolonged prison terms of four former leading figures of the now-defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party adjourned until July 6.
British Museum suggests a ‘sharing arrangement’ of Parthenon sculptures
The Parthenon scupltures Greece is demanding back from Britain could be shared by the two countries, British Museum Chairman George Osborne told LBC, a digital news service registered in the UK, on Wednesday.