PM congratulates Iranian refugee who aced uni entry exams
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated an Iranian student who excelled in Greece’s nationwide university entry exams this summer in a call on Wednesday.
PM: NATO doesn’t need another source of instability
The focus of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should be the war in Ukraine and not another source of instability within its ranks, Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, as heads of state were preparing to meet again to discuss the latest developments in Russia’s invasion.
NATO’s Stoltenberg expects Sweden, Finland to become members quickly
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday he expected a swift ratification of Sweden and Finland’s membership of the military alliance.
Bus driver sentenced for ordering maskless 12-year-old off bus
A bus driver in Thessaloniki was handed an eighty-month suspended sentence on Wednesday for exposing a minor to danger after he ordered an 12-year-old passenger off his bus because the child was not wearing a mask.
Sailor injured during ferry departure from Piraeus
A 52-year-old sailor was injured on Tuesday night when he was struck by a cable of the passenger ferry Dionysios Solomos that got entangled in the left propeller, as it was departing from the port of Piraeus.
State loan repayment process starts
In the next few days the Independent Authority for Public Revenue will release the precise amounts to be repaid by the 600,000 companies and professionals who received government loans amounting to 8.3 billion euros, collectively known as the “Deposit To Be Returned.”
Budget is €2.42 bln better off due to property tax, VAT
The Single Property Tax (ENFIA) and value-added tax (VAT) sent budget takings soaring in January-May, according to data the State General Accounting Office published on Monday.
Staikouras meets with Vestager
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras spoke about “great, complex and supranational challenges ahead of us,” in his statements after a meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager on Monday.
Travel receipts may beat 2019
With hotel and flight seat occupancy for the coming months moving to pre-pandemic levels and average travel spending having risen significantly above the last pre-pandemic season, estimates for travel receipts this year point to 10% growth compared to 2019.
Tsitsipas wriggles out of trouble to reach Wimbledon second round
Stefanos Tsitsipas snapped his first-round hoodoo at Wimbledon when he ended Swiss qualifier Alexander Ritschard’s first Tour-level match with a 7-6(1) 6-3 5-7 6-4 win on Tuesday.