New process for ship firms in Cyprus
The plenary of the House of Representatives in Cyprus unanimously passed a law on Thursday that provides for the establishment of a one-stop-shop framework for shipping companies.
Sitel opens MAXhub in Athens
Sitel’s MAXhub in Athens, the company’s first service center in Greece, was officially inaugurated on Thursday.
Teenagers keep vaping despite crackdowns on e-cigarettes
High school students resumed taking the annual National Youth Tobacco Survey in school this year and 14% of them reported using e-cigarettes, underscoring how an upstart industry is dodging regulators’ efforts to spare a generation from nicotine addiction.
Military officer handed suspended sentence for deadly traffic accident
A military court has sentenced a navy ensign to seven years in prison for the killing of a 67-year-old woman and her 8-month-old grandchild in a traffic accident near the town of Aigio in western Greece in August 2019.
Bank robbery in Nea Smyrni
A bank was robbed in the Athens suburb of Nea Smyrni on Friday morning. According to the Hellenic Police, a masked man entered the branch at approximately 11.30 a.m. and using a verbal threat removed an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing the scene.
Striving for an accepting society
A tolerant and accepting society is what we all strive and yearn for.
Painting Europe into a corner
Geopolitics takes precedence over the economy in times of war.
The swing of the Turkish pendulum and Greece
In the context of his broader worldview, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that the pendulum of history has decisively swung eastward (and the same holds for a large part of the Turkish establishment). Despite losing its teeth over the past six years, the country’s deep state has a better understanding. Turkey, the heir to…
Reds triumph at Barcelona, Greens narrowly lose to Real
Greek teams always have a hard time facing the Spanish, but this week they tried to change their fortune at the start of the new Euroleague. Panathinaikos came close to upsetting last season’s finalist Real Madrid in Athens, but Olympiakos managed to shock Barcelona in Spain and snatch a very important road win.
Challenges lie ahead for hoteliers
The hotel industry is being pummeled by energy costs, inflation and labor shortages.