Greece braces for further tensions with Turkey
Wary Greek government officials are bracing for a likely escalation in the tensions with Turkey in the runup to important elections in both countries, but also in Cyprus.
Coal-free electricity from 2029
The chimneys of the existing lignite-powered units of Public Power Corporation will keep smoking until at least 2025, while those of the new Ptolemaida V unit will carry on till 2028, to ensure the sufficiency of the system, concludes the adequacy study for the years 2025-35 Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) has submitted for approval…
Free cardiovascular tests for prevention, treatment
The Spyros Doxiadis Public Health Program, which will begin implementation early next year, includes free examinations for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular illnesses for all citizens aged 30 to 70.
What a new natural gas discovery off Cyprus means for the East Med
Dr Theodoros Tsakiris joins Thanos Davelis to explain why the latest discovery of another natural gas field off the coast of Cyprus is significant, and look at what this string of findings means for Cyprus’s role in the energy puzzle of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Raiment of the soul
A new exhibition has opened at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, showcasing 70 traditional costumes from the 19th century, many relating to the heroes of the Greek Revolution of 1821.
It’s boom times for Santa
There’s a narrow window when the typical American child still believes in Santa. It’s around 3, 4, 5 years old. Six is pushing it. Which is to say that, for many families, the pandemic nearly ruined the limited opportunity to get that photo with the child sitting on Santa’s lap in complete awe.
147 children rescued in shipwrecks in the last 15 days
A total of 147 unaccompanied children were rescued in two separate sea rescues in the last 15 days, a Migration Ministry announcement said on Friday.
Festive meal far more expensive in Cyprus than in Greece
Shoppers in Cyprus will this year pay as much as 255 euros for the food in a Christmas dinner for six, a survey has shown, with the average cost of the Christmas spread in Nicosia at €119 remaining way above the cost of what residents of Greece will pay.
Wizz Air links Athens with Bucharest, Tel Aviv and Tirana
Wizz Air UK announced this week three new ultra-low-fare routes from Athens to Bucharest in Romania, Tel Aviv in Israel and Tirana in Albania.
Interest in planned FSRU off Volos tops capacity
Mediterranean Gas has received non-binding expressions of interest from domestic and foreign companies which exceeded the capacity of its planned floating gas storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Central Greece, it said on Thursday.