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OECD study: Social security contributions remain high
Greek citizens continue to pay among the highest social security contributions in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, while consumption and property taxes remain high too, according to a Tax Foundation study.
Mitsotakis meets DT CEO after 3-billion-euro OTE investment
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Monday with the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, Tim Höttges, following the announcement in December 2021 of planned investments of over 3 billion euros by subsidiary telecom provider OTE over a period of five years (2022-2027).
Sounds easy: Krotos offers movie tools
Behind famous TV series and Hollywood movies such as “Stranger Things,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Avengers,” “Happy Feet,” “The Lion King,” as well as many video games such as “Far Cry 4,” lies the technology of Greek company Krotos, which offers instruments for designing and producing sound effects in a rapid and creative fashion.
ESG conference held by CLEON
Cleon Conferences & Communications is this Friday organizing its ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) Conference.
EU to boost support to Cyprus as migrant flows across ceasefire line rise
The European Union will provide Cyprus with extra support to help it cope with a surge in migrant arrivals across the island’s ceasefire line, the bloc’s executive said on Monday.
Greece suspends operation of fan clubs until July 31
Greece has suspended the operation of hundreds of fan clubs associated with soccer teams in a bid to combat hooligans using them as cover.
Turkey’s opposition leader looks to emerge from Erdogan’s shadow
A veteran Turkish political leader who has struggled for years to have President Tayyip Erdogan voted out of office says it is “very clear” that his dream is drawing nearer, even as doubts remain about whether he will be the main opposition candidate at presidential elections set for 2023.
Turkish court keeps Kavala in jail despite Council of Europe move
A Turkish court said on Monday philanthropist Osman Kavala must stay in prison, lengthening his detention of more than four years without conviction, in a trial which has fuelled tensions in Ankara’s relations with Western allies.
Search expanded on burning ferry; 10 missing
Fire service rescuers expanded a search Monday inside a burning ferry anchored off the Greek island of Corfu where 10 people remain missing.