After years in which Greece was almost as well known for its financial woes as it was for its beaches, recent deals have highlighted a small but thriving startup scene that has grown up since the crisis.
Podcasts and digital games will be introduced by the Education Ministry to Greek schools, as well as the inclusion of quick response (QR) codes in new textbooks allowing students to access applications such as texts, audio files, videos, presentations, 3D maps, simulations, educational games, 3D virtual tours and a host of other possibilities.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on February 18, spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou told a news briefing Wednesday.
The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts fell 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week, including a 50% drop in the United States, while deaths globally declined 7%, the World Health Organization says.
“Sea, sun and sex, with some Greek columns in the background,” said Poka Yio, the artistic director of the Athens Biennale.
The first Mandarin Oriental hotel in Greece will open at Costa Navarino about a year from today.
An International Monetary Fund report this week issued recommendations to overindebted countries in the eurozone, with Greece being the main recipient of the advice, regarding a return to fiscal prudence as soon as recovery is consolidated.
A Turkish DJ who appeared in a controversial video playing electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey has defended the show saying that it was aimed at promoting the monument, a candidate for UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites.
Greece will extend financial relief for households and businesses hit by soaring energy prices into February at a cost of 350 million euros, the conservative government said on Wednesday.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins our host Thanos Davelis to discuss his latest two articles for Kathimerini that look into Greece’s response to Turkey’s UAV program and the key considerations in Athens when it comes to the crisis in Ukraine.