Spruce-up for metro sites
Architectural tenders have been announced for sprucing up areas dug up for stations on the new Athens metro’s Line 4, whose construction will begin next year.
Expert warns against downplaying virus risks
No variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is innocuous and when Omicron infects unvaccinated people it can cause serious illness, health authorities stressed Thursday.
A new election law?
The present dynamics in Greece’s political scene, in the wake of the unexpectedly high participation in the leadership elections for the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL) and Nikos Androulakis’ victory, will lead to a situation where, after the next national polls no single party will be able to form a government.
Greek, German police bust migrant smuggling network
A network of human traffickers who smuggled undocumented migrants from Greece into Germany using the so-called “lookalike” method has been broken up by police officials from the two countries in an operation overseen by the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol.
Yale to evaluate policies on donor gifts and influence
Four months after reports that the head of one of its most prestigious programs had abruptly resigned, Yale University is forming a committee to review its gift policies to ensure that academic freedom would be safeguarded from undue donor influence.
Tourism in Cyprus last year at 48.7% of 2019
Tourism arrivals in Cyprus last year increased by 206.7% compared to 2020, according to data released on Thursday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CyStat). However, arrivals were down by 51.3% compared to 2019, which was historically the best year for Cyprus tourism.
ATHEX: Bourse slides after days of progress
Following three consecutive sessions of growth, prices at the Greek stock market posted a moderate decline on Thursday, in line with most eurozone peers.
Algeria to deliver liquefied natural gas to Greece
Algeria signed a deal on Thursday to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), state energy producer Sonatrach said in a statement.
Gales cancel ferry services
Several ferry schedules were cancelled on Thursday from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio due to gale force winds at sea. [AMNA]
Strengthening production
The government is doing the right thing by making it one of its central policies to ease the tax burden on citizens.