Greece registers another 73 deaths from Covid-19
Greek authorities announced 18,333 new cases of coronavirus and 73 fatalities in the past 24 hours Saturday.
Why Halkbank’s US Supreme Court appeal is a win for Erdogan
Expert Aykan Erdemir joins The Greek Current to look into the latest decision by a US appeals court to put the federal government’s prosecution of Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank on hold while the bank appeals to the US Supreme Court.
Melina Mercouri Tribute | Athens | To March 11
After two postponements prompted by the pandemic, the City of Athens has finally unveiled its exhibition tribute to the late great Greek actress, politician and activist Melina Mercouri, which had initially been programmed in 2020 to coincide with the 100-year-anniversary of her birth.
US academics use radar to help seek missing in split Cyprus
US academics who help locate Holocaust mass graves and execution sites in Eastern Europe have used ground-penetrating radar to seek burial sites on Cyprus of people missing since the 1974 Turkish invasion and earlier interethnic strife.
Return to turbulent past of Greek politics could compromise path of progress
Greece has displayed strong recovery from this severe Covid-19 crisis, which hit the economy especially hard given economic dependence upon tourism and travel services.
Higher credit demand, fee-driven business could help lenders
Notwithstanding the significant progress achieved recently, the asset quality of the major Greek banks continues to be relatively weak when compared to the European average.
Capital looking out for homeless in big chill
The Municipality of Athens remains fully prepared to protect the city’s homeless from the cold, with heated rooms open to all and more on-site interventions by Streetwork in the streets of the capital.
Larco still a bleeding wound
Larco, the state-owned General Mineral and Metallurgical Company, continues to milk the country’s coffers.
Land register kicks into high gear for 2023 target
National Cadastre, the company running Greece’s new land register, is taking steps to address delays and meet the target of getting the new system into full swing by 2023.
Elpidophoros voices solidarity with Ukraine
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has met with Ukraine ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, in what he described as a sign of solidarity against “Russian imperialism.”