December inflation to top 5%
Prices in Greece advanced 4.4% year-on-year last month, according to the European Union-harmonized inflation rate from Eurostat, up from 4% in November.
Russia’s power play in the Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church said this week that it was considering establishing an exarchate in Turkey, as it has just done in Africa, further deepening the schism between the Moscow and the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Aggressive Greece disguising itself as a sheep, Turkey’s Akar says
Turkey Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has accused Greece of exploiting its membership of the European Union in order to cover up its “illegal and aggressive actions” in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Bond price pressure ahead of new issue
Greek sovereign bond yields and their spreads endured a significant increase on Friday, standing out among other eurozone bonds that also took pressure, albeit to a considerably smaller degree.
High energy costs here to stay in 2022
With analysts predicting that high energy prices will continue in 2022, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Friday that the government would spend an additional €395 million euros in electricity and gas subsidies in January alone to support households and businesses in an effort to mitigate the impact.
Diagnostic tests: Greece tops EU list
Greece leads the pack in the European Union when it comes to Covid testing, according to a statement by the Health Ministry Friday, citing the latest data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Poor air quality in capital lands Greece in ECJ dock
Greece will appear before the European Court of Justice this year for failing to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions in Athens, which for a decade now have exceeded permissible limits.
Opposition mounting to new Chios migrant camp
A growing number of residents on the eastern Aegean island of Chios are opposing the planned creation of a closed camp for migrants.
The Right’s revisionist history of an uprising built on a lie
It was mere hours after a mob spurred on by the “stop the steal” lies of former President Donald Trump had attacked the U.S. Capitol, and already new lies were taking hold in the nearby streets.
Attiki Odos takes measures in response to e-pass shortage
The company managing the Attiki Odos ring road around the Greek capital has apologized to motorists as a global shortage in e-pass devices for use at tolls is making supply in Greece increasingly difficult.