Hotel occupancy rates have reached 90% on Mykonos in September, the same as in July and August, with arrivals expected to exceed 2019 levels, Andreas Ferentinos, head of the New Democracy party’s tourism department and former president of Mykonos hoteliers, said on Tuesday.
More than 40 local elected officials across Russia signed a two-sentence petition on Monday that ended with: “We demand the resignation of Vladimir Putin from the post of president of the Russian Federation!”
Around 8,000 passengers and 2,000 cars have made the Limassol-Piraeus ferry trip this summer with Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades telling Kathimerini Cyprus’ Oriana Papantoniou he was satisfied – since the total number of passengers exceeded expectations – but he remained cautious, stressing that this number may not be indicative.
Athens-listed Titan Group announced on Monday it has launched CemAI Inc in the US (CemAI), a company that offers the international cement industry a pioneering next-generation service based on artificial intelligence for predictive plant maintenance.
Having been on tour all over the country this summer, enduring Greek rock-folk singer-songwriter Sokratis Malamas will be stopping in Thessaloniki and Athens this month.
The higher-than-expected August inflation data announced in the US on Tuesday reversed the positive course of European markets, including that of Greece, leading the benchmark at Athinon Avenue to notable losses at the closing despite the early euphoria from the favorable JPMorgan report on local banks.
State asset utilization agency TAIPED has reiterated September 22 as the new deadline for binding bids for a 67% stake in the port of Alexandroupoli, as its officials told a conference in Thessaloniki on Tuesday.
Prominent Greek actor, director and politician Kostas Kazakos died in Athens on Tuesday, aged 87. He had been hospitalized for weeks at Evangelismos Hospital in the Greek capital as he was suffering from a chronic respiratory problem.
Greece crashed out of the 2022 Eurobasket as its terrible showing in the second half condemned it to a crashing defeat to host Germany with a 107-96 score in Berlin on Tuesday.
It is essential that the state steps in to help citizens deal with the burden of inflation and rising energy costs. It is also essential, however, that a sense of moderation is allowed to prevail.