Commentators, politicians and experts on opposite sides of the debate concerning an agreement reached by the Greek Culture Ministry for the eventual return from the US of 161 Cycladic artifacts, at least agree on one point: that the procedure is unprecedented.
Amid the escalating tension emanating from Ankara, French President Emmanuel Macron cited the strategic partnership agreement between Greece and France as a strong bulwark against any kind of provocation in the wider region.
A significant surcharge, between 7% and 9%, is coming in 2023 to over 1.2 million freelancers, self-employed professionals and farmers, as based on the Vroutsis social security law all self-employed contributions will have to increase in line with the previous year’s rate of inflation.
The government is planning changes to the income and asset criteria and the benefit policy with the aim of directing support measures to beneficiaries who really need them.
Greece remains attractive as an investment destination and many of its individual indicators are improving despite an extremely grim international environment.
The president of the Council of Economic Experts, Michael Arghyrou, expressed his belief that Greece meets “all the criteria to be the pleasant exporting surprise of Europe.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be obsessed with the northern Greek port of Alexandroupoli.
Employment in Cyprus increased by 1.9% in the second quarter of 2022, in comparison to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, reaching 458,706 persons.
It might be getting overshadowed by the recent domestic political turmoil, but the fact is that Greece faces a risk of aggression that is unprecedented even by the standards of its revisionist neighbor.
A court in Cyprus ordered a former senior state official and three others to stand trial for suspected corruption next month in connection with a lucrative cash-for-passports scheme abandoned in 2020.