New Long Fest | Attica
The New Long Fest – inspired by the name of the seaside town of Nea Makri that hosts it – is back on Saturday and Sunday at the town’s main park.
Mitsotakis tells German FM Turkish provocations ‘cannot be tolerated’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at Maximos Manion on Friday with talks focusing on bilateral, regional and international issues including energy, the war in Ukraine, migration and Turkey’s provocations.
Inflation hits record 8.9% in 19 countries using the euro
Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record in July, pushed by higher energy prices driven partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine, but the economy still managed some meager growth.
Baerbock: NATO members must solve conflicts through dialogue
It’s important that NATO members solve their conflicts through dialogue, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Athens, with an eye on the spat between Turkey and Greece.
Crypto crook returning from France to be sent to US
A court in Paris is due next week to extradite prominent bitcoin launderer Alexander Vinnik back to Greece – where he was arrested five years ago – so that he can then be sent to the United States.
Reality Bites | Athens
American rom-com “Reality Bites” takes us back to the early 1990s on the Great Lawn of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (snfcc.org) on Friday night.
Do we want green energy?
High goals had been set from the beginning: to be at the forefront of European countries in the development of renewable energy sources (RES). The truth is that priority had been given to closing lignite units and we ended up setting targets that were more ambitious than Germany’s.
Corporate deposits soar in June
Bank of Greece data show a 2.7-billion-euro jump in bank deposits in June as well as a €2 billion credit expansion, with a growth rate of 6.9% and 4.5% respectively. Corporate credit in particular showed an annual expansion rate of 10%.
ISAP service disrupted after man falls on tracks
Train services through Ano Patissia station on the Piraeus-Kifissia electric railways (line 1) were brought to a halt after a man fell form a bridge onto train tracks on Friday morning.
Dendias meets Biden’s point man on global energy problems
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday met with US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein in Athens.