Referring to the remark by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that “Mitsotakis does not exist for me,” the Greek prime minister reiterated at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday that Athens wants the channels of communication with Ankara to remain open, but hastened to add that he will defend Greece’s sovereignty.
Greece’s population is expected to decline over the next 20 years while the economic crisis in the previous decade only made matters worse, mainly due to the emigration of 450,000 working age people.
After five years of operating direct flights linking Athens with New York, perhaps the time has come for Emirates to consider a similar service to northern Greece, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias proposed while speaking at an event organized by the airline to mark the anniversary.
The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation is organizing a symposium in English titled “China and Greece: From Ancient Civilizations to Modern Partnership,” which is set to be held in Piraeus on Friday.
Cyprus’ Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced on Tuesday its grant scheme for the thermal insulation of roofs and installation of photovoltaic systems on homes, with a budget increased by 40%, and the potential to rise even further, and grants increased by 50%.
Economist Robert Solow remarked that you could see the computer age everywhere except in productivity. In this country, the computer age is evident everywhere, except in our pockets.
The illicit jobs market in Greece is widely considered an incurable ailment, and many widely trumpeted cures have been tried, and failed.
In response to a statement by a representative of the British Museum that no new talks have taken place or are planned with the Greek government for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, the Greek Culture Ministry said on Wednesday that the representative was not well informed.
Wednesday offered most Greek stocks a session of solid gains, showing a clear sense of direction, unlike most other eurozone markets.
More than 100 entries from different parts of the world make up the program of this year’s Avant Garde Film Festival, being hosted in all three cinemas of the Greek Film Archive and online.