Amazon Web Services (AWS) inaugurated on Friday its Athens offices, in the presence of US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, General Manager of AWS Europe Public Sector Cameron Brooks and Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis.
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias proposed to the European Union Tourism Ministers’ Council the creation of a European mechanism to address the crisis in Ukraine and its repercussions on tourism.
The number of Covid-related deaths in the 24-hour period eased on Saturday to 46 from 55 the day before but were up from 39 a week earlier, while a similar trend emerged in the number of new infections, which dropped to 19,705.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told reporters on Saturday after his meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he spoke with the Greek Consul General in Mariupol Manolis Androulakis who made it to Moldova on Friday.
Greece is aspiring British expats’ fifth most popular destination for retiring abroad, according to a new survey by PensionBee,
The government is holding on to resource reserves for possible future use, given the high level of uncertainty at present, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Friday while speaking to public broadcaster ERT1.
Amid war in Ukraine, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas has urged Europeans to turn to “the Christian values of unity, solidarity and peaceful coexistence,” describing them as a source of “support and hope for the future.”
The Greek textile industry on Friday sounded an alarm over the impact of high energy costs.
The need for Europe’s long-term strategic autonomy and an increase in military spending after the war in Ukraine was stressed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the quadripartite meeting held in Rome with premiers Mario Draghi of Italy, Pedro Sanchez of Spain and Antonio Costa of Portugal.
Maria Sakkari knocked out reigning champion Paula Badosa in Friday’s Indian Wells semi-finals and will take on Iga Swiatek in the title decider after the world number four fought back from a break down in each set to overpower Simona Halep.