Turkey hikes public wages by 25%
The wages of active and retired public servants will be increased by 25%, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, after annual inflation fell to around 64% due to base effects.
Turkey condemns ‘provocative act’ by Israel’s Ben-Gvir
Turkey condemned on Tuesday a “provocative act” by Israel’s new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, referring to his visit to Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
EU offers China free vaccines as Covid-19 infections surge
The European Union has offered free Covid-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing’s relaxation of its “zero-Covid” policies.
Late novelist Alki Zei honored in 2023
Celebrated author Alki Zei (1923-2020) is seen in a file photo from 2012. The Culture Ministry has announced that it is declaring 2023 as the Literary Year of Alki Zei, with a rich program of events in honor of the late novelist and children’s book writer.
No let-up in Ankara’s rhetoric
Keeping tensions high with Athens, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar reiterated on Monday that Ankara will “not accept any extension” by Greece of its islands’ territorial waters.
The contributions conundrum
The increase of social security contributions from freelance professionals, the self-employed and farmers at the rate of inflation, i.e. 9.9%, with a possible cut of the charge by 10 euros corresponding to the monthly contribution against unemployment, is the baseline scenario the leadership of the Ministry of Labor and the main pension fund’s administration are…
Four arrested in central Athens after clash
Four people were arrested on January 1 in central Athens for possession of arms and a small quantity of drugs.
Manufacturing index at two-year lows
Greece’s manufacturing sector, which accounts for 8% of the economy, posted in December the fastest decline of the last two years in production and new orders.
One man dead in head-on collision in Perama
A 65-year-old man died on Monday afternoon after a head-on collision in Perama, a suburb of the port of Piraeus.
Pope Benedict commemorated by Archbishop Elpidophoros
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Monday, extolling his efforts for dialogue with the Orthodox Church. “As we pray for the repose of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, we remember his 2006 visit to the Patriarchate of Constantinople, a milestone on our ecumenical journey to unity. A distinguished theologian, he…