Economist: Turkey could be on ‘brink of dictatorship’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or rather his shadow, has made the cover of this week’s issue of the Economist in a decidedly unflattering way.
Technology in the service of rescuers
The earthquakes in recent months in Evia, Halkidiki, Lesvos, the southern Peloponnese, Crete and the memories evoked of past catastrophic temblors have brought to the fore not only the need to further strengthen seismic protection, but also the importance of early intervention and rescue efforts.
Multibillion investments in green economy
The National Energy and Climate Plan anticipates investments in the greening of the electricity, transportation and building sectors totaling roughly 200 billion euros by 2030, creating 38,000 job positions. Photovoltaics and storage will be the drivers of the green transition in the power industry, while offshore wind farms and new technologies such as hydrogen and…
Greek PM says dialogue with Turkey possible
With tensions at a consistently high level in the past couple of years between Athens and Ankara, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Greece “will not go to war with Turkey.”
Free e-vehicle charging points in Nicosia
The promotion in Cyprus of electric vehicle charging infrastructure will create the green and sustainable cities and communities of tomorrow, the island’s Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Yiannis Karousos said in a speech during the presentation of public e-point charging stations in the municipality of Nicosia, at the opening of a station at the…
How the Netherlands is taming Big Tech
In 2021, privacy consultants working for two Dutch universities issued a critical report card on Google’s education apps, a set of classroom tools like Google Docs that are used by more than 170 million students and educators worldwide.
Support for young freelancers
The government is attempting to support young freelancers in their first professional steps through a favorable tax framework.
The way forward for PASOK
Public opinion polls show the picture as it is in that moment and the trends running through the electorate. For the socialist PASOK party, the picture so far is not very encouraging.
Brahms & Shostakovich | Athens | January 27
Up-and-coming violin soloist Danae Papamattheou-Matschke teams up with her father, the internationally renowned pianist Uwe Matschke, and cellist Kerstin Feltz to take on two towering works.
ATHEX: Steep drop of index from 8-year highs
The main index at Athinon Avenue came off its eight-year peak on Thursday with a significant drop that bore the marks of profit-taking, but with a significant trading volume that showed interest remains considerable in the local bourse.