More railway employees to face prosecutors over deadly crash
Two more stationmasters and a railway company inspector will face prosecutors during the coming week over the Feb. 28 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives.
Targeting torpedo obstacles
An effort is under way by the Defense Ministry to overcome the obstacles created by an old legal dispute between the Greek state and the company that supplies new heavy-duty torpedoes (SeaHake Mod 4) for the Hellenic Navy’s submarines.
Congress raises key questions on US-Turkey ties during hearings with Secretary Blinken
HALC’s Endy Zemenides joins Thanos Davelis to break down the key takeaways from this week’s hearings in Congress – where Senator Menendez and Representative Cicilline grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Turkey.
Protracted stalemate will pressure Ukraine to negotiate
Ukraine’s success on the battlefield has been key to maintaining the Western consensus on arming the country, according to Alexander Cooley, the Claire Tow Professor of Political Science and vice provost at Columbia University’s Barnard College.
Minimum wage nearing average salary
With the new increase in the minimum wage to 780 euros gross and the drop in unemployment, a view across private sector payrolls in 2023 would show that about half of the country’s workers will be paid gross earnings of €700-1,000 – i.e. up to €820 euros net.
Yale strengthens ties with University of Athens
Pericles Lewis, Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at Yale University, serves as dean of Yale College.
PPC sees fundamentals improve across the board
Public Power Corporation SA on Thursday reported increased operating earnings, lower debt and an 1.8-billion-euro contribution to deal with the impact of an energy crisis for 2022, despite a big increase in operating spending (mostly for the purchase of energy and natural gas).
Finance Days in Athens on March 30
EU Finance Days 2023, a European Commission event, will be held in Athens on March 30 to brief businesses and financial institutions about EU business support programs for the 2021-2027 financing period.
Celestyal introduces new ship for Aegean cruises
Leading Greek cruise line operator Celestyal Cruises this week announced the introduction of a new vessel, the Celestyal Journey, in its itineraries as of September 2, 2023, undertaking the schedules of Celestyal Crystal.
‘Why are you so hell-bent on becoming Greek?’
Lale Alatli fell in love with Greece through rebetiko music. She listened to it with her Greek fellow students while they were studying in Italy.