New car registrations in Greece drop 7% y-o-y in February
Car registrations fell 7% in February, totaling 17,233 vehicles (new or used), from 18,521 in the corresponding month last year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.
Ankara sending out signal for improved relations
Turkey wants to “share the wealth of the Aegean,” its defense minister, Hulusi Akar, said at the weekend, while Ankara seeks to maintain a low tone in Greek-Turkish relations and is sending signals of cooperation to Athens. In interviews with CNN Turk TV and the Anadolu Agency, Akar referred positively to the phone conversation he…
Tunnels without fire safety equipment
Fire Service officials and employees of the Greek Railways Organization (OSE) have come up with worrying findings regarding fire safety in tunnels on the country’s railway network.
Making deepfakes gets cheaper and easier thanks to AI
It wouldn’t be completely out of character for Joe Rogan, the comedian turned podcaster, to endorse a “libido-boosting” coffee brand for men.
Sakellaropoulos olive oil to be used in US experiment
Greece’s Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms will be the exclusive suppliers of olive oil to a new preparatory project titled “Oleocanthal Plus Cardio” in patients of the Artemis Wellness Center in the US city of Milford in Connecticut.
Cyprus’ top foreign realty purchasers
Russian nationals were by far the largest group of foreign real estate buyers in Cyprus during the first two months of 2023, according to data by the Department of Lands and Surveys, the department’s Director Elikos Elia said during the opening of the 5th Property Show last Friday in Nicosia.
Greece ‘an important market for Huawei’
Huawei’s intention to maintain and intensify its presence in the Greek market, which began about two decades ago, was expressed by Radoslaw Kedzia, vice president for Huawei’s CEE and Nordic Europe region, during his meeting with Greek journalists in the framework of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Brussels calls for end to handouts
A return to fiscal discipline in 2024, with no margin for extraordinary benefits, as well as a gradual abolition of support measures against energy hikes, is the European Commission’s fiscal guidance to be delivered to EU finance ministers on Monday and Tuesday.
ATHEX: Bank stocks recover from US shock
The Greek banking sector reacted to the huge external pressure from the closure of two lenders in the United States.
Hellenic Train to schedule buses while trains are grounded
Hellenic Train, the country’s train operator, announced Monday it will schedule bus routes, starting Wednesday, until trains resume running.