Uber Boat set to launch on Mykonos
Ride-hailing company Uber announced on Wednesday in New York that it is about to launch water taxis in Greece, starting with Mykonos.
Energean unveils plans for Israeli gas exploration
Energean announced on Thursday that by September 2023 it will submit a comprehensive program for the exploitation of the deposits of the “Olympus Area” of the Israeli exclusive economic zone to the Israeli government for approval, so as to begin its implementation in early 2024.
National e-Mobility Plan posted for public consultation
The National e-Mobility Plan was posted for public consultation on Friday. The plan includes measures for electric-mobility development in all transport sectors in order to reduce carbon emissions and support the green economy.
SYRIZA: Mitsotakis ‘defames’ Greece internationally
SYRIZA has said that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis continues to “defame the country internationally, two days before the elections,” referring to recent reports in the international press.
Voters with digital IDs may face delays, Interior Ministry says
While voters with digital IDs may use them to identify themselves at polling stations on Sunday’s general election, they may face delays, an Interior Ministry official has warned.
Mitsotakis expects ‘clear victory’ for New Democracy
The citizens will decide the fate of the country for the next four years, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said, in his last interview ahead of Sunday’s general election.
Replacing the invisibility of genocide remembrance with indivisibility
Greece should advocate a new approach to genocide remembrance. Currently genocides are memorialized on a parochial basis.
Turkish Foreign Ministry: Greek claims about Pontic Genocide ‘provocative’
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has accused “certain politicians in Greece” of “distorting historical data” for making references to the Pontian Genocide. In a statement, it said the claims of a genocide are based on “baseless claims … from some radical groups against Turkish history [that] fuel hostility towards Turkey.”
Corinth Canal to reopen for four months on June 1
The Corinth Canal will reopen to navigation on June 1 for four months, its operator has said. The Corinth Canal company said that the final stages of restoration work on the canal will resume on October 1 and will continue until February 2024, when the waterway will return to normal 24-hour operation.
Pent-up demand promises record tourist season for southern Europe
After three years of pandemic travel restrictions and rocketing energy costs, tourism is back with a vengeance to boost the economies of southern Europe as sun-seekers make up for lost time.