EU firefighting pilot project lauded for positive role
The European Commissioner for crisis management has emphasized the importance of a pilot program for prepositioning firefighters and equipment implemented in Greece last summer.
10th Digital Banking forum to be held on Tuesday
Ethos Events is organizing on Tuesday the 10th Digital Banking Forum in Athens, themed “The Fintech Era.”
Greece seeking restart with Turkey
Following the widely anticipated victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his country’s presidential election, Athens is continuing its strategy of gradually and steadily reopening the numerous avenues of communication between Greece and Turkey.
Five border officers arrested on suspicion of working with migrant smugglers
Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the country from neighboring Turkey.
Cyber attack crashes school exam platform
The Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) is strengthening its systems to prevent new cyber attacks like the one that caused chaos during Monday’s school exams, a spokesperson announced.
Exam platform crashes again, causing havoc in schools
A new cyberattack targeted a state-run exam platform on Tuesday morning, causing severe delays in the ongoing high school exams taking place around Greece.
Nicosia eyes shipping corridor for gas exports
Cyprus wants to establish itself as a gateway from East Mediterranean gas resources to Europe via a shipping corridor of LNG carriers, its president said on Monday.
Google’s photo app still can’t find gorillas. And neither can Apple’s
When Google released its stand-alone Photos app in May 2015, people were wowed by what it could do: analyze images to label the people, places and things in them, an astounding consumer offering at the time.
EU support center for Green Line trade
The European Commission has announced the establishment of an information and support center, in collaboration with the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (TCCC), to facilitate legal trade across the Green Line for Cypriot businesses and individuals.
Greece comes second in the world for turning solar power into electricity
Greece is rated second globally in terms of incorporating solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies in its electrical power output, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).