Cyprus president: Stability key no matter election result
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides insisted on Wednesday that Nicosia’s main issue is that there is stability in Greece, whatever Sunday’s election result.
Suspected smugglers detained pending trial over migrant shipwreck off Greece
Nine men charged over the worst shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea this year that killed at least 82 people were detained pending trial, the coastguard said on Wednesday, while the European Union promised more funds and actions on migration.
Summer Solstice – The period’s exercise and food proposal
June 21, or Summer Solstice, is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and marks the start of the summer in Greece.
Greece leaps in World Competitiveness Ranking
Greece moved nine places higher, from 58th to 49th place, in the World Competitiveness Ranking in the 2019-2023 period, but remained low in the list of 64 countries, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) said in a report released on Tuesday.
Virgin crocodile birth seen for the first time
In January 2018, a female crocodile in a Costa Rican zoo laid a clutch of eggs. That was peculiar: She’d been living alone for 16 years.
Cyprus sees tourist arrivals soar in May
Tourism arrivals in Cyprus reached 420,076 in May 2023, compared to 315,018 in May 2022, recording an annual increase of 33.3%, according to data published by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat) on Tuesday.
Aegean CEO: Three conditions for sustainable tourism in Greece
Infrastructures, human resources and expanding the tourist season are the necessary preconditions for a sustainable development of tourism and of air transport in Greece, Dimitris Gerogiannis, CEO of Aegean Airlines, said on Monday.
America’s wars and the US debt crisis
In the year 2000, the US government debt was $3.5 trillion, equal to 35% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). By 2022, the debt was $24 trillion, equal to 95% of GDP.
Greek court orders 9 smuggling suspects held pending trial over migrant ship disaster
Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing were ordered held in pretrial custody Tuesday.
Current account deficit declining in 2023
Greece’s current account deficit recorded an increase of 120.7 million euros year‑on‑year and stood at €1.8 billion in April, but fell €3 billion to stand at €5.6 billion in the January-April period, the Bank of Greece said on Tuesday.