Unemployment down 7.8% in May
Registered unemployment fell 7.8% in May, totaling 854,181, compared with May 2022 and fell by 7.9% in comparison with April 2023, public employment service DYPA said in a report on Tuesday.
Greece moves up in World Competitiveness Ranking
Greece moved nine places higher, from the 58th to 49th, 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.
Thessaloniki teen arrested for distributing child pornography
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, for distributing and selling pornographic images of minors over the internet, the police said on Tuesday.
Fourteen suspects arrested in Pakistan over Greece boat disaster
Pakistani authorities have arrested 14 people in connection with the alleged trafficking of several migrants who drowned last week after their overloaded boat capsized in the sea off Greece, police said.
Europe’s 2022 summer heat record not a ‘one-off,’ experts warn
Europe’s summer last year was the hottest on record and caused thousands of deaths, a joint report by World Meteorological Organization and European Union scientists confirmed, while warning that such events could become more routine.
Convicted child abuser back in custody
A former children’s basketball coach who was convicted in 2013 to 220 years in prison for sexually abusing 36 minors but was released earlier this year, has been taken back into custody.
Reimagining Greek tourism
Kathimerini launched the “Reimagine Tourism in Greece” initiative last week, an attempt to explore the future of tourism in Greece and the need for sustainability in the industry.
Ankara derails NATO regional procedures
Ankara’s intense irritation with NATO’s, and by extension Washington’s, intention to include areas in the Eastern Mediterranean that include, and name, the Republic of Cyprus in the new regional plans of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is reflected in its decision last Thursday to derail the process.
Nils Frahm | Athens | June 23
The iconoclastic Berlin-based pianist, composer and producer Nils Frahm will be performing at the Herod Atticus Theater.
Poland launches probe into national’s murder on Greek island
Polish authorities have launched an investigation into the suspected murder of 27-year-old Anastazja Rubinska on the Greek holiday island of Kos.