Caretaker PM hosts meeting to discuss policing issues
Greece’s caretaker prime minister Ioannis Sarmas hosted a meeting on Thursday at Maximos Mansion in Athens to discuss the question of maintaining appropriate policing.
Ankara sending out mixed signals
Despite the ongoing informal moratorium, Ankara has been sending out ambiguous signals which Athens is closely monitoring and analyzing.
Aegean goes big this summer
Aegean Airlines, Greece’s biggest carrier, boasts the biggest flight program in its history this summer, with the number of seats reaching 18 million thanks to soaring demand from the growth of tourism.
ENFIA dropped 40% for most
The tax burden that goes with the acquisition, possession and utilization of real estate in Greece has diminished considerably in the last few years, but it still has plenty of room for reduction, especially compared to some of the neighboring countries, such as Bulgaria.
PASOK’s high-stakes political gamble
There is one person who wants New Democracy to achieve an outright majority more that its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis: It’s Nikos Androulakis, the head of the opposition socialists, PASOK. There is no other way to explain his recent statement on television, where he said that “I will not cooperate with New Democracy even if it…
Taking Greece’s digital transformation to the next level
Ten years ago, the world ushered in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The pandemic helped turbocharge it and now Europe’s post-pandemic recovery program has put innovation and digital transformation at the heart of our economic future.
Cyprus ex-bishop who indecently assaulted teen girl in 1981 gets suspended sentence
A court in Cyprus on Thursday gave a former bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church to a 12-month suspended sentence after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl 42 years ago.
NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden’s membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms
NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden’s membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time US President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month.
Greek inflation fifth lowest in eurozone in May
Inflation was significantly lower in Greece than in the eurozone last month, as Eurostat’s provisional estimates for May showed that Greece’s EU-harmonized consumer price index read 4.1% against a mean rate of 6.1% in the euro area.
Mytilineos announces major investment in Canada
Mytilineos on Thursday announced it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase by Mytilineos’ M Renewables of a portfolio of five solar projects located in Alberta, Canada, from Westbridge Renewable Energy Corp, a utility-scale solar photovoltaics development company, with an anticipated aggregate capacity of 1.4 gigawatts upon commercial operation.