Registered jobless in Greece down 6% in June
Registered unemployment fell by 55,198 people, or 6%, in June compared with the same month last year, but rose 1.4% in comparison with May 2023, official figures showed on Thursday.
Animal deaths at shelter for strays during wildfire being probed
An Athens prosecutor has ordered an investigation into official complaints and a storm of social media claims concerning the deaths of more than a dozen cats and dogs at a privately run shelter for strays in Lagonisi, East Attica, that was consumed by Monday’s big wildfire.
Greek taxpayer debts drop in May
Taxpayers’ new arrears to the state exceeded 2.44 billion euros in May, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) said in a report this week.
Notable drop in Greece’s current account deficit in Jan-May
Greece’s current account deficit fell by 431.3 million euros year-on-year to stand at €1.6 billion, the Bank of Greece said on Friday.
Future of PrimeTel uncertain
Prominent Cypriot telecommunications company PrimeTel officially informed the Office of Electronic Communications and Postal Services it has entered administration.
Yearly 11% rise in passenger traffic at Attica ports
Passenger traffic in the ports of Piraeus and Rafina was up 10.63% and 11.33% respectively in the first 15 days of July compared with the same period last year, official figures showed on Friday.
Post-Prigozhin
Vladimir Putin has survived the most dramatic and direct challenge to his 23-year reign, and the mutinous mercenary oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin is in the process of being disarmed. Calm has been restored, at least on the surface. And in Ukraine the war grinds on. Now that the dust has settled, has the aborted insurrection in…
Two gamblers at the table
After Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement to export grain and fertilizers from Ukrainian and Russian ports on the Black Sea, prices have begun to rise again.
Opportunity for consensus
The system of nationwide university entrance exams has been changed more than 40 times in almost as many years.
Splendid moments of a shared story
Kathimerini reached out to the UK ambassador on the occasion of a very interesting partnership between the Benaki Museum and the British Embassy in Athens, which has resulted in the historic art exhibition, “Grand Tour.”