Shake-up and rebuilding
A failure in the state mechanism is usually followed by staffing changes that are mainly intended to placate public anger.
The government needs rowers
New Democracy secured a second term in Greece’s June general election by promising a systematic approach to addressing public issues.
Tension rises at Cyprus migrant squat
Police in Cyprus were dispatched on Monday night to quell a brewing riot at a residential complex in Chloraka, a village some 3 kilometers from Paphos, on the island’s southwestern coast, that has reportedly been taken over by migrant squatters.
Fraport Greece increases turnover, profitability
Fraport Greece, which manages the country’s 14 largest regional airports, saw its first-half turnover increase 37.4%, to €191 million.
Flyers thrown at the German consulate in Thessaloniki
A group of people threw flyers at the German Consulate located on Megalou Alexandrou Avenue in Thessaloniki on Monday afternoon inscribed with messages of support for Turks in prisons in Germany.
Fewer funds available to startups
Greek startups, including those based abroad and founded by Greek expats, have, so far this year, drawn $872 million from 83 investors. But the financial climate is more reserved than last year, and even more so than the almost free-for-all 2021.
The benefits of a debt upgrade
It is widely expected that Greek debt will finally return to investment grade for the first time since 2010. Some minor credit rating agencies have already gone ahead with the upgrade, though none of the “big four” have done so yet.
Traditional Greek Music | Naxos | August 15
Marking one of the most important holidays in the Greek Orthodox calendar, the Naxos Festival (naxos festival.gr) is holding its own “panigiri” at the Bazeos Tower on August 15.
Weapons infrastructure upgrade urgent
The explosions in late July at a Hellenic Air Force ammunitions depot near the town of Nea Anchialos in central Greece has prompted a discussion on new security and fire safety protocols, and the replacement of tired infrastructure that can only just accommodate the military’s increasingly modern technological capabilities.
Soumela Monastery mass going ahead after initial Turkish refusal
People gather for a mass held on August 15 last year by Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Soumela to mark the Dormition of the Mother of God in Turkey’s Trabzon region, known to Greeks as Trapezounta.