Greek IT firm sees profits jump
Information technology company Open Technology Services saw its turnover rise 21.65% to €7.3 million and operating profit (EBITDA) 54% to €960,000 in 2022.
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EU gas storage reaches 90% target ahead of Nov. 1 deadline
Gas storage in the European Union has already reached 90% well ahead of a Nov. 1 deadline to reach the level, the European Commission said on Friday.
The pain of theft
It would be too easy to comment that the theft of antiquities from the British Museum, allegedly by a staff member who has since been sacked, is a sign of divine providence: the repository of much of humanity’s history, some of it of dubious provenance or evident theft, is getting a taste of its own…
Stocks drop for fourth week in a row
The stock market faced a selling wave among heightened concern about the Chinese economy and fears that interest rates will stay high in both Europe and the US for some time.
Tax revenue exceeds goals, but officials try to dampen handout expectations
Tax revenue in July exceeded the government’s expectations, meaning that it will be able to achieve the primary budget surplus demanded by the European Union. But Ministry of Finance officials were trying Thursday to dampen excessive expectations of handouts to be announced at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) early next month.
Pace needs to pick up
Neither the police, which is still conducting investigations, nor the judicial authorities can afford to move at the usual pace on the case of the murder of the Greek soccer fan by hooligans in the Athens suburb of Nea Filadelfia.
Beyond Borders | Kastellorizo | August 20-27
Established in 2016 by the Hellenic History Foundation, the Beyond Borders international documentary festival on the southeastern Aegean island of Kastellorizo has grown into one of the summer’s coolest island events.
SYRIZA condemns Turkish Cypriot attacks against UN peacekeepers
The assault on Friday against members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) by Turkish Cypriots, after they attempted to block unauthorized road construction works inside the buffer zone near Pyla, “is absolutely condemnable,”the main opposition said in a statement.
A Greek success story: Three generations in the mooring rope business
In 2022 alone, 18 million people traveled by ship to and from Greece’s 227 inhabited islands. Of these islands, 89 do not have an airport and are served exclusively by passenger ferries, which offer a crucial link with the mainland.