Turkish parliament commission to debate Sweden NATO bid Thursday
The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission will debate a bill approving Sweden’s NATO membership on Thursday, according to the official agenda of the commission.
Cash incentive spurs tax-evasion whistleblowing
The promise of a bonus ranging from 100 to 3,000 euros for taxpayers who report evaders appears to have spurred activity on the “appodixi” application launched by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) for tracking down bogus receipts.
Women working in a stacked system: Two offerings from the Thessaloniki film fest
The struggle of working women is a concept familiar to modern audiences in cinema. The challenges she faces are often gender specific, such as female objectification or degradation.
Deaths suppressed to glorify love
Focusing on the First Pathology Clinic of Evangelismos Hospital, the National Theater presents ‘Evangelismos, the Musical,’ in which death is suppressed in order to glorify love, confirming that the circle of life is wisely made, having a beginning, middle and end.
Athens ring road exit to airport to be closed for several hours
The exit to Athens International Airport on the Attiki Odos ring road will be closed to traffic from 10 p.m. on Tuesday night until 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the highway’s operator has said.
Waldorf Astoria expands to eastern Peloponnese
International hotel management chain Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is taking its second step in Greece, at Petrothalassa in Ermioni.
Greece must do more to combat violence against women, Council of Europe experts report
Greece has made progress in combating violence against women but serious concerns still remain, particularly over shortcomings in victim protection and attitudes among the authorities involved in dealing with such cases, an expert report has found.
SYRIZA’s rough weekend: Greece’s main opposition breaks up
Following several weeks of tensions, a left-wing faction within SYRIZA, Greece’s main opposition, announced on Sunday that it was peeling off. Politico’s Nektaria Stamouli joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the current crisis within SYRIZA, and break down what SYRIZA’s implosion means for both New Democracy and PASOK.
Mitsotakis, Erdogan meeting moved to Athens
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens rather than Thessaloniki, as originally planned, on December 7, it was announced on Tuesday.
Second-hand apparel is taking off
Nowadays it is the clothing manufacturing companies themselves, but lately also those that produce footwear, that sell used clothes or shoes under their own brand.