Investments in ‘green’ fuel
By the year 2050 European production of low- to zero-carbon fuels could reach 150 million tons per year.
Thessaloniki appeals court upholds conviction in online privacy violation case
The Three-Member Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Thessaloniki in northern Greece has sentenced TV show co-host Stathis Panagiotopoulos to five years in prison for posting explicit videos of his former partner online without her consent.
Twenty countries ask EU to prepare for climate change health hazards
A large majority of European Union countries want stronger EU action to prepare for the health consequences of climate change and global warming’s potential to spread vector-borne diseases, a document seen by Reuters showed.
SYRIZA chief urges Achtsioglou-led faction to decide on political future
A day after the faction led by Effie Achtsioglou within SYRIZA hinted at a potential departure from the main opposition, party leader Stefanos Kasselakis on Monday urged his former rival in the leadership race to promptly make a decision regarding their political future.
Four projects to boost tourism
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni this week presented four actions to strengthen integrated and sustainable tourism development.
No change to minimum retirement age for the next three years, minister says
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security Panos Tsakloglou has ruled out a modification to the minimum retirement age for the next three years.
Visual artist inspired by fellow cosmopolitan C.P. Cavafy
Multimedia artist Sister Sylvester developed an affinity with poet C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933), a fellow cosmopolitan forging an identity while navigating connected, and yet vastly different, cultures, through a diary that the poet began at 19, when his family temporarily relocated from Alexandria, Egypt, to Istanbul.
Gas station in Aspropyrgos targeted by axe-wielding robbers
Unknown assailants robbed a gas station in Aspropyrgos, western Attica, during the early hours of Monday, according to the police.
Ankara’s distancing and the challenge for Athens
In less than 20 days, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet for the third time in five months. It is obvious that a positive, almost unprecedented momentum has built up in the relationship between the two men, which is also reflected in bilateral contacts.
VAT cut extension till June?
It is time for decisions on the extension of the reduced value-added tax rate on transport, food service and the tourism package.