Mitsotakis to hold live press conference
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will hold a live press conference on Monday on the “economy, growth and the labor market.”
Greece, Turkey to go to the polls in sync
Elections in Greece and Turkey will take place at about the same time and, according to the most likely scenario, a second parliamentary election in Greece will take place on May 14, the same day Turkey will elect both its president and lawmakers.
Holocaust Remembrance | Athens | January 23
Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday, the Goethe Institute will be holding a special remembrance event comprising two screenings.
Dendias in Brussels for EU foreign ministers meeting
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is expected in Brussels Monday for an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting chaired by the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell.
‘Greece has significant growth potential’ in many sectors
Greece has significant growth potential in various sectors. Tourism, telecommunications, health, energy and education are some of those of greatest interest.
Refugee claims girl’s ‘death’ was set up
One of the 38 refugees stranded on an islet along the Greek-Turkish border last summer has come forward to claim that the alleged death of a 5-year-old Syrian girl on the islet was meticulously stage-managed.
Turkish UAV flies over eastern Aegean islet
A Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) violated Greek airspace on Sunday by entering the Flight Information Region of Athens without submitting a flight plan and flying over the eastern Aegean islet of Kandelioussa at 11.39 p.m.
Tax incentives luring Greeks from abroad
A new, favorable tax regime with lower rates has attracted more than 4,500 workers from abroad to work in Greece, many of whom are Greeks who left during the financial crisis in the previous decade.
Export democracy to the Greek diaspora – an oxymoron!
The cosmopolitan city of Melbourne in Australia, which also happens to be the capital of the Greek diaspora, is currently hosting the recreation of the Parthenon on the Acropolis as “The Temple of Boom.” Australia is a beacon of democracy, and has embedded similar values and an institutional framework to those of the ancient Athenian…
Wargaming to hold stake in Hellenic
Wargaming Group, a Cypriot technology company, intends to remain a shareholder in Hellenic Bank, Cyprus’ second largest lender.