The phone tappings shouldn’t be an excuse to disempower a PM
The phone-tapping scandal may determine the outcome of the next election in Greece. It ought not to reverse the changes made to the institutional support around the prime minister.
ECB might get it wrong again
The de-escalation of eurozone inflation, which fell to 9.2% in December, is not expected to convince the European Central Bank to ease its aggressiveness in interest rate hikes, at least for now, analysts note to Kathimerini.
Rally held in Athens in support of misogynist influencer
Around a hundred young men gathered in central Athens on Sunday night to express their support for a controversial social media personality who has been arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape.
Importer of Predator spyware fined €50,000
Intellexa, the company that sells Predator tracking software, has been fined 50,000 euros by the Personal Data Protection Authority for failing to cooperate with an audit.
Burgas-Alexandroupoli pipeline back on table
The construction of an oil pipeline linking Alexandroupoli to Burgas in Bulgaria is back on the table, with the difference now that the new plans provide for the transport of oil from the south (Alexandroupoli) to the north (Burgas) and from there to the markets of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
Covid test required for passengers from China
A negative coronavirus PCR or rapid test will be required of all air passengers traveling from China until January 31, Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced in a notice to airmen (notam) on Monday.
Red tape hobbles building IDs
The electronic building identity, which has been added to the dozens of documents and certificates that accompany property sales since last April, has resulted in serious delays, which in a number of cases has even led to sales being blocked.
Transatlantic Relations Seminar by IDIS
The Institute of International Relations (IDIS) and the US Embassy in Athens are holding the first Transatlantic Relations Seminar, which is titled “70 Years of Greece’s NATO Membership: European Security, NATO and the Transatlantic Bond,” on Wednesday at the IDIS Conference Room (3-5 Hill Street, Plaka), starting at 6 p.m.
When leading a parliament includes helping the police raid lawmakers
Roberta Metsola achieved a number of firsts when she was elected president of the European Parliament a year ago.
New 10-year bond issue due
Greece is likely to make its 2023 market debut on Tuesday with a syndicated issue of a new 10-year bond, in the context of the front-heavy strategy by the Public Debt Management Agency, in view of the further interest rate increases expected by the European Central Bank, but also general elections, which may cause market…