French company Promethee and Greek company Terra Spatium, both of which are engaged in space technology with applications for better responses to natural disasters and strengthening of space assets, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on Friday at the French Embassy in the presence of Maximos Senetakis, the deputy minister of development.
Fernando Botero, the Colombian whose voluptuous pictures and sculptures of overstuffed generals, bishops, prostitutes, housewives and other products of his whimsical imagination made him one of the world’s best-known artists, died Friday in Monaco. He was 91.
Cyprus’ Deputy Minister for Tourism Kostas Koumis had important contacts in recent days in Stockholm and Helsinki, with the aim of increasing the number of air seats that fly to the island in 2024.
Henri Barkey, the Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University and Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis to explain why Washington needs a new approach to dealing with Turkey and President Erdogan.
The worst flood in Greece’s modern history, which transformed the Thessaly Plain into a lake within just a few hours, consuming people, animals, homes and livelihoods, has cast a dark shadow over society. What’s more, it comes just after the massive ecological disaster at Evros.
Bulgaria’s nomination as country of honor at this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair may come as a surprise at first. This is an honor that is usually reserved for countries with a powerful economy and significant investment interest in the host country.
The September triple witching and the index rebalancing sent turnover at the Greek stock market soaring on Friday.
The cost of natural disasters is becoming increasingly unbearable. It is easy to say that infrastructure and buildings must be more resilient, but it is impossible to tear the entire country down and rebuild it from scratch.
Greece will face Slovakia this weekend in a Davis Cup match at the Kallimarmaro Stadium in Athens and Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas stressed that the team’s efforts “will also be for the people affected by the deadly floods in Thessaly.”
The Hellenic Armed Forces’ more direct and active involvement in civil protection and institutional changes are on the horizon, as part of the government’s effort to strengthen response capabilities in the event of catastrophic weather events like storm Daniel.