The uphill battle of surpluses
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras has put the bar for next year’s primary budget surplus – that is, excluding debt servicing – at 2.3% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Encore | Athens | To September 10
Organized by the City of Athens at the Municipal Gallery on downtown Leonidou & Myllerou streets, “Encore” offers a showcase of new Greek art.
Privatization of natural gas retailer gets back on track
The positive prospects of the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) will provide a solution to the suspended privatization of DEPA Commercial, a subsidiary of Public Gas Corporation (DEPA).
More than 600 firefighters, backed by aircraft, struggle to contain wildfires
More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, were battling three major wildfires in Greece Sunday.
Measures to boost births to top €2.7 bln
This year will be the 12th in a row where deaths will exceed births. The problem has been exacerbated in recent years, with the recent crises.
A third of Attica forests burned in last seven years
Twelve major fires have burned more than 60,000 hectares in seven years, claiming a third (33%) of Attica’s forests, according to the updated analysis by the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo service of data provided by the EU’s Copernicus Rapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Observatory (EFFIS).
Tripadvisor-like system to evaluate state services
For the first time, citizens in Greece will be able to rate the quality of services provided by the state through an online evaluation system, according to an Interior Ministry for improving the efficiency of the civil service.
Thessaloniki woman accused of operating illegal brothel
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on charges of running an illegal brothel, state broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday.
Tsitsipas to face Raonic in 1st round of US Open
World Νο 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas will be up against the 339th-ranked wildcard entrant Milos Raonic in the opening round of the 2023 US Open on Monday.
More work, less talk
A planned debate in Parliament to discuss the wildfires will not offer anything new to the public. The opposition will blame the government, while the government will claim that everything was done as it should have been.