Greeks buy fewer new-builds
In the next two years the Greek-owned fleet is likely to shrink, halting its development course, Petrofin Research forecast in its annual report regarding the course of Greek shipping in 2022.
Cooler weather will bring no respite
A spokesman for the Fire Service called Wednesday “the most difficult day of the summer,” as firefighters from Greece and 11 other countries were battling a total of 90 wildfires, 61 of them having started in the 24-hour period up to 6 p.m.
Private sector deposits in Greece rise again
Greek private sector bank deposits rose for the second month in a row in June, central bank data showed on Wednesday.
AIA on verge of being listed on ATHEX
The venture of listing Athens International Airport is set to begin, following the tabling of the relevant amendment in Parliament this week.
Lawsuit risk for halloumi industry
A group of Cypriot cheesemakers, including Papouis Dairies, has filed an appeal against the EU before the European Court, seeking the annulment of the legal act of registration as they believe it directly harms them.
Market inspections and fines work, says Skrekas
“The imposition of fines proves to citizens and society that the government is carrying out inspections in the market. That the government is in favor of the free market, but not the unscrupulous market,” Development Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Wednesday.
A wedding in 2025? Not astrologically ideal for me
Last year, Alice Bell told Jesse Zannino that he needed to propose by May 2023.
Police arrest two people for alleged human trafficking
Authorities have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling 35 migrants across the Aegean Sea using an unusual itinerary that brought them to a wildfire-afflicted island close to the mainland.
On Marianna Vardinoyannis
There are two types of philanthropy: the kind that is merely a showcase, and the kind that carries real substance. Marianna Vardinoyannis, who passed away on Monday, epitomized the latter category.
Civil servants to see raises, tax cuts equal to a month’s extra salary says PM
The new raises that will be legislated by the Finance Ministry’s bill to boost incomes and families will include raises and lower taxes resulting in an extra month’s salary per year for 650,000 civil servants, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Parliament on Wednesday, noting that main opposition SYRIZA and PASOK will vote down the…