Time of opportunity and danger
Everyone has a reason to watch Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s next moves with great attention and suspicion, as his unquestioned dominance over the political scene allows him to act without a domestic rival.
Everyone has a reason to watch Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s next moves with great attention and suspicion, as his unquestioned dominance over the political scene allows him to act without a domestic rival.
The Megalopolis Basin in the Peloponnese was among the southernmost ecological refuges in Europe during the glacial periods of the Middle Pleistocene, according to the results of a five-year program of surface and geoarchaeological research recently completed by the Culture Ministry and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens (ASCSA).
PwC on Thursday launched its new digital center in the city of Ioannina, northwestern Greece, which boasts an ecosystem of innovative companies seeking skilled staff.
In the first major financial crisis of the 21st century which erupted in 2007-2008, and whose tsunami reached Europe’s shores in 2010, five European countries failed to avoid bailouts: Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus and, in part, Spain.
Greece’s National Healthcare System, or ESY, is in dire need of a comprehensive overhaul.
Greece has not only secured the most funds among European Union countries from the Recovery and Resilience Fund as a percentage of its GDP – i.e. 30.5 billion euros or 16.7% of GDP – but it has so far absorbed the most – €11.1 billion or some 6.1% of its GDP.
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) on Friday announced the extension of the tender for the utilization of Attiki Odos, the ringroad around northern Athens which connects the Athens-Corinth and Athens-Thessaloniki highways with Athens International Airport.
Greek tourism is heading for a new record for travel receipts this year despite the decline in the growth rate of bookings from Germany for holidays in Greece in the third quarter.
One of those charged, Alexey Bilyuchenko, was a key associate of Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017. When Vinnik was arrested, Bilyuchenko – who was staying elsewhere in Greece – narrowly avoided arrest by destroying his computer, tossing it into the sea and immediately flying back to Moscow.
Police in Athens have found a large cache of weapons in a car that had been reported stolen.