Cyprus announces increase in tourism budget
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides announced a 10-million-euro increase in the 2025 budget for the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, aimed at promoting Cyprus internationally.
Summer sales begin in July
This year’s summer sales will begin on Monday, July 8 and go on until August 31. Next Sunday, July 14, as on the first Sunday of every sales window, shops will be able to stay open.
Greek nod for interconnector with Cyprus
The Greek regulatory authority’s decision acknowledges the necessity to commence revenue payments from the project’s construction phase.
PPC contains rate hikes for July
Public Power Corporation’s green tariff for July rose 14% compared to June, versus a 22% increase in the wholesale price of electricity during the same period.
Pythia is the new digital assistant for travellers
Marketing Greece, the association of tourism agencies and hoteliers promoting Greek tourism, said on Tuesday it had inaugurated a digital assistant on its travel platform Discovergreece.com, called Pythia.
ATHEX: Monday’s stock gains reversed
On a day of reduced turnover, the Greek stock market recorded losses on Tuesday following two days of growth.
Containing uninsured labor
Official data demonstrate a murky landscape for employment in the tourism and food service industry.
Kasselakis denies knowledge of ‘black money’ under Tsipras leadership
Main opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis clarified in an interview with Alpha TV on Tuesday that he does not know if the previous SYRIZA leadership had made use of shady funding sources.
Two plundered ancient Greek vases are repatriated from Switzerland
Two plundered marble vases that marked ancient Athenians’ graves more than 2,000 years ago, including one with an emotional family scene, have been returned to Greece from Switzerland.
Overall responsibility
Wildfires are well and truly part of life now and everything is pointing to them being a big and constant threat. The state, for its part, seems to have acquired the means and the experience for dealing with them.