Cyprus plans solar panels for its army
Cyprus will begin installing solar panels at National Guard camps and other military facilities starting in September, aiming for completion by 2027, according to the island’s Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas.
Strong interest in Greek five-year bonds
Investors showed keen interest in Wednesday’s auction of a reissued five-year Greek government bonds. Bids covered the asked sum (250 million euros) more than 3.5 times and the yield was 2.81%.
Goal to speed up pension issuance
Labor and} Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus, Deputy Minister Panagiotis Tsakloglou and Secretary General of Social Security Nikos Melapidis inspected progress on the Electronic Single Social Security Entity (e-EFKA) digitization project on Wednesday.
Air passenger traffic rises 11.4% in H1
The first half of the year saw an increase in passenger traffic of 11.4%, relative to the same period last year, at all of the country’s 39 commercial airports, official data have shown.
Greece joins international coalition for return of Ukrainian children
Greece officially announced its membership in the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children on Tuesday.
Do not make the same mistake
Continuing to sustain a state-owned enterprise that has repeatedly faced bankruptcy is not merely a financial burden on the public treasury.
ATHEX: Most losses offset at close of market
The Greek stock market all but offset its early losses on Wednesday.
Otto Rehhagel promotes Germany’s participation in TIF
Germany is the honored country at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) and a former coach of the Greek national football team, Otto Rehhagel, who led Greece to triumph in Euro 2004, is promoting Germany’s participation.
They fled from their home countries. Now, they’ll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team
They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world. After fleeing war and persecution at home, 37 athletes from 11 countries will compete in the Paris Games as part of the Refugee Olympic Team.
An homage to freedom
Thousands of Greeks gather at Syntagma Square to listen to prime minister Georgios Papandreou’s declaration of Athens’ liberation from the Nazi occupation, on October 18, 1944.