Surplus of a billion euros in state budget
The state budget balance presented a surplus of 1.093 billion euros in January.
Train collision anniversary marked with accusations of cover-up
Relatives of the victims of the Tempe train collision in central Greece in late February last year attend a press conference on Monday at the Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA) headquarters.
Heart attacks, strokes the main killers of Greeks
Cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases causing strokes, along with neoplasms and the coronavirus, were the major killers in Greece in 2021, while violent deaths also skyrocketed according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Price inflation measures to yield results in March
The new measures to combat high prices are expected to lead to double-digit reductions in the prices of certain categories of products on supermarket shelves in March, the general director of the Supermarkets’ Association of Greece, Apostolos Petalas, said on Sunday.
SYRIZA image ‘not good’ after congress
After four days of intense behind-the-scenes activity at the SYRIZA congress, turmoil and a charged atmosphere that went far beyond political boundaries, the polarizing tendencies within the party remain.
Petition launched against conversion of Chora Church in Istanbul into mosque
The Hellenic American Leadership Council, an influential Greek-American advocacy group, has launched a petition against Ankara’s conversion of another important Byzantine monument, the Chora Church, into a mosque.
Cabbies start walk-off before general transport strike on Wednesday
Taxi drivers across the Greek capital walked off the job on Tuesday for the first of a two-day strike that will coincide with action from other transport unions on Wednesday.
Hydra frigate joins EU’s Aspides operation
The Hydra frigate of the Hellenic Navy set sail on Monday night from Salamina to the Naval Station of Crete in Souda from where it will head to the Red Sea, in the framework of the Aspides (Shield) operation of the European Union to protect safe navigation to and from the Suez Canal.
Greece plays central role in EU-China economic cooperation, ambassador says
China’s ambassador to Greece stressed the importance of enhanced economic cooperation between Europe and China and emphasized collaboration over competition in a recent interview with Xinhua in Athens.
Hatzidakis presents proposals for EU economy bolstering
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis presented six proposals for boosting the European Union’s competitiveness during an informal ECOFIN Council of Ministers on the topic held in Ghent last week.