Looking at the Greek financial crisis through Schäuble’s memoirs
The memoirs of former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble were recently released in Germany. As expected, Greece features heavily.
Anguish over the future at Our Ocean Conference
Trepidation about the future of the environment was expressed at the 9th International Our Ocean Conference in Athens, with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry saying that no country is close to living sustainably.
UEFA probing PAOK complaint
The European soccer governing body, UEFA, has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to look into complaints issued by Thessaloniki club PAOK over the treatment of its fans and members of its team by the Belgian police in the game against Club Brugge for the Conference League competition last week.
Teen cyclist in critical condition after hit-and-run
A 17-year-old cyclist was on life support in the Ippokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, after being hit by a car on Wednesday night.
Mytilineos and Protergia launch energy provenance tracking with Powerledger
Mytilineos announced on Wednesday that its energy arm, Protergia, will introduce energy provenance tracking and tracing features in Greece, in partnership with Powerledger.
Fourth RRF payment request is submitted
Alternate Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis submitted the fourth payment request, amounting to 2.3 billion euros, for the loan part of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to the European Commission on Wednesday.
Athens seeks air defense system like Iron Dome
The reference on Wednesday by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias to the need for a protective anti-aircraft system brought back to the fore a debate which has being continuing at the level of the country’s military leadership over the last few years – long before the demonstration of Israel’s capabilities against enemy missiles and rockets.
Israel weighs response to Iran attack, with each choice a risk
Israeli leaders on Tuesday were debating how best to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend airstrike, officials said, weighing a set of options calibrated to achieve different strategic outcomes: deterring a similar attack in the future, placating their American allies and avoiding all-out war.
Athens shops announce extended Easter opening hours
The extended opening hours of shops and stores for the Easter period will start on April 25.
Public debt posts decline in Cyprus
Cyprus is seeing a promising reduction in its public debt.