The critical 3%: Driving change and overcoming inertia
Management experts suggest that mobilizing just 3% of a company’s workforce is sufficient to drive modernization, progress and growth.
An ointment for Musk
Kyriakos Velopoulos, leader of the far-right, Christian nationalist and pro-Russian Greek Solution party, has asked the Greek parliamentary speaker to invite tech billionaire Elon Musk to speak in Parliament because, as he said, “he leads the global effort for freedom of speech, expression and the free dissemination of ideas.”
Costas Simitis and the measure of things
Costas Simitis was born into a political family and lived his life in the tumult of Greece’s politics, but he was so “alien,” so different to other Greek politicians that he was like a board on which everyone could project his own desires, fears and bigotry.
Waste handling deficit
The deficit of the waste management body that municipalities are “suddenly” called upon to cover – and ultimately the government on their behalf – is only the symptom.
Paving the future over the past of the ancient city
Seeking to harmonize the eternal and the accessible, the Culture Ministry has embarked on a sweeping aesthetic and functional revamp of two of Athens’ most iconic archaeological sites: the Ancient Agora and the nearby Kerameikos.
The confessions of Jimmy Carter’s tireless advocate
For more than five decades, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat was Jimmy Carter’s closest friend and tireless advocate, and he has written a book of over a thousand pages to defend the legacy of the 39th president of the United States
Tap-and-ride revolution begins in the capital
Athens’ public transportation is embracing a digital transformation with the launch of the “tap-and-ride” system, enabling passengers to pay for rides using bank cards or digital wallets via smartphones and smartwatches.
Nineteen charged with running a gang, fraud, money laundering in bribery ring case
A prosecutor on Friday charged 19 suspects with a slew of offences, some of which are felonies, over their roles as members of two criminal organizations involved in bribery linked to brothels and gambling clubs, as well as large-scale tax fraud.
Fake utility staff loot homes
Police have arrested a 26-year-old man accused of leading a gang that impersonated energy company employees to gain entry into homes and steal valuables.
Cyprus will be ready to join Schengen Area this year, president says
Cyprus will resolve all technical issues required to join the Schengen Area by 2025, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday.