The government expects to have completed the extension of the new Thessaloniki metro to the southern suburb of Kalamaria by the end of 2025, Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nikos Tachiaos told the 4th Greece Talks innovation conference in Thessaloniki.
Only a small portion is in cash or local assets; most of the €1.2 billion is managed through funds and services outside the country.
Aegean Airlines is at the stage of “bureaucratic processing” for inaugurating twice-weekly flights between Thessaloniki and Izmir this year, airline CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis told the 4th Greece Talks innovation conference in the northern Greek port city on Wednesday.
The Greek stock market’s momentum continues strong.
Piraeus Bank is acquiring 100% of Ethniki Insurance from CVC Capital Partners for 600 million euros.
Greek police have announced that as part of an operation to dismantle criminal organizations involved in fuel smuggling and meter tampering, officers raided offices of two computer programming companies, 44 gas stations, and seven homes early Tuesday.
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi and Philipp Steinberg, the German director-general for economic stabilization, energy security, gas, and hydrogen infrastructure, also discussed Germany’s possible purchase of Cypriot gas that flows through Egypt’s liquefaction facilities.
The ongoing rift between the EU and the US – centered on NATO defense spending and the new US administration’s stance on Ukraine – has pushed the EU toward charting a path to strategic autonomy and the development of a common European defense.
EmTech Europe 2025, the leading conference of MIT Technology Review, was held in cooperation with Kathimerini last week in Athens, hosting prominent guests with a global perspective who shape developments in the sectors they represent.
Traffic restrictions will apply on Thursday in downtown Athens from 10.30 a.m. due to the swearing-in ceremony of the new president, Konstantinos Tasoulas.