Economy added 77,800 job positions in 2024
Last year recorded a shift toward full-time, salaried employment.
Wildfire preparedness faces budget shortfalls
Greek property owners are required to clear their plots for a second consecutive year ahead of wildfire season. The government platform for declarations will be open from April 1 to 30, with penalties for noncompliance.
Europe’s military personnel shortfalls exposed as Trump warns US security priorities lie elsewhere
In the year after Russia launched outright war on Ukraine, NATO leaders approved a set of military plans designed to repel an invasion of Europe.
Greece and the growing rift between the US and Europe
Ian Lesser, the vice president and Brussels chief of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what’s at stake for Europe amid questions about America’s commitment to the continent’s security, and look at how Greece can navigate this new reality, balancing its ties with the US and its…
New cabinet comes under opposition fire
PASOK, the main socialist opposition party, has criticized the new cabinet unveiled on Friday as a “recycling of failed ministers in different roles,” saying it highlights Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ “strategic deadlock.”
UN chief to host Cyprus talks in Geneva, spokesperson confirms
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will host talks next week in Geneva to discuss the future of Cyprus, with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, and representatives from Greece, Turkey and Britain, a UN spokesperson said on Friday.
Greek shipping register gets online upgrade
The digital reform of the Greek shipping registry continues, with new functionalities being integrated into niologio.gov.gr to further simplify procedures and reduce bureaucracy, the Ministry of Shipping announced on Friday.
Thorny aftermath of Ethniki deal for NBG
A number of issues remain open for National after the agreement for the sale of Ethniki to Piraeus Bank.
JD Vance is booed at Kavakos’ performance at Kennedy Center
US Vice President JD Vance was booed by the audience as he attended a concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Thursday evening. According to a report in The New York Times, the concert featured the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, with renowned violinist Leonidas Kavakos…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Turkey is a partner in security guarantees
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukraine saw Turkey as a partner in security guarantees for his country, and added that Kyiv was ready to ratify a free trade agreement between the states.