The words “optimal” and “optimize” derive from the Latin “optimus,” or “best,” as in “make the best of things.” Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at the university ETH Zurich, studies optimal transport: the most efficient allocation of starting points to end points.
By Saturday, banks had approved applications for 584 mortgages subsidized under the “My Home II” program in its first month, for a total sum of 65 million euros, according to figures released by the Hellenic Developmental Bank, which is responsible for managing the program.
Cypriot Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou admitted inadequate monitoring of the fuel market and the existence of a black market for photovoltaic permits.
The Ministry of Tourism has launched a new initiative called “Sustainable Mountain Tourism Destination,” which seeks to strengthen tourism at Greece’s alpine destinations.
Tax revenues were 409 million euros above the target in January 2025, according to the budget execution report announced on Monday by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance.
The bullet-riddled facade of an apartment building in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia serves as a reminder of the fierce fighting that took place in December 1944 and January 1945 between Greek government forces, assisted by British troops, and communist insurgents, just two months after the city had been liberated from the Germans.
After the election of a new president, the government has no other political milestone ahead of it. It could therefore continue at a routine pace.
A dramatic rise in thefts at religious sites was recorded in 2023, according to a study conducted by the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports.
A 1.3-billion-euro time bomb is in the hands of bad-loan management companies.
Greece faces challenges in selling its 24 Mirage 2000-5 fighters after France declined to purchase them, a deal that would have helped finance the acquisition of additional Rafale jets for the Hellenic Air Force.