EFKA to concede eight assets
The process of utilizing the property of the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) is picking up pace again.
Hellenic Train faces growing scrutiny
Hellenic Train, the private operator of Greece’s railway system, is facing growing legal and political pressure after the deadly train collision in late February 2023, marking one of the darkest chapters in its history since its privatization by Italy’s Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane in 2017.
Storage is for the big players
The new market for electricity storage is showing signs of rationalization, with only major energy groups continuing to pursue such investments.
France, Germany, others urge EU Commission to protect elections in Europe from foreign interference
France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference, a letter signed by the 12 countries showed.
Beacon of Hellenism laid to rest
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (r) and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama (l) were among the many who attended the funeral on Thursday of Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, who died at the age of 95 in Tirana on Saturday.
Delphi Brussels Forum tackles the big issues
The shifting priorities and key issues facing the European Union, from its foreign policy and security to its infrastructure and enlargement, were some of the topics discussed at the Third Delphi Brussels Forum, which took place in Brussels on Thursday, organized by the Delphi Economic Forum in collaboration with Kathimerini English Edition.
Cyprus had a banking boom in 2024
Cyprus ended 2024 with a surge in banking activity, as both loans and deposits saw substantial increases.
Greek household deposits rise by €2.5 billion in December
In December 2024, deposits placed by households and private nonprofit institutions increased by nearly 2.5 billion euros to reach €150.3 billion at the end of the year, the Bank of Greece announced on Wednesday.
Unemployment eases to 9.4% in December
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December 2024 amounted to 9.4% compared to 10.4% in December 2023 and a downwardly revised 9.5% in November 2024, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday.
Astronomers are keeping an eye on this asteroid’s odds of hitting Earth
You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas Day, astronomers spotted something zipping away from Earth: a rock somewhere between 130 feet and 330 feet long that they named 2024 YR4.