Incomes still below year 2009
Fifteen years after the outbreak of the fiscal crisis, Greece is still struggling with the shadows of the past.
Open Above-Threshold Procedure in Lots for the Selection of Contractors for the Project “Silvicultural Studies for the Management of Forest Ecosystems”
The Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A. (HCAP S.A.), through the Strategic Contracts Unit, acting as the contracting authority pursuant to Article 5B of Law 3986/2011 and acting on behalf of and in the name of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (hereinafter the “Contracting Authority”), hereby invites interested economic operators to an electronic tender…
Overtourism concerns block Serifos hotel plan
An underground hotel proposal for the island of Serifos has been rejected by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean, raising questions about large-scale tourism development on protected islands.
Greek-American woman makes generous gift to ancestral village school
A member of the Greek-American diaspora has donated thousands of euros in aid for the elementary school of her ancestral village in eastern mainland Greece.
What’s Tom Barrack up to?
Henri Barkey and Endy Zemenides join Thanos Davelis as we dig into a recent interview Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey, gave to Kathimerini, where he talked about Washington’s aspiration for a “new regional ordinance” and made head-scratching comments about Greek-Turkish relations and Cyprus.
Med diet a powerful ally for healthy aging, says expert
An expert in healthy aging, Andrea Maier often brings up our distant hunter-gatherer ancestors when talking about the factors that help lead to a long life.
Straw hats, angry farmers and tractor blockades
No, we are not dealing with what detractors claim is the “same old custom” of farmers deciding to take to the streets during the January hiatus after having gorged themselves on food and drink over the holiday season.
Stormy weather hits Greece on two sides
A stormy weather front nicknamed Byron swept full-tilt into Greece from the south on Thursday, hitting the country in both the west and the east, with strong winds and heavy rain causing floods and rockfalls.
Turkey ‘closely monitoring’ Greek ‘military activities’
Turkey is “closely monitoring” the “military activities of our neighbor Greece,” the country’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday, days after Athens announced plans to deploy missile systems on Aegean islands to deter Turkish naval access.
Mataroa: Revisiting a 1945 sea voyage
As dawn broke on the morning of December 22, 1945, the Mataroa set sail from Piraeus to Taranto in Italy. It was carrying 124 Greek students representing a broad scope of the scientific and artistic fields.