Greece to enforce tougher bank oversight rules from October
A stricter regulatory framework for Greek banks will take effect on October 1, aiming to strengthen risk management and align with European Banking Authority guidelines.
International Photo Festival | Hania | July 20-24
Now in its eighth year, the Hania International Photo Festival has become a major event on the global photography calendar.
OPAP acquires remaining stake at Stoiximan
OPAP gaming company announced on Friday it had acquired the remaining 15.51% of Stoiximan for 191.6 million euros, plus attributable net cash on the closing date of the transaction, increasing its stake in the company to 100% (full acquisition).
Severe heatwave to grip Greece through Friday
Greece is preparing for an intense and prolonged heatwave starting Monday and lasting through at least Friday, with temperatures expected to climb well above seasonal norms.
Short-term rental bargains
The districts and cities where one can find some very affordable options for a brief stay.
The streaming wars come down to 2: YouTube v. Netflix
For many years, Netflix executives bristled at the notion that the company really had a rival. Not Hollywood powerhouses like Disney, nor tech giants like Amazon. Instead, Reed Hastings, the company’s co-founder, insisted at one point that Netflix competed with people’s desire to socialize, or to go to sleep.
RRF tranche request submitted for €2.1 bln
Greece submitted its sixth request for a tranche of 2.1 billion euros from the Recovery and Resilience Fund’s subsidy component to the European Commission on Friday, Alternate Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis said.
Glittering ceremony for the Bodossaki Distinguished Young Scientist Awards
The upper tier of the colonnade in the Zappeion Hall rests on carved marble caryatids whose eyes seem fixed on a future only they can see.
Kefalogianni proposes ‘European’ tourist visa
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday he agreed with Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni’s proposal for the facilitation of tourists via visas that allow visits to several EU member-states, at a tourism forum held in Rome.
Shrinking homes, shrinking lives
We don’t need official data to confirm that the standard of living is deteriorating in Greece (as in other parts of the European Union, too).