Government frets about July inflation figures
Government officials are awaiting Friday’s announcement of July inflation figures by the independent statistics authority ELSTAT with some trepidation.
Government officials are awaiting Friday’s announcement of July inflation figures by the independent statistics authority ELSTAT with some trepidation.
The Athens Stock Exchange rebounded Tuesday from Monday’s disastrous session, but, although it clearly outperformed the main European markets, it only regained a fraction of Monday’s 6.27% loss.
Turkey expects foreign direct investment (FDI) to rise to $12-14 billion this year from around $10 billion in 2023, the head of the presidential investment office said in an interview, with automotive and data center investments on the agenda.
Seeking to relieve popular island destinations such as Santorini, and possibly Mykonos, of the effects of overtourism, the government is planning new legislation that will increase the disembarkation fee for cruise ship passengers. According to a government official, the disembarkation fee cannot “cannot be lower than 10 euros for Santorini.”
The Greek Police (ELAS) has initiated an internal investigation to determine potential disciplinary actions against officers following the circulation of a video in local media showing the mafia-style assassination of a 54-year-old civil engineer in the northern Athens suburb of Neo Psychiko on July 2.
Turkey will submit on Wednesday a declaration of intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, a diplomatic source said.
Athens is on high alert in the event that Lebanon becomes a theater of military operations.
Former senior officials of the Greek Police (ELAS) and current officers are set to stand trial for dereliction of duty related to the unwarranted and excessive police protection provided to journalist, TV show host, and model agent Menios Fourthiotis, who has a history of legal troubles, Kathimerini has learned.
A hiker who went missing in a gorge in southwest Crete was found dead late Tuesday.
People can now access information about their pets contained in the National Register of Companion Animals (pet.gov.gr) on the Gov.gr Wallet application.