Greece’s Maria Prevolaraki, left, and Germany’s Annika Wendle compete in the round of 16 of the women’s freestyle 53kg wrestling match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on Wednesday.
Elina Tzengko of Greece competes in the women’s javelin throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Wednesday in Saint-Denis, France.
The CEO of I.M. Tattom Consulting Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency and former national security adviser to the country’s prime minister, analyzes the country’s strategy of “surgical strikes” and its possible side effects in an interview with Kathimerini.
The southern island of Crete experienced three earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher within a 25-minute span on Wednesday morning. No injuries have been reported.
Turkey plans to develop a multi-layered air defense system, modeled after Israel’s renowned Iron Dome, and code-named Steel Dome.
The average pension is €816.95, according to state data, which also show a great disparity between private sector (average: €749.11) and public sector pensions (average: €1,224.45) due to pension cuts during the financial crisis.
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.”