Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with visiting Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Thursday, stating that “it is a good opportunity to discuss the economic issues of Europe and Greece.”
The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna near Rethymno, Crete celebrated its 8th anniversary with the inauguration of an exhibition on Pablo Picasso that included Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the former queen of Spain Sophia and her sister Irene, and daughter of Picasso, Paloma, among guests.
As the rest of the world zigs toward a four-day workweek, Greece is opting to zag. On Monday, a law came into effect that allows some companies to enforce a six-day workweek, a shift that is intended to prop up the country’s aging workforce and compensate strapped workers while respecting workers’ rights.
The policy to combat high prices seems to be working, Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos claimed on Thursday.
As temperatures rise, so do the prices of summer essentials in Cyprus.
It is hard to overstate how far Greece has come. Less than a decade ago, the country was teetering on the brink of default, with its economy having lost a quarter of its output, a soaring debt burden, and global investors deeming its markets uninvestable.
To judge an event, it is good to let a few days pass, allowing the dust to settle so that the picture becomes clearer.
Greek stocks retained their upward course on Friday, but the day’s turnover was even lower than Thursday’s.
Five people were injured during a bloody fight involving 14 people in the area of Laganas on the popular Ionian Sea island of Zakynthos early Friday morning.