Greeks abroad go to the polls
Almost 23,000 Greeks living abroad go to the polls Saturday, in an historic step that sees the diaspora participate in national elections in their place of residence for the first time.
Almost 23,000 Greeks living abroad go to the polls Saturday, in an historic step that sees the diaspora participate in national elections in their place of residence for the first time.
The Decentralized Administration of the Aegean has decided to re-establish the town planning department of the island of Mykonos, where on Friday a small part of the Nammos beach restaurant complex on Psarrou Beach was sealed off by authorities.
As of Thursday all small and medium-sized businesses have access to up to 75% cheaper loans compared to the average interest rate applying today, which is between 7% and 9%, through the three new funds launched by the Hellenic Development Bank.
Greece’s Grid Telecom and Tamares Telecom have agreed to build an undersea fiber-optic telecoms cable to connect Cyprus and Israel to Greece, the two companies said on Thursday.
The Cypriot minister of finance, Makis Keravnos, expressed his satisfaction with the conclusion of negotiations on a double taxation avoidance agreement with the Netherlands in a meeting Thursday with the Dutch ambassador in Nicosia, Elke Merks-Schaapveld.
Andrey Doronichev was alarmed last year when he saw a video on social media that appeared to show the president of Ukraine surrendering to Russia.
The US International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) participation in Elefsis Shipyards is currently at $125 million, Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said this week.
Greece is not Turkey. It is therefore a huge mistake for a party to adopt – even tacitly – outlandish conspiracy theories indicating that Sunday’s election may be tampered with.
Greece will hold a parliamentary election on May 21 that looks unlikely to produce an outright winner and could lead to a coalition government or a second ballot in early July.
Two opinion polls published just hours before an election silence kicks in put New Democracy ahead of main opposition SYRIZA by 6.5 and 5 percentage points, respectively. A Pulse poll for SKAI gave New Democracy a 6.5-point lead over SYRIZA while an MRB poll for OPEN TV put conservatives 5 points ahead.