The European Union edged on Monday towards endorsing a “humanitarian pause” in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas but some member governments signalled reservations about the idea.
The Competition Commission and the competent agencies of the Ministry of Development are investigating the pricing policies of multinational companies in the local market.
The government is seeking ways to return to the real estate market some 750,000 residential properties that are declared empty every year.
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis referred on Monday to the upgrade given to Greece’s economy by Standard & Poor’s on Friday, which granted the country an investment grade rating for the first time after the economic crisis.
The Tourism Ministry on Monday noted that “the growing and exceptionally significant yachting sector has major potential and prospects for development and brings multiple benefits to the Greek economy and Greek tourism.”
Greece’s public debt totaled 356.597 billion euros, or 172.6% of GDP, in 2022, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report sent to Eurostat on Monday.
“It would be paranoid for the government to introduce additional taxes at a time when there is inflation and an increase in fuel prices,” stated Cyprus’ Finance Minister Makis Keravnos.
Greek National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will participate in the 27th Annual Economist Government Roundtable in Lagonissi, East Attica, on Tuesday. Dendias will participate in the discussion on “Defense and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.”
NEW YORK — “By the end of this, more than a quarter of our galleries will have changed,” Max Hollein, director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, said of the New York City institution’s many huge capital projects. “And we’re not closing the museum to do it. It’s open-heart surgery, and the patient…
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to court Monday and entered a not guilty plea to a charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government.