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The European Union reached a deal Friday for a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, a key step as Western sanctions aim to reorder the global oil market to prevent price spikes and starve President Vladimir Putin of funding for his war in Ukraine.
An Iranian-flagged tanker on Friday delivered an oil shipment to Syria which the United States had previously confiscated around Greece, ending months of uncertainty about the cargo, a ship tracker said.
The strong upward trend of Aegean Airlines’ performance is continuing in the fourth quarter of this year, both in terms of financial results and passenger traffic. November ended with the airline’s international passenger traffic marginally exceeding the corresponding levels of regular flights in 2019.
The “household basket” measure is also helping to restrain the prices of products that are not in the basket, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said during his visit on Thursday to the supermarket chains My Market and Kritikos. The minister referred to a drop in inflation, stating that it had been running at 12%…
The first thing that Eric Adams, a former police officer and state senator and the current mayor of New York, noticed when he entered Athens City Hall on Thursday, was an enormous screen on one of the walls, featuring numbers corresponding to the real-time progression of various citizens’ requests across Athens.
The home of a well-known businessman in the Attica suburb of Glyfada was reported to have been robbed on Thursday morning, with the robbers making off with approximately 150,000 euros in loot.
The Greek Council for Refugees called on the Greek state to ensure that the rights of asylum seekers and refugees are ensured on Friday, commenting on the recent closure of the Elaionas camp.
Greek actor Giannis Stankoglou was threatened at gunpoint by a taxi driver in central Athens on Friday afternoon.
The Kypseli Municipal Market (42 Fokionos Negri) is hosting a Vegan Fiesta this weekend. Running from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., the event will feature vegan food, but also cosmetics, clothing and household products.