Two-speed state
Citizens need the state more during a health crisis of this magnitude, and the state now has the means to keep its public services functioning properly, even without the physical presence of their staff.
2022: An emotionally charged year ahead for Greece-Turkey relations
The year ahead promises to be a tough one for Greece’s relations with Turkey. Not that those before have been easy, but the situation may become even worse if certain quarters seek to exploit emotionally charged historical milestones.
Development Ministry nod for 305 investment plans
A total of 305 new investment plans, part of the government’s development law, have been approved and another step has been taken in order to achieve record investments in 2022, Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (30/12/2021)
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Dozens of guns, hundreds of coins seized in central Greece bust
More than 30 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and hundreds of historic coins were confiscated during a police operation in Farsala, central Greece, following a tip-off concerning a local business owner.
Increase in Cyprus bank deposits
Bank deposits posted an increase in Cyprus in November, while loans continued to drop, according to statistics released on Wednesday by the island’s central bank.
Greece coronavirus positivity rate reaches 8.37%
The daily briefing of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) revealed that the positivity rate in Greece reached 8.37% on Thursday. Specifically, the 35,580 cases reported were identified in a wider sample of 424,682 tests.
ATHEX: Benchmark easing after narrow session
A fairly narrow session at Athinon Avenue on Thursday had rising stocks edge out falling ones by the narrowest of margins, while the benchmark sustained losses on account of the drop of most bank stocks.
Covid figures hit new high of 35,580 new cases
New coronavirus cases smashed a fourth record in as many days on Thursday, reaching the unprecedented number of 35,580, up from 28,828 the day before, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has reported.
Sakellaropoulou: Greece offers unaccompanied minors ‘brighter future’
Greece has set the protection of unaccompanied migrant and refugee children as its highest moral obligation, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Thursday after visiting a facility for such children run by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Halandri, northern Athens.