New program focuses on teaching young migrants
A training program to support teachers involved in educating “children with refugee/migrant backgrounds” was launched Tuesday by Education Minister Niki Kerameus.
Turkey’s domestic Covid-19 vaccine receives emergency use authorization
Turkey’s domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine, Turkovac, has received emergency use authorization by Turkish authorities and will be open to use from next weekend, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday.
All Europe must share responsibility for migrants, pope says
All European countries must share the responsibility for taking in migrants and helping them integrate, Pope Francis said on Wednesday, urging nations to open “the door of the heart.”
EU foreign affairs chief urges Turkey to sign UNCLOS
The European Union’s foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has urged Turkey to sign the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Turkey thwarted speculative games on its economy, Erdogan says
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey thwarted the speculative financial games from foreign and domestic forces, after the lira rebounded aggressively from record lows in volatile trade this week.
Call for elections is a diversion tactic
It is true that a gloom has descended on the holiday season again this winter, with a large part of the population continuing to be wary and mindful of the virus’ effects, particularly as it seems inevitable that the Omicron variant will take over by mid-January.
Watch: A 3D flythrough tour of classical Athens
Developed as a hobby project in 2008 by Athens-based visual effects artist Dimitris Tsalkanis, the Ancient Athens 3D website presents a series of digital reconstructions of the city through time, from the Mycenaean Bronze Age (1600 BC) to the Early Modern period (AD 1833). The project’s latest video, launched in November, showcases Classical Athens at…
ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum begin drilling in Cyprus’ block 10
ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum on Tuesday began drilling in Cyprus’ offshore block 10, the country’s Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has announced.
One migrant drowns, dozens believed missing off Greek island
One man drowned and dozens were feared missing after a migrant boat sank off Greece’s Folegandros island, the coast guard said on Wednesday.
Why credit expansion stalled
There are three main reasons for the limited funding of the real economy by banks, the State Audit Council wrote in a report released on Monday: They are nonperforming loans, deferred tax credits and the easing of the payment culture due to delays in the liquidation of bad-loan collateral.