Greek Ministry of Tourism voted best in the world
The Greek Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourism Organization were voted the “World’s Leading Tourism Board” at the 2021 World Tourism Awards, presented on Thursday.
Feeding the fire? Turkish restaurants to raise prices to cover wage jump
Restaurants and other businesses in Turkey’s service sector say they will jack up prices next year to cover the cost of a 50% rise in the minimum wage, which President Tayyip Erdogan’s government announced in the face of a fast-moving lira crisis.
Industrialists say gov’t hasn’t protected them from energy hikes
Greek industries are particularly concerned about the uncontrolled leap in energy costs and are expressing their disappointment at the government’s inability to take the necessary measures that would protect their competitiveness.
Cyprus Airways restarts flights to Athens
Cyprus Airways restarted its thrice-weekly flights from Athens to Larnaca, the airline said on Thursday.
Olympiakos keeps flying high in the Euroleague
Olympiakos scored another emphatic home win in the Euroleague, thrashing Villeurbanne on Friday, after Panathinaikos succumbed to Barcelona in Athens on Thursday.
ATHEX: More losses inflicted on local stocks
The late selling spree at Athinon Avenue on Friday, associated with the December triple witching, offset more than half of Thursday’s gains for the benchmark and confirmed this was a losing week for the Greek stock market.
Deadly denial and wishful thinking
As the coronavirus continues its grim harvest, mainly among vaccine denialists, we need to examine what keeps so many people on a path that is absurd and deadly.
Two Cretan priests remanded in pretrial custody over rape allegations
Two priests in Crete allegedly involved in the repeated rape of 19-year-old man have been remanded in pre-trial custody on Friday after testifying before an investigating magistrate.
Don’t shoot the professor
Our society trusts renowned experts who can inform us about complex and sensitive issues, without taboos.
Greece’s National Bank teams up with EVO on merchant acquiring business
National Bank of Greece has clinched a deal to form a joint venture with EVO Payments that will provide merchant acquiring and payment services, it said Friday.