Two-speed state
The poll by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) that measures the business climate confirms that the digitization of the state has a direct effect on business.
New Turkish finance minister promises fiscal discipline
Turkey’s new finance and treasury minister said Thursday the budget deficit would come in at under 3.5% of GDP this year and would be managed with fiscal discipline, after he was appointed last week in the latest upper leadership shake-up.
Greeks reject populism, Mitsotakis tells Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned on Thursday of the need to tackle the persistent threats posed by politics of authoritarianism and populism.
The Meet Market | Athens | December 10-19
More than 150 Greek designers, artisanal producers, craftsmen and women and artists make up this holiday season’s Meet Market bazaar at the Old OSY Depot at the junction of Pireos and Ermou streets.
Work to reopen Corinth Canal to commence in January
The 128-year-old canal has been closed to traffic since January after a series of landslides made it unnavigable.
Papandreou alleges fraud in KINAL leadership vote
George Papandreou, the former prime minister and PASOK leader who is contesting Sunday’s runoff in the race for the Movement for Change (KINAL) leadership, has called for an investigation into alleged fraud in the first round of voting.
‘Total’ commitment to Greece’s territorial integrity
Europe “means respect for the rule of law” and the rules must be upheld, “no matter the circumstances,” the president of Spain’s People’s Party, Pablo Casado, comments on apparently warming ties between the Sanchez government in Madrid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Coronavirus: 5,523 new cases, 81 deaths
Greek authorities announced 5,523 new cases of coronavirus and 81 fatalities in the past 24 hours Thursday.
Turkish court grants Greek couple unconditional release
A Greek police officer arrested in northwestern Turkey’s Erdine province over the weekend was Thursday granted unconditional release. The officer’s female companion was also released.
Life expectancy raising retirement age
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forecasts in its annual Pensions at a Glance report that the retirement age in Greece will have been increased by almost 1.5 years by 2035 and 2.8 years by 2050, due to the expected increase in life expectancy.