Author Arturo Bris to speak at book presentation
Compete GR, the Council on Competitiveness of Greece, is holding a presentation on Thursday evening of Arturo Bris’ book “The Right Place: How National Competitiveness Makes or Breaks Companies.”
Piraeus container workers cancel strike
The Union of Piraeus Port Dock Containers Workers (ENEDEP) announced late Wednesday the cancellation of its 48-hour strike that began on December 1.
Industries face huge cost hikes
Medium-voltage industries in Greece pay four times as much as last year for electricity and five times as much for natural gas, which according to the president of the Association of Industrial Consumers (EBIKEN), Antonis Kontoleon, has led to increases in the cost of industrial products ranging from 20% to 40%.
Dope-dealing brothers busted in Kilkis
Two brothers were arrested after they were found in possession of more than 60 kilos of cannabis in their two cars.
Greece confirms first case of Omicron coronavirus variant in Crete
Greece has identified its first case of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced Thursday.
High-speed rail link across north to be tendered out
A new high-speed rail link is on the cards in northern Greece which is expected to reduce the time it takes to travel from Thessaloniki to Alexandroupoli by three hours.
Pope flies to Cyprus to set tone on migration
Pope Francis flies to Cyprus on Thursday in a show of support for migrants on the island, where debate on asylum seekers has been intense, with reports saying his entourage has arranged for dozens of refugees to fly back to Italy.
The next challenge to vaccinating Africa: Overcoming skepticism
The detection of the omicron variant in Africa signals the next stage of the battle against COVID-19: getting many more people inoculated in poorer nations where vaccines have been scarcest in order to deter new mutations from developing.
2022 tourism to face ‘biggest demand in 20 years’
Next year will be an “explosive one” for tourism, according to Eurobank’s alternate chef executive Konstantinos Vassiliou, who estimates that demand will be the greatest in the last 20 years.
S&P upgrades rating outlook for Mytilineos
Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday upgraded Mytilineos’ credit outlook to positive from stable, citing the successful management of the crisis, the group’s development and its strategy of diversified activities.