Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis briefed on Tuesday a visiting cross-party delegation of the United States House of Representatives, led by the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam Smith, on the continued tensions with Turkey, noting that Greece “will not accept an infringement of its sovereignty or sovereign rights.”
DEPA Infrastructure, the leading Greek gas distribution operator that recently became part of the Italgas Group, has signed a new bond loan program with Greek lender Eurobank for a maximum nominal amount of up to 580 million euros, divided into three tranches with a maturity of up to five, seven and 12 years respectively.
The death of a woman who fell off the outcrop of the Areopagus rock, northwest of the Acropolis, was deemed a suicide, police sources told kathimerini.gr on Tuesday afternoon.
Even if the number of visitors has still not quite recovered to pre-pandemic levels, Mediterranean countries are enjoying a much-needed boost as inflation and a strong sector recovery lift this year’s tourist spending and tax receipts higher.
Unvaccinated healthcare workers who were removed from their jobs for refusing to get the Covid-19 shots will be allowed to return to their posts before the end of the year, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced on Monday.
The Anti-Money Laundering Authority is investigating over 20 cases of suspicious transfers of significant amounts to the bank accounts of Mount Athos monasteries, as well as individual monks.
Three Turkish nationals were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly transporting irregular migrants trying to reach Italy in a sailboat.
The Corinth Canal, an artificial canal in southern Greece, that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf, closed again on Tuesday for the resumption of the second phase of the large-scale restoration works to make it safe for navigation, the managing company said in an announcement.
Greek universities trail all member-countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in attracting research students from abroad, according to the organization’s annual education report.