Factory jobs are booming like it’s the 1970s
Ever since American manufacturing entered a long stretch of automation and outsourcing in the late 1970s, every recession has led to the loss of factory jobs that never returned.
Staikouras realistically optimistic on Greek growth
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said he was “realistically optimistic” that Greece can – and will – move to high, sustainable and socially just growth and prosperity for all society, despite the fact that crises are tending to become the new normal, while addressing The Economist conference on Monday.
Cyprus seeks UN help to stem asylum-seeker ‘avalanche’
Cyprus is seeking help from the United Nations to stem an “avalanche” of migrants who make their way from the ethnically divided island’s breakaway north across a UN-controlled buffer zone to seek asylum in numbers that authorities cannot cope with, the interior minister said Monday.
Innovation City seen housing over 2,000 employees
A call for international tenders to build the 1st Innovation City in Greece will be issued in three months, Deputy Development and Investments Minister Christos Dimas said.
Drugs gang nabbed after car chase
Two members of a drug trafficking gang were arrested on Monday in northern Evros by officers of the local narcotics unit after a police operation, authorities said.
Aegean once again named Best Regional Airline in Europe
Aegean Airlines has received yet another important distinction, at the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards, winning the title of the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” for the 11th consecutive year and for 12th time in the last 13 years.
ATHEX: Which blue chips spared index big loss
A handful of blue chips with special gravity for the Greek bourse and its benchmark, such as Coca-Cola HBC, Public Power Corporation and Piraeus Bank, contained the drop at Athinon Avenue on Monday, on reduced turnover.
Self-criticism and restitution
The most important thing that can emerge from the wiretapping affair is for it to serve as an opportunity to shield our democracy from future institutional violations and oversights.
Appeals court clears all defendants in Siemens bribery case
All 20 defendants were acquitted on Monday by the Five-Member Criminal Court of Appeal in Athens for the damage suffered by the Greek state during the signing of the contract with Siemens for the digitization of OTE in 1998.
National Disability Portal launched
Described as a “one-stop shop” for people with disability, the National Disability Portal was launched on Monday in the presence of the prime minister.