The European test
If we want to be “part of Europe,” we need to play by the European Union’s rules, however difficult this may seem at times.
PM to focus on government consistency in TIF address
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will take the podium of the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday to expound on Greece’s position amid an unstable global environment.
Greek-US relations at an all-time high
Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis, US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis and Texan Envipco Hellas Group CEO Panagiotis Mourgos referred to the further strengthening of Greek-American relations during the Economist’s 2nd Thessaloniki Metropolitan Summit on Friday, while underlining that relations between the two countries are today at their best.
Tailor-made employment plan
The government’s national strategy for employment will offer more targeted programs whereby jobless individuals will be positioned based on their personal features.
Some 300,000 jobs created over last three years
The best social policy is the creation of well-paid new jobs, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments, responsible for research and innovation, Christos Dimas said on Thursday speaking at an event titled “Reskilling: Professions of the Future and Reducing Unemployment” at Thessaloniki City Hall.
Greece signs agreement with Italy on natural gas storage
The agreement covers 1.5 TWh (terra watt hours) of natural gas that can be transported to Greece via reverse flows, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said, without providing further details.
SYRIZA backs Sweden and Finland joining NATO
Main opposition SYRIZA intends to vote in favor of the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, its foreign affairs spokesperson told parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
Cyprus a magnet for investments
Cyprus ranked 18th in the world in attracting foreign direct investment, as reported in the seventh edition of FDI Intelligence’s Greenfield FDI Performance Index for 2021, going up by 50 places compared to 2020.
Conditions at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant get ‘worse and worse and worse’
Ukrainian engineers at the country’s largest nuclear power plant are relying on its one active reactor to run the station’s critical safety and cooling systems — a precarious stopgap measure that reflects the desperation of the moment, the head of the Ukrainian energy company said Thursday.
Greece rebuts Turkey’s claims over Muslim religious leaders
Greece’s Foreign Ministry has released a statement countering Turkish claims that it imposes appointed religious leaders, or muftis, on the Muslim minority in the northeastern province of Thrace instead of letting them elect their own.