Wildfire rages for second day near Athens
Firefighters have resumed efforts to contain a wildfire that broke out in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Tuesday.
Record high for inflation in Cyprus
Cyprus’ Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), or the cost of consumer goods and services, increased by 9% in June, when compared to the index of June 2021, setting a new record high, while continuing its upward course for the 16th consecutive month due to the continuous increases in energy prices.
Debtor list publication is postponed, again
A last-minute U-turn saw the Finance and Labor ministries putting off the publication of a list of major tax and social security debtors by a year.
Where Dalí once painted the sea, wind turbines are set to rise
Moises Tibau clambered aboard his small wooden boat at dawn, pushing off from a craggy outcropping in front of the house where Salvador Dalí composed some of his most famous surrealist paintings.
Accommodation takings in May show strong recovery
Turnover in the accommodation sector topped half a billion euros for the first May since 2019, a further indication of the record revenues expected this year from increased tourism traffic.
Attica battles flames into the night
Settlements in Penteli, north of Athens, including two children’s hospitals, were evacuated after a large wildfire broke out on Tuesday and split up into many different fronts as it spread to residential areas and in some instances reached the yards of homes.
Wind becomes Nova in big telecoms merger
The merger of Nova with Wind is going ahead and the two telecommunications firms announced on Tuesday that the company to emerge will bear the name Nova.
ExxonMobil gets majority of exploration rights for Crete project
ExxonMobil acquired the majority of hydrocarbon exploration rights in the region of west and southwest of Crete, following the departure of TotalEnergies last April, Greece’s Hellenic Petroleum announced on Tuesday.
ECB considers 50-bp rate hike for Thursday
European Central Bank policymakers are considering raising interest rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points at their meeting on Thursday to tame record-high inflation, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussion told Reuters.
Parliament approves assisted reproduction bill
A Health Ministry bill increasing the womens’ age limit for assisted reproduction to 54 years from the current 50 was approved by lawmakers on Tuesday.