This week’s NATO Summit was a “terrible diplomatic defeat” for Greece, opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has said, describing developments in Madrid with regards to Greek-Turkish relations as a “diplomatic Waterloo.”
Greece has not abandoned its plan to issue the first green bond in the history of the Greek state this year, but there are many challenges given the current conditions in the markets, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Public Debt Management Agency General Director Dimitris Tsakonas said on Wednesday.
The particularly favorable tax regime that was introduced in 2019 has attracted a significant number of foreign investors who have become tax residents of Greece, as well as foreign retirees and employees.
The Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens is hosting an exhibition of historical documents marking the 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Greece and Romania.
Athens welcomed US President Joe Biden’s call for calm in the Aegean in his talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Madrid on the sidelines of this week’s NATO Summit.
The purple jellyfish, whose tentacles carry a very painful sting and which have have proliferated in several parts of the Aegean and Ionian seas this year, are now in relative decline according to researchers at the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (ELKETHE) as there have not been any recent reports of dense congregations.
A bonus totaling 1 million euros is being distributed as a reward to all employees of the Grande Bretagne, King George and Athens Capital hotels.
The governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Constantinos Herodotou, has said he is in favor of the European Central Bank gradually increasing key interest rates while keeping its options open, stressing that the ECB should consider the impact of each increase and act accordingly.
The placid waters near the entrance to the River Medway look more suited for sailboats and other pleasure craft, but some of the biggest ships in the world twist their way to a pier here.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his dismay on Thursday over the decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to approve Turkey’s request to use the term “Turkaegean” for commercial purposes, with effect until July 2031.