Kindergartens, primary schools to close 5.30 p.m.
Greece’s all-daykindergartens and primary schools will take part in a pilot program in the next academic year extending operating hours from 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., the government has announced.
PM to meet with Cypriot President on Friday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet with the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades on Friday in Nicosia.
Rise observed in Cypriot construction
Building permits issued in Cyprus in January-March came to 1,951, compared to 1,897 in the first quarter of 2021, recording an increase of 2.8%, the island’s statistical service (CyStat) said on Friday.
Lloyd’s, Blue Sea Power on board FSRPs for three islands
Lloyd’s Register and Blue Sea Power have signed a framework agreement to provide classification and assurance services for three floating storage, regasification and power generation barges (FSRP) for the islands of Kos, Lesvos and Chios.
The Posidonia of records
Posidonia broke several records on the exhibition floor as the world’s biggest shipping fair ever drew to a close on Friday at the Metropolitan expo center in Athens.
Campaign behind the lines
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s growing belligerence towards Greece, other than repeating his favored tactic of raising tension to see what he will gain from it, may signal a couple of things. All of them dangerous.
News and narratives
The Greek media is flooded with news items that reproduce narratives and anti-Greek delusions of various Turkish media.
Renovated Maximos Mansion showcases Greek art and design
The living room of Maximos Mansion, the official Athens residence of Greece’s prime ministers, is decorated with textile artist Alexandra Kehayoglou’s “Hope the Voyage is a Long One,” among other artworks.
EU regulation needs to protect European shipping interests
Europe needs to understand the strategic importance of Greek shipping as the owner of 59% of the EU fleet, especially in times when shipping can play a crucial role in the continent’s scramble for energy independence, said Melina Travlos, President of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) during a press conference at Posidonia Exhibition on…
ATHEX: Bourse suffers selling spree
The combination of the European Central Bank policy tightening with the soaring US inflation data sent Greek stocks to a downward spiral on Friday in line with most other eurozone bourses.