Greece books place in Eurovision final
Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord from Greece performs during the first semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in the Italian city of Turin, on Tuesday.
How meritocracy reinforces inequality
We normally have unexamined certainties to guide us through daily life. But few people are so gifted at shaking those certainties than Michael Sandel.
Households struggling as inflation hits 28-year high
Any budgeting efforts by households over the last year have been rendered useless, with official data on Tuesday showing Greece’s annual consumer inflation soared in April to 10.2%, the highest in 28 years, as a result of surging costs for energy, housing, transportation and food.
Cost of living has soared
The soaring prices are smashing family budgets, with less well-off households suffering most as the monthly costs of food, heating, power, fuel and rent easily outstripping monthly incomes.
Fitch: Hellenic, BoC retain Positive Outlook
The ratings of Cyprus’ two largest banks continue to have a Positive Outlook despite increased risks to the global economy due to the war in Ukraine, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday.
Police will enter campus if requested
If the rector’s office requests it, police will send forces to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki to ensure that the works for the construction of the library are completed without any problems, a senior ranking officer told Kathimerini on Monday.
Fifty airlines to fly to Cyprus this summer
Cyprus’ Hermes Airports unveiled its summer 2022 flight schedule to/from Larnaca and Paphos airports, marking the return of various connections to and from the island.
Leasing is the new mortgage
The option of getting a house either as an investment or as a private residence, without having to resort to bank borrowing through leasing is now available in Greece.
Society has expectations
The recent attack on the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki by a large and seemingly organized group of sledgehammer-wielding vandals confirms that the break from violence at Greek campuses was more due to a lull caused by the pandemic.
When the world did not end
It is usually the work of prophets and false prophets to herald the end of days, invoking some nightmarish vision or some ancient apocryphal text they were finally able to crack.