Young cool on driving permit
Getting a driver’s license in Greece is pretty complicated, and expensive too. This, together with spiking fuel prices, has resulted in fewer people, especially young ones, interested in getting licenses.
Holy Week in Smyrna in 1920
Easter outside Agia Fotini Church in Smyrna in 1920. Orthodox Easter in the city (modern-day Izmir in Turkey) on the coast of Asia Minor was always the biggest holiday of Christians in the East.
Marine tech startups eye Posidonia fair
A long list of marine industry-focused tech startups from around the world will be showcasing their solutions and platforms during this year’s Posidonia, returning to conventional form at the Metropolitan Expo center on June 6-10 after its 2020 absence due to the pandemic.
Alexander Wang returns to the runway
Dozens of showgoers approached security personnel and black-clad staff with the same question: Would there be an after-party? But the answer, for one of the first times at a major Alexander Wang fashion show, was a resounding no.
Economic support measures cannot rely on state coffers
Another 1.1 billion euros was added to the some 2.6 billion euros spent in recent months to support the Greek economy, households and businesses.
Leaders send messages of hope for Easter
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou sent a message of hope for a “very promising tomorrow” as Greeks prepared to celebrate Orthodox Easter on Saturday.
Fiscal space for more support
The government has secured more fiscal space for support measures against energy and commodity price hikes thanks to the better-than-expected data on the 2021 budget deficit announced by Eurostat on Thursday.
Turkey closes air space to planes carrying troops from Russia to Syria
Turkish air space has been closed to military and civilian planes carrying troops from Russia to Syria after consultation with Moscow, Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT Haber cited Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as saying.
An ‘alphabet soup’ of acronyms and opportunity for Greece
“ESG action reports are a soup of acronyms that require clarification and a commonly accepted definition of relevant concepts, in order to create a new, common perception that will lead to increased levels of trust,” says Dr Peter Gassmann.
EU sets new online rules for Google, Meta to curb illegal content
Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday.