Profit inflation and a basket full of holes
There is certainly an inflation problem in the United States and Europe, and its reappearance after decades is a global phenomenon. No country, no economy, no one is immune.
‘Teach fewer things in greater depth,’ says OECD education adviser on Greek school system
Kathimerini caught up with the German mathematician, statistician and researcher in the field of education, to talk about education today, the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment, and what schools need to focus on to instill pupils with the skills that will help them in life.
The Broken Jug | Athens | December
The Greek National Theater will be staging Heinrich von Kleist’s “The Broken Jug” – a folk comedy poking fun at social conventions – and will also be including English surtitles.
Staikouras to take part in COP27
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras will take part in Wednesday’s sessions of the UN Summit for Climate Change COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.
Cash-strapped energy firms
Electricity suppliers are under suffocating pressure due to delays in the payment of subsidies and even longer delays in the corresponding value-added tax, but also the side effects of the new pricing mechanism implemented to replace the adjustment clause, which in part concerns the free movement of consumers without any “filter” for those who have…
General strike to disrupt services across Greece Wednesday
A 24-hour general strike called by Greece’s private and public sector unions was set to shut down most services around the country Wednesday.
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Gas exploration to start west of Crete
Exploration for natural gas will begin immediately in the most promising designated area, west and southwest of the island of Crete.
Cyprus to collaborate with Jordan on tourism
A collaboration between Cyprus and Jordan on tourism was revealed on Monday night by the two countries’ ministers during a social event at City Hall, London at the end of the first day of the World Travel Market.
The world’s most-visited glaciers could soon be gone
Making the World Heritage List from UNESCO, the United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural organization, is a kind of gold seal of approval in the tourism world.