Lesvos lottery player wins 8.7 million euros
A lucky lottery player on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos won a whopping 8.7 million euros in Sunday’s jackpot draw of the numbers game Joker.
Exploratory contacts with low expectations
Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy and Kostas Fragogiannis (l) talks to Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal (r) at a central hotel in Athens on Monday as part of the Positive Agenda of discussions on economic and trade issues.
Athens wary of recent Ankara moves
Concern is growing in Athens that Ankara’s strategic choice to forcefully challenge and dispute Greece’s sovereignty in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean could be transferred from the diplomatic field to the ground.
‘I had never felt worse’: Long Covid-19 sufferers are struggling with exercise
When Natalie Hollabaugh tested positive for Covid-19 in March 2020, her recovery felt extremely slow.
EU nod to Cypriot cash for airlines
The European Commission has approved a 6.13-million-euro Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic, having found it to be in line with the Temporary State Aid Framework of the European Union.
Gov’t council meets Tuesday over Ukraine crisis
The government’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Council will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine.
ATHEX: Benchmark quietly slips below 950 pts
The yo-yoing of developments with regard to Ukraine continues to affect the Greek stock market too, on another day with shallow turnover, partly due to the holiday in the US. The benchmark slipped just below the 950-point mark on Monday after a universal move southward at Athinon Avenue.
From 1992 to 2022: EU still seeking common foreign and defense policy
Thirty years ago, in February 1992, in an idyllic city in the Netherlands, 12 leaders signed the Treaty on European Union.
Dangerous double standards
Advocating for justice for Cyprus in Washington, DC requires levels of commitment and stamina that most people do not appreciate.
Mitarakis expresses ‘surprise’ at UNHCR concerns
Greece protects the EU’s external borders in full compliance with international law and the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Human Rights, Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said on Monday, in response to comments by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.