Netflix features Spetses, while Amazon Prime shoots in Athens
Filming for Amazon Prime France’s new series, “Greek Salad,” scheduled to premiere next year, began in Athens last week.
Viva Wallet, JPMorgan, Meta, and Greece’s startup scene
Alex Patelis, the chief economic adviser to the Prime Minister of Greece, joins our host Thanos Davelis to talk about the Greek startup ecosystem, the latest investments in Greece by JPMorgan and Meta Platforms, and the message these investments send about the country’s startups and the Greek economy.
Georgiadis rules out fuel tax cut
Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis ruled out a reduction of the special tax on fuel in statements to public broadcaster ERT on Monday.
Culprits break the hooligan omerta
Court sources stated on Monday that the soccer hooligans arrested in connection with the murder last week of 19-year-old Alkis Kambanos are breaking their silence about what happened on that fateful night, giving investigators a better understanding of how the event unfolded.
Former Greek President Sartzetakis laid to rest
The funeral service for Christos Sartzetakis, who passed away last week at the age of 92, was held on Monday at Athens Metropolitan Cathedral.
Beijing wanted the Winter Olympics. All it needed was snow
China did not move mountains to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. But it flooded a dried riverbed, diverted water from a key reservoir that supplies Beijing and resettled hundreds of farmers and their families, all to feed one of the most extensive snow-making operations in the history of the Games.
OAED offers new generation of employment policies
“After the record of 50,000 new jobs created during the pandemic, OAED started 2022 with the same momentum, with the implementation of a new generation of active employment policies with 86,000 subsidized new jobs in the private sector,” Manpower Organization (OAED) Director Spiros Protopsaltis said on Sunday.
Huge pressure on state bonds
The eurozone bond sell-off continued on Monday, following the swing in European Central Bank policy at last week’s meeting that has led investors to review the risk level of their portfolios.
Online event on InnoAgora on February 16
The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Hellenic Development Bank are organizing an online event to present the new platform “InnoAgora – Grow With InnoAgora” next week.
Financial support extended to February
Greece will extend financial relief for households and businesses facing surging energy prices into February at a cost of 400 million euros, the government said on Monday.