Greece registers another 73 deaths from Covid-19
Greek authorities announced 18,333 new cases of coronavirus and 73 fatalities in the past 24 hours Saturday.
TAP certificate weighing down property transactions
Frustration continues to grow among thousands of property owners over the requirement that they must be issued a so-called TAP certificate, which proves they do not owe property tax to the local municipality before they can complete a real estate transaction.
The last mile and other over-optimistic proclamations
For the uninitiated, a mile is a unit measuring distance and is equal to 1,609 meters. It is used in Britain and a few other countries instead of the kilometer.
Why Halkbank’s US Supreme Court appeal is a win for Erdogan
Expert Aykan Erdemir joins The Greek Current to look into the latest decision by a US appeals court to put the federal government’s prosecution of Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank on hold while the bank appeals to the US Supreme Court.
Melina Mercouri Tribute | Athens | To March 11
After two postponements prompted by the pandemic, the City of Athens has finally unveiled its exhibition tribute to the late great Greek actress, politician and activist Melina Mercouri, which had initially been programmed in 2020 to coincide with the 100-year-anniversary of her birth.
US academics use radar to help seek missing in split Cyprus
US academics who help locate Holocaust mass graves and execution sites in Eastern Europe have used ground-penetrating radar to seek burial sites on Cyprus of people missing since the 1974 Turkish invasion and earlier interethnic strife.
Return to turbulent past of Greek politics could compromise path of progress
Greece has displayed strong recovery from this severe Covid-19 crisis, which hit the economy especially hard given economic dependence upon tourism and travel services.
Elpidophoros voices solidarity with Ukraine
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has met with Ukraine ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, in what he described as a sign of solidarity against “Russian imperialism.”
Land register kicks into high gear for 2023 target
National Cadastre, the company running Greece’s new land register, is taking steps to address delays and meet the target of getting the new system into full swing by 2023.
Larco still a bleeding wound
Larco, the state-owned General Mineral and Metallurgical Company, continues to milk the country’s coffers.