PM vows to shield consumers from excessive electricity price hikes

PM vows to shield consumers from excessive electricity price hikes

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly address on Sunday, pledged to shield consumers from excessive electricity price increases, announcing that a European Commission delegation will visit Athens to address profiteering in the energy sector. Reflecting on the 51st anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic Uprising, Mitsotakis underscored the enduring relevance of its message of “unity …

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Cyprus posts big recovery on bad loans

Cyprus posts big recovery on bad loans

Cyprus is starting to see some positive shifts in its financial sector, particularly when it comes to tackling nonperforming loans (NPLs). This is an important issue for the country, as bad loans have weighed heavily on its economy in recent years. But this year, things are looking up, and it’s a sign that Cyprus is …

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Explainer: Everything you need to know about Greek figs

Explainer: Everything you need to know about Greek figs

In late August, fig trees produce fruit, though technically, a fig is an inverted flower that blooms internally. This is when fresh, sweet figs are ready to eat, but they spoil quickly unless preserved through traditional methods like making jams, chutneys or drying them. Fig spoon sweets are made from May’s male figs, which don’t …

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Thessaloniki’s creative forces showcased at Open House

Thessaloniki’s creative forces showcased at Open House

A typesetter explains how his small printing shop works during the first part of the Open House initiative in Thessaloniki on Saturday. Comprising tours of studios and workshops, last weekend’s segment of the annual event sought to familiarize residents of the northern port city with its productive and creative forces, while next weekend is dedicated …

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Greece downs Finland in Helsinki and waits for its March playoffs

Greece downs Finland in Helsinki and waits for its March playoffs

Tasos Bakasetas scored Greece’s opening goal in Finland [Intime]. Greece beat Finland 2-0 away on Sunday, only to miss out on winning its UEFA Nations League group to England due to its inferior head-to-head record. The team of manager Ivan Jovanovic has finished the group with 15 games from six matches, having only lost at …

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Greek Club: A quick trip to Athens in Cairo

Greek Club: A quick trip to Athens in Cairo

In a historic building in downtown Cairo, among the Greek-style buildings built by the Greeks long ago, with their blue and white painted windows, lies the Greek Club of Cairo, which serves as a social and entertainment club and restaurant. In an outdoor hall, a sign reads “Hellas” and an entrance with the flags of …

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Greek-Turkish radical changes in the last 50 years

Greek-Turkish radical changes in the last 50 years

Two Hellenic Navy frigates participate in an exercise in the central and northern Aegean, on September 20, 2024. [Defense Ministry/InTime News] “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” a song by Greek singer Nikos Papazoglou goes. This feeling is prominent when it comes to Greek-Turkish relations. Tensions, threats, and Turkish claims make …

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ND Ethics Committee to discuss Samaras expulsion Tuesday

ND Ethics Committee to discuss Samaras expulsion Tuesday

[INTIME] New Democracy’s Ethics Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday to take up the issue of Antonis Samaras’ expulsion from the ruling party’s parliamentary group. Some committee members, like MP Theodoros Karaoglou, who are on mission’s abroad have been told to bring forward their return. Karaoglou was due to return from Buenos Aires, Argentina, …

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Greece-Cyprus power link is key for the island, says US’ Pyatt

Greece-Cyprus power link is key for the island, says US’ Pyatt

[Reuters] The electrical interconnection of Cyprus with Greece is a major opportunity for the island, both in terms of energy and politically, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt said at a roundtable discussion organized by the Delphi Economic Forum at the COP29 summit in Baku.  The power link will help in …

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Noble pen shells on the verge of extinction in Greek waters

Noble pen shells on the verge of extinction in Greek waters

Dead fan mussels litter a beach on Lesvos, in the eastern Aegean, in a 2020 file photo. Living populations of the endangered noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) are now found in only two locations in Greece: the Gulf of Kalloni on Lesvos and the Amvrakikos Gulf in northwestern Greece. Even in these areas, illegal fishing …

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