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Athens, once among Europe’s most polluted cities, has shown steady signs of improvement over the past couple of decades, though there is still significant progress to be made. Last September, Athens ranked 290th out of 372 European cities for air quality, according to the European City Air Quality Viewer, an online tool that compares air …
Stournaras-VAT. It would have been a mistake to reduce the value-added tax rates, as the opposition demands, argued Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras on Monday, speaking on Skai Radio. He added that if there is margin for tax breaks in the budget, the government had better reduce social security contributions and direct taxes. Bank …
Strengthening cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus has a very beneficial effect on the Mediterranean island’s tourism, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis said last Friday. He said that with the approach that existed in the past, Cyprus was addressing the entire territory of the US, where it had to compete with …
A construction site on the island of Mykonos, Greece, on May 10, 2023. The island is one of several suffering from a construction frenzy stemming from skyrocketing tourism. [Marco Arguello/The New York Times] The success of the government’s sweeping restructuring plan for the country’s zoning regulations hinges very much on how it fares in the …
The budget for the design and construction of the Paphos-Poli Chrysochous Highway, in western Cyprus, has risen by 10 million euros, with the total cost now estimated at coming to approximately €95 million. The project, which is expected to be completed within three years, has faced numerous delays and challenges. Kathimerini understands that the state …
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou meets with Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas in 2020. It is true, as the Maximos Mansion asserts (and its loyal mouthpieces uncritically echo), that Konstantinos Tasoulas, who was nominated on Wednesday for president of the republic, was previously elected with an overwhelming majority as Parliament speaker. In 2023, he secured 249 votes, despite …
On January 20 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Euthymius the Great, who was also known as a miracle worker. Euthymius was born during the reign of king Gratian in 377 A.D. He came from Melitine in Armenia and was the son of pious and faithful parents called Paul and Dionysia. Though …
Legendary Greek singer Kaiti Grey, a key figure in folk music, has died at 100. Renowned for her distinctive voice and timeless hits like “To Marazi” and “To Vouno,” Grey passed away at home after battling health issues, including a stroke in October. Born Athanasia Gizili on the island of Samos in 1924, she began …
An ancient Greek statue of a woman seemingly using a laptop has sparked online theories about time travel. Titled “Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant,” the 37-inch marble sculpture, dating back to around 1000 BC, shows a woman opening an object resembling an attendant’s laptop. The item features two surfaces at a …
[Intime] Konstantis Tzolakis, the keeper who saved penalty after penalty last season in Europe to give Olympiakos the Conference League, saved the day once again for the Reds, who have now extended their lead at the top of the Super League table, as Panathinaikos downed AEK in the Athens derby. Olympiakos won 2-1 at Atromitos …