Stavros Kalafatis, a New Democracy MP from Thessaloniki in northern Greece, has been appointed deputy minister for research and innovation at the Ministry of Development, it was announced on Friday. He will replace Aristos Doxiadis, who resigned just over a day after joining the government. Kalafatis, 59, has previously held several prominent roles. He served …
Greece has extended by a year a visa scheme for Turkish nationals wishing to visit 12 islands in the Aegean Sea for up to a week, diplomatic sources said, continuing a program that represented a slight thaw in often fractious ties between the neighbors. The agreement for automatic visas allowing Turks and their families to …
“Orthodox Christians in Greece are being persecuted,” declared Nikolaos Papadopoulos, a member of the far-right Niki party, in response to what he described as “poetic expression,” namely the vandalism of works of art in the National Gallery which he considered an insult to the Orthodox faith. And just like that, another issue crept onto the …
Greece’s top administrative court has ruled that taxi drivers must display a small sign in the rear passenger window stating they are required to accept card payments (POS). The Council of State rejected a legal challenge from the Panhellenic Federation of Professional Taxi Owners and other industry groups. Source link
The bench next to the Arch of Hadrian in central Athens seems to capture the essence of the tourism experience. [Nikos Kokkalias] Arrivals and overnight stays in hotel-type accommodation facilities, campsites and rooms for rent increased significantly in January, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Thursday. Arrivals in tourism accommodation facilities amounted …
File photo. Registered unemployment totaled 960,134 in February, down 5.6% from February 2024 and down 2.2% in comparison with January 2024, the Public Employment Service (DYPA) said in a report released on Thursday. The report said that 47.5% of registered unemployed (456,015) were long-term unemployed, 343,637 (35.8%) were men and 616,497 (64.2%) women. The 30-44 …
The complete closure of London Heathrow today will impact at least 1,351 flights arriving at or departing from the airport, with further cancellations or delays likely as aircraft end up out of position. Flightradar24 data reveals that 120 planes originally headed for Heathrow are now diverting to other airports or returning to their starting points …
The National Archives in Washington, on Jan. 24, 2025. The promise of a “final” release of all government secrets relating to the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy has whetted the appetite of many Americans, including the current occupant of the Oval Office. [Eric Lee/The New York Times] The release of about 64,000 documents about …
The senate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has condemned recent incidents of violence on campus, attributing them to organized groups attempting to impose their views through illegal actions. In a statement, the senate denounced these attacks on students and public authorities, calling them threats to academic freedom, free speech, and democratic institutions. The university …
Specific sectors of the real estate market, such as hotels, housing and storage spaces, are predicted to continue to record a positive course in the first half of 2025, according to the Property Market Outlook that the Real Estate & Development Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce presented on Wednesday. “The positive outlook is …