While Parliament is a hotbed of contention and tension, Greece’s main political parties agree on the core principles of democratization, Europeanization and modernization, the writer argues. [AMNA] This is politics in Greece in the fall of 2024, half a century after the restoration of democracy: intense and constant fighting between the opposition and the government …
[Giorgos Zachos/InΤime News] Greece is set to implement stricter regulations for light personal electric vehicles (LPEVs) as part of a new traffic code being pushed by Deputy Transport Minister Vassilis Oikonomou. With scooter use rising in cities, the regulations aim to ensure safer integration of micro-mobility vehicles, such as scooters, alongside pedestrians and cyclists. New …
Greece’s four systemic banks are expected to record profits amounting to 4.7 billion euros this year, against €3.6 billion in 2023, raising the dividend to be distributed close to €2 billion, up from €875 million in 2023. The key to the soaring of dividend allocation, the doubling of profits that Alpha, National, Eurobank and Piraeus …
Adamos Marneros, captain of the last Cyprus Airways plane that landed at Nicosia International Airport on July 20, 1974, photographed at the derelict airport. [Andros Efstathiou] On Friday July 19, 1974, 30-year-old pilot Adamos Marneros was glued to his television screen in London. The British networks, first and foremost the BBC, were constantly relaying information …
Journalist unions in Greece launched a 24-hour strike Tuesday, joining broader labor unrest ahead of a nationwide general strike planned for Wednesday. Public and many private media outlets across the country, including print, broadcast, and online platforms, halted operations in solidarity with demands for better wages. Unions are demanding that the conservative government fully restore …
Yannis Vardinoyannis has been appointed Chairman of Motor Oil, following the death of Vardis Vardinoyannis, according to a decision of the company’s board of directors. The term of office of the new board of directors is valid until the next General Meeting of Shareholders is convened and until the relevant decision for the election of …
Greek and fellow European startups and SMEs can turn to Huawei for all the technological support required, its officials assured in the context of the Chinese tech giant’s annual fair in Paris last week, stressing the importance of collaborative innovation toward a green and digital future that is in line with the direction the European …
Sunday marked 51 years since the Athens Polytechnic uprising, but also half a century from the milestone of peaceful democratic existence: the first national elections after the fall of the 1967-74 junta. Both anniversaries are good opportunities to ponder the collective accomplishments of the longest period of peace, freedom and – despite the troughs – …
In a detailed report published Monday, the German newspaper Handelsblatt spotlighted Greece’s impressive economic performance, emphasizing its bailout loan repayment ahead of schedule. “The country’s primary surplus is bigger than anticipated, largely due to increased tax revenues, while it is repaying bailout loans ahead of schedule,” read the report, according to a translation provided by …
(AP/Petros Karadjias) The comments made by former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras regarding “frivolities” during the meeting between President Christodoulides and President Erdogan have sparked a response from the Director of the Cypriot president’s office, Victor Papadopoulos. “President Nikos Christodoulides did not engage in any frivolity with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but a discussion,” emphasized …