From left to right, PEF president Theodoros Tryfon, Prime MInister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and PEF vice president Dimitris Demos. A European pharmaceutical hub will be built in Tripoli, central Peloponnese, with the investment of €500 million in three factories by DEMO, Win Medica (of the ELPEN group) and FARAN, aiming to cover 30% of European needs …
File photo. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis marked May Day on Friday with a video message posted on social media, highlighting his government’s labor and economic policies and saying the administration responds to “easy slogans” with “work and results.” The prime minister listed a series of measures his government says have improved conditions for workers since …
[Intime News] The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki says its vice-rector for international relations was attacked by a group of students inside a university administration building on Thursday, forcing him to abandon a scheduled meeting with a foreign delegation and be taken to hospital. The university’s rectorate said Vice-Rector Iakovos Michailidis was subjected to an “unacceptable …
A new documentary from Fork Films highlights what it calls one of Australia’s most significant yet overlooked migration stories – the Greek café and milk bar phenomenon that helped reshape how the nation worked, ate and socialized, The Greek Herald reports. “Australia’s Greek Cafés & Milk Bars” (53 minutes) traces the history of Greek migrants …
Unsettled weather marks the start of May across Greece, with rain, strong northerly winds and a noticeable drop in temperatures expected to dominate conditions through the long weekend. According to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), cloud cover with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will affect central and northern regions on Friday, gradually spreading to the …
IRBIL – A peace initiative to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has been effectively “frozen” by the Turkish government, a top militant commander said on Thursday. He and another officials with the group accused Ankara of failing to enact legal and political reforms needed to move the process forward, contradicting recent optimistic statements …
Thousands of workers and protesters walk off the job across Greece on Friday to mark May Day, demanding higher wages, stronger labor protections and expanded social policies in nationwide demonstrations that disrupt transport and public services. The 24-hour strike, called by the country’s main unions – GSEE and ADEDY – also draws participation from the …
[InTime News] An estimated 3,500 prospective borrowers are waiting to join the “My Home 2” subsidy program, within the one-month deadline set by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance. The new deadline has been set for June 2, instead of the original one on August 30, bringing forward the time for the program to …
CCTV footage shows crew members of the second flotilla raise their arms as the vessel is intercepted by the Israeli army, at a location given as at sea off the coast of Greece, Thursday, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. [Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via Reuters] Activists detained by Israeli military forces after the …
Tennis is returning to Greece’s capital for the first time in 35 years, with the WTA announcing a new 250-level tournament in Athens in July. The event will be held July 13-19 at the Stadion Sports Center at OAKA immediately following Wimbledon, played on hard courts with 32-player singles and 16-team doubles draws. Greek star …