Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos. The chairman of Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV), Giorgos Pantelides, has expressed concerns for broader and long-term consequences in the Cypriot economy, due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and noted the federation’s expectations for a proactive plan on behalf of the government. Pantelides spoke to journalists …
Two motorists were arrested in southern Athens over the weekend for allegedly racing each other, hitting speeds of over 150 kilometers an hour and manoeuvring dangerously, authorities said. A police statement said traffic police patrolling the Vouliagmeni area for racers pursued the speeding cars “following all security measures to avert any risk of accident,” and …
Koita scores AEK’s goal with barely five minutes on the clock [InTime Sports]. A fifth-minute goal by Aboubakary Koita, with a clever shot from inside the box, settled the derby at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium and gave AEK a five-point advantage over Olympiakos, as well as PAOK, at the top of the Super League table. …
INTIME Two conservative former ministers have denied, in social media postings Sunday, any involvement in the farm subsidies scandal. Aides to former Rural Development and Food Minister Spilios Livanos and recently resigned Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Giannis A. Kefalogiannis had been recorded by authorities speaking to the then President f farm aid disbursement …
[Shutterstock] The 2nd Health Region of Piraeus and the Aegean has issued an open call to National Health System doctors nationwide, offering a comprehensive incentives package to staff medical facilities across dozens of Aegean islands. Participating physicians will receive an additional monthly allowance of €2,100, full coverage of travel and accommodation expenses, and a daily …
Every Greek government had ample opportunities to uproot the hold of clientelism over the state apparatus and didn’t. Why? Because any party that’s in power or has realistic chances of being in power – meaning that it is a party with mass appeal, uniting different trends – would be committing political suicide by severing ties …
We all know that the very last article (number 120) of the Greek Constitution states that “observance of the Constitution is entrusted to the patriotism of the Greeks.” Is there maybe some hidden provision that adds that “it is also left to the kindness of those in power”? The question arises from the justifications presented …
The Social Cohesion and Family Ministry is expected to sign by summer the first four ministerial decisions that will specify the terms under which construction companies will build social housing on state property. The project is part of the government’s efforts to tackle a lack of available and affordable housing in Athens and around the …
A scene from ‘Lysistrata’, directed by Katerina Evangelatos and featuring Chinese actors, which will premiere at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre on April 11. [Lu Yushuo] I have had the great pleasure of living and working in Shanghai for the past three months. Together with my exceptional Greek collaborators – Alex Drakos Ktistakis, Patricia Apergi, …
Hellenic Coast Guard Two Turkish citizens arrested as migrant traffickers had opened businesses on the island of Samos to cover their tracks. The businesses, a retail outlet and a restaurant, had virtually no clientele but their owners, both legal residents, were living large. The discrepancy reportedly aroused the suspicion of the National Intelligence Agency (EYP), …