The running order for the semifinals of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been announced, with Greece set to perform early in the first show. Organizers revealed the lineup on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel ahead of the live shows, which will take place in Vienna on May 12 and May 14. The …
[Shutterstock] Employers are having more difficulty this year in finding staff workers with specialized skills than they did last year, according to a Manpower Group report on employee shortages. Between October 1 and 31, 2025, Manpower conducted global interviews of 39,063 employees in 41 countries, which reported similar trends. A total of 520 employers were …
File photo. [InTime News] Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras confirmed plans to launch a new political party, targeting September as the likely launch date, barring unexpected political developments. In an interview with Antenna TV, Tsipras said the new movement would be born “within society, from society, for society” – deliberately outside Parliament. He ruled out …
[Shutterstock] Cyprus recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2% in February, the same as in January, with the number of unemployed estimated at 22,000, according to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday. This rate shows a slight decrease compared with February 2025, when it stood at 4.5% with around 23,000 unemployed, and remains significantly lower than …
[Shutterstcok] The Greek economic sentiment index declined to 106.8 points in March from 107.6 points in February, according to the Economic Outlook survey released by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) on Thursday. This decrease is attributed to the weakening of expectations across all business sectors, as well as in consumer confidence. In …
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Markets reacted on Thursday with pessimism to US President Donald Trump’s message about the extension of the war in Iran. Oil rates and bonds rose, while stocks declined, including those at Athinon Avenue. In the absence of any light at the end of the tunnel and given the closure of the bourse both on Friday …
Ruling New Democracy party is holding firm at 25.5% in voter intention, while main opposition PASOK is recording modest gains following its party congress, according to a Pulse poll conducted for SKAI television between March 29-31. PASOK climbed one percentage point to reach 12%, appearing to consolidate second place among opposition parties. The poll was …
[Anupam Nath/AP] Adults known as Greece’s “lost children,” sent abroad for adoption in the 1950s and 1960s, gather Thursday to mark their path back to citizenship, a year after a decision recognized them. Among them is Mary Cardaras, “baby number 44488,” who was born in Athens, placed in a municipal nursery nine days later and …
Applications to Greece’s model, experimental and Onassis public schools have surpassed 30,000 this year, marking a sharp rise from last year’s 24,817 submissions and continuing a steady upward trend since the programs’ return in 2021. That year, model schools were reintroduced and the network of model and experimental schools expanded to 112 units, with application …