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Diplomacy
Greek FM Warns Turkey Over Violations of Territorial Space in Aegean
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Tuesday warned that Greece "will not always be tolerant" if Turkey continues to violate air space and territorial waters in the Aegean.
The Greek official spoke on Skai television saying that Ankara came very close...
Greece
Greece and Balkan Initiative Looking for Better Treatment of Multiple Myeloma Patients
The Plasma Cell Dyscrasias Unit of the Medical Faculty Therapeutic Clinic of the National University of Athens is taking an initiative in the Balkans for the better treatment of multiple myeloma patients.
Although today there are effective treatments for the...
Greece
Data Shows Greece's Job Loss in January 2017 at 16-Υear Record Low
The latest data released by the Greek Labor Ministry's IT system, Ergani, shows that the job loss rate in January 2017 has hit a 16-year record low.
The numbers show that some 29,817 jobs were lost in the month of...
Economy
Strategic Defaulters Owe €10 Bln to Greek Banks
One in five (21%) of nonperforming loans in Greek banks’ portfolios, amounting to 10 billion euros, belong to borrowers who are able to repay them but choose not to in the hope they could get a favorable settlement.
According to...
Greece
Vote for the ToposText App Nominated for Digital Humanities Awards 2016
The webpage and application ToposText has been nominated for the international Digital Humanities (DH) Awards 2016 in the category of Best Use of Digital Humanities for Public Engagement, the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation announced on Monday.
ToposText, the brainchild of former...
Greece
Greeks Gather at Acropolis Foothill to Declare their Faith to Zeus (video)
More than 300 people, members of the Assembly of Greeks, on Monday gathered outside the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foothill of Acropolis to declare their principles and pray to Zeus.
The Assembly of Greeks is the political party...
Greece
UPDATE: Union Announces Public Transport Workers Will Add Two More 24-Hour Strikes Next Week
In additional to the 24-hour strike that the public transportation workers for the ISAP railway and tram announced for this Thursday, the union has now added two 24-hour strikes next week.
The announcement came from a union representing the fixed-track transport...
Cyprus
Turkey's FM Cavusoglu Visits Cyprus' Occupied Zone
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived late Monday night at the occupied northern part of Cyprus to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and hold a press conference.
The visit comes after the sudden withdrawal of Akinci from peace...
Business
Greece Comes 2nd in Taxing Businesses and Executives
Greece comes second among European Union countries in taxing companies and executives, according to the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) monthly report.
The report says that high taxation makes Greek businesses not competitive, while at the same time executives pay...
Greece
SFEE Appeals to Health Ministry, Says New Legislation Will Cause Disastrous Delays for Patients Trying to Receive New Treatments
The Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE) has announced that it has once again appealed to the Health Ministry in hopes of stopping a legislation that would make it more difficult for Greek patients to have access to new...