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  • Tsitsipas qualifies for ATP Finals after beating Zverev in Paris

    Tsitsipas qualifies for ATP Finals after beating Zverev in Paris

    Tsitsipas, ranked No 6, will face No 16 seed Karen Khachanov next. The Greek hit 10 aces as he claimed his 50th win of 2023 and secured his spot for Turin, leaving two remaining spots to be filled.

    Tsitsipas qualifies for ATP Finals after beating Zverev in Paris
  • Giakoumakis was voted the best “newcomer” in MLS, leaving Lionel Messi 2nd!

    Giakoumakis was voted the best “newcomer” in MLS, leaving Lionel Messi 2nd!

    Thus, based on a vote in which players, clubs and media participated, the Greek forward won the award for the best “newcomer”, collecting a total of 45.78% of the votes and leaving in the 2nd place of the “podium” the Argentine superstar.

    Giakoumakis was voted the best “newcomer” in MLS, leaving Lionel Messi 2nd!
  • Climate Crisis & Civil Protection Min Kikilias chairs emergency weather meeting

    Climate Crisis & Civil Protection Min Kikilias chairs emergency weather meeting

    Kikilias said that the entire Civil Protection mechanism will be on alert. The meeting was attended by representatives of all security forces, public utility officials, and meteorologists, among others.

    Climate Crisis & Civil Protection Min Kikilias chairs emergency weather meeting
  • Development Min.: 2,000,000 euro fines to multinational companies for unfair profiteering”

    Development Min.: 2,000,000 euro fines to multinational companies for unfair profiteering”

    The maximum fine, amounting to 1,000,000 euros for each of the two multinational companies, for which the audit by the Inter-agency Market Control Unit (DIMEA) was completed, was imposed by the Minister of Development, Kostas Skrekas.

    Development Min.: 2,000,000 euro fines to multinational companies for unfair profiteering”
  • 24-hour efood strike on Saturday

    24-hour efood strike on Saturday

    The Workers’ Union of the efood delivery platform of the Attica Region declared a strike on Saturday and called for a strike march to sign an operational collective agreement with salary increases and rights vesting.

    24-hour efood strike on Saturday
  • 2024 road tax bills posted online for car owners

    2024 road tax bills posted online for car owners

    On the above platform of myCAR, car and motorcycle owners can either click under the choice "Road Tax Fees" (Teli Kykloforias Ochimaton) or "Digital Inactivity/Circulation" (Psifiaki Akinissia/Kykloforia).

    2024 road tax bills posted online for car owners
  • Size of black economy reaches 20.9% of Greek GDP, BoG governor says

    Size of black economy reaches 20.9% of Greek GDP, BoG governor says

    Stournaras said tax evasion was more evident among self-employed and very small enterprises, but tax evasion was notable also in indirect taxation with Greece recording the fourth highest VAT gap in the EU, equal to 19.7% of total VAT (or 3.0 billion euros).

    Size of black economy reaches 20.9% of Greek GDP, BoG governor says
  • Greek Action Plan for Dementia and Alzheimer’s presented by Health Min at cabinet meeting

    Greek Action Plan for Dementia and Alzheimer's presented by Health Min at cabinet meeting

    Greece will be significantly affected in terms of the rates of dementia and related disorders, as it has a particularly aged population, the ministry said in its statement. Soon, one-fourth of all Greeks will be over 60 years of age, while over 450,000 people already suffer from dementia and related disorders

    Greek Action Plan for Dementia and Alzheimer’s presented by Health Min at cabinet meeting
  • PM Mitsotakis: Our focus is firmly directed on reforms

    PM Mitsotakis: Our focus is firmly directed on reforms

    The prime minister referred to the "increasing turmoil in our neighbourhood" reiterating that Greece, as a force of stability in the region, recognizes Israel's right to self-defense always based on international law and especially international humanitarian law.

    PM Mitsotakis: Our focus is firmly directed on reforms
  • Chinese ambassador: Greece’s credit rating upgrade will attract more investors from China

    Chinese ambassador: Greece's credit rating upgrade will attract more investors from China

    The Chinese ambassador was addressing an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Belt & Road Initiative and Greece's participation in the initiative through the China-Greece Belt & Road Dialogue, organized in the Greek capital by the China Media Group.

    Chinese ambassador: Greece’s credit rating upgrade will attract more investors from China
  • Development Ministry launching investigation into influencers for misleading commercial practices

    Development Ministry launching investigation into influencers for misleading commercial practices

    According to the announcement of the Development Ministry, as part of the European investigations being carried out in EU member-states at the initiative of the European Commission (EU Sweeps), the General Directorate of Market and Consumer Protection of the General Secretariat of Commerce is going to carry out checks on the commercial practices that influencers use on social media in order to promote or offer goods and services of companies (brands) with which they cooperate.

    Development Ministry launching investigation into influencers for misleading commercial practices
  • FM Gerapetritis: Greece maintains stance of principles in its foreign policy on the Middle East

    FM Gerapetritis: Greece maintains stance of principles in its foreign policy on the Middle East

    "The Greek government's stance in terms of the Middle East issue is a stance of principle and justice, as is Greece's entire foreign policy," Gerapetritis said. "We do not keep an equal distance and we do not intend to differentiate either our stance or our rhetoric. We keep the stance demanded by our national policy's principles and values, which are ethical principles and values, and we shall rely on them to the end."

    FM Gerapetritis: Greece maintains stance of principles in its foreign policy on the Middle East
  • PM Mitsotakis: Solution to Middle East conflict requires Hamas’ strategic defeat

    PM Mitsotakis: Solution to Middle East conflict requires Hamas' strategic defeat

    Mitsotakis also noted that Greece was one of three European countries participating in the international summit in Egypt on the crisis, and its stance is in support of a two-state solution and reviving the relevant talks. Palestinians have a right to their own country, without threatening Israel's right to its own state, he clarified. The Greek PM added that there cannot be a solution to the crisis without Hamas' strategic defeat, while the Palestinian Authority has proven it can be an effective administrator of the West Bank.

    PM Mitsotakis: Solution to Middle East conflict requires Hamas’ strategic defeat
  • Greece examining the possibility of a humanitarian aid corridor from the sea, foreign ministry sources say

    Greece examining the possibility of a humanitarian aid corridor from the sea, foreign ministry sources say

    "For this plan, which is operationally complex - and to which the French president, Emmanuel Macron, referred on Friday - the Greek government is in talks with the parties directly involved, as well as with its European partners and international organisations," the sources added.

    Greece examining the possibility of a humanitarian aid corridor from the sea, foreign ministry sources say
  • Mitsotakis: Unicredit-Alpha Bank deal a ‘resounding vote of confidence’ in Greece’s banking sector

    Mitsotakis: Unicredit-Alpha Bank deal a 'resounding vote of confidence' in Greece's banking sector

    Mitsotakis said that this reduction in unemployment was the result of high growth rates but also the transformation of the former OAED labour employment organisation from a benefits service to one geared to helping people find jobs and acquire skills.

    Mitsotakis: Unicredit-Alpha Bank deal a ‘resounding vote of confidence’ in Greece’s banking sector
  • PASOK-KINAL leader Androulakis’ message on October 28

    PASOK-KINAL leader Androulakis' message on October 28

    PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis criticized the government because, as he said, it did not support the United Nations resolution for a humanitarian truce in the Middle East, right after the parade in Thessaloniki on Saturday.

    PASOK-KINAL leader Androulakis’ message on October 28
  • President Sakellaropoulou: Greece remains a pillar of stability and peace in the wider region

    President Sakellaropoulou: Greece remains a pillar of stability and peace in the wider region

    Greece will continue to highlight its national rights and remain a pillar of stability and peace in our wider region," President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Saturday after the conclusion of the parade in Thessaloniki.

    President Sakellaropoulou: Greece remains a pillar of stability and peace in the wider region