Editorial To Vima: The devil is in the details
Editorial To Vima: The devil is in the details The first opinion polls of 2023 are almost identical to the last polls of 2022, which were similar to those at the start of 2022. Does this noteworthy stability mean that the result of the election is foreordained? No, because we do not hold elections due […]
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Bulgaria to almost double natural gas storage capacity
Bulgaria to almost double natural gas storage capacity Bulgaria launched a project to almost double its gas storage with a €152 million deal between grid operator Bulgartransgaz and a Bulgarian-led consortium signed on Friday. Capacity at the Chiren gas storage facility, the country’s only one, will be expanded to 1 billion cubic meters from 550 […]
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Elections in Turkey to be Held on May 14, Almost in Parallel with Greece
Elections in Turkey to be Held on May 14, Almost in Parallel with Greece Turkey and Greece to hold elections almost in parallel. Illustration: Greek Reporter Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled on Wednesday that he intended to call the next general election for May 14, perhaps a few weeks after the elections in Greece, […]
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A fine budget of 1 bln euros
A fine budget of 1 bln euros The government expects to collect up to almost a billion euros this year from fines, penalties and other charges that have already been imposed or will be on businesses and individuals. According to the state budget, the exact amount of fines estimated by the Finance Ministry to be […]
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The last king of the Hellenes
The last king of the Hellenes With the death of the last king of the Hellenes almost 50 years after the institution was scrapped by referendum, there are no excuses for the frivolity with which many participants in public life – on the left and the right – approach the question of the monarchy and […]
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ATHEX: Index at peak of almost 11 months
ATHEX: Index at peak of almost 11 months The outlook for Greece’s sovereign credit rating to return to investment grade and the 50-million-euro package of Mytilineos shares that changed hands on Monday gave a fresh boost to the Greek stock market at the beginning of the week, with its benchmark climbing to highs unseen in […]
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Hiring prospects seen improving in Q1
Hiring prospects seen improving in Q1 Greek employers expect an increase of hirings in almost all sectors of economic activity for the first quarter of 2023, with a peak in major infrastructure projects like the railway, innovation, logistics, renovations and investments of large foreign companies. Rapid growth is anticipated in the IT sector, with northern […]
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Georgiadis: Santa’s basket was ‘a good idea’ and ‘worked’
Georgiadis: Santa’s basket was ‘a good idea’ and ‘worked’ There are now almost 3,000 products (toys) included in “Santa’s basket”, Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said after his visits to toy shops on Friday. There are now almost 3,000 products (toys) included in “Santa’s basket”, Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said after his […]
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The Olympic Airways Plane that Almost Crashed into Athens
The Olympic Airways Plane that Almost Crashed into Athens Heroic pilot Sifis Migadis saved many lives by skillfully maneuvering the damaged plane back to safety. Screenshot from YouTube. It was August 9, 1978, when an Olympic Airways plane almost crashed into central Athens, with the pilot managing to avoid the disaster in just the last […]
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Economist: Greece is a 2022 economic winner
Economist: Greece is a 2022 economic winner Financially, the past year was bad for almost everyone. Inflation of 10% year-on-year across the rich world has cut into household incomes. Investors have lost out as global stock markets have fallen 15%. However, this overall poor performance hides wide differences: some countries have done quite well. In order […]
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New law sparks Golden Visa rush
New law sparks Golden Visa rush After six years of arranging viewings on an almost daily basis for fellow Chinese nationals coming to Greece in search of good property deals, Peter Chang had to hang up his realtor’s hat three years ago, when the pandemic brought business to a halt. Despite continued restrictions on travel, […]
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Takis Zenetos: Architect, visionary and ‘futurist’
Takis Zenetos: Architect, visionary and ‘futurist’ A building of almost unreal appearance strikes a contrast among the city blocks of Agios Dimitrios. Like a spaceship ready to take off down the straight run of Vouliamenis Avenue, it looks like something that has come from another galaxy. Yet it is not some grandiose futuristic monument, but […]
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Viagra Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s By Almost 70%, Study Says
Viagra Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s By Almost 70%, Study Says Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction medication Viagra can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 69%. Credit: Audrey Disse, CC BY-SA 3.0 New research published recently suggests that Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction drug Viagra can decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up […]
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Switch to cheaper products
Switch to cheaper products Almost all consumers have turned into avid bargain hunters, whether the products are a part of the “household basket” measure or the usual promotional programs carried out by suppliers in cooperation with retailers, in an effort to save money amid the inflationary crisis, a new analysis has confirmed. According to a […]
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Pope: Migrant deaths ‘unacceptable and almost always avoidable’
Pope: Migrant deaths ‘unacceptable and almost always avoidable’ Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean are “unacceptable and almost always avoidable,” Pope Francis said on Friday, renewing a call for policymakers across the region to address the issue in a manner “beneficial to all.” The 85-year-old pontiff, son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, often speaks up for […]
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AMVER ceremony in Athens next month
AMVER ceremony in Athens next month Almost the entire Greek shipping community will be represented at this year’s AMVER Awards Gala Dinner, one of the most important annual events of the industry, which will take place on December 16 at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel to honor all the ships that participate in the US Coast […]
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Greeks like e-commerce but point to shortcomings
Greeks like e-commerce but point to shortcomings Almost all consumers (95%) say they are satisfied with their overall experience of online shopping, given that fraud phenomena hardly ever occur, per the sectoral research on e-commerce carried out by the Competition Commission. However, there is a series of inhibiting factors for the development of the sector […]
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Greek Mathematician Apollonius and His Almost Insoluble Problem
Greek Mathematician Apollonius and His Almost Insoluble Problem Apollonius Crater on Mars. The Greek mathematician’s brilliance in the realm of geometry was so appreciated by NASA that this Moon feature was named for him. Credit: NASA/Public Domain Apollonius of Perga (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Περγαῖος) who lived from 240 BC to c. 190 BC, was a brilliant ancient […]
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Us, them and the media
Us, them and the media Almost a month ago, when Turkey’s MetroPoll published a survey on how the Turkish public views Greece, many Greeks were surprised. The findings revealed that, despite the extreme and belligerent rhetoric from the political leadership in Ankara, the people aren’t taking the bait. Asked if there is “enmity between the […]
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September Athens airport arrivals almost match 2019
September Athens airport arrivals almost match 2019 Figures released on Tuesday show that September was another good month for the Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport, where passenger traffic approached the levels of 2019. According to data, total passenger traffic last month reached 2.58 million passengers, 3.9% lower than 2019 traffic. Domestic passenger traffic not only […]
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Minister: Almost ‘zero chances’ of power cuts due to energy crisis in Greece
Minister: Almost ‘zero chances’ of power cuts due to energy crisis in Greece There are nearly zero chances that the energy crisis will lead to power cuts, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Tuesday, talking to the private broadcaster Skai, ANA reports. “In life and at a time when a conventional and energy […]
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‘I love the same way you love’
‘I love the same way you love’ “The Turks are always very friendly,” almost all Kastellorizo’s residents agree when asked by Kathimerini, and many go on to point to Gogo and Kerem. I don’t know if it’s my hunger speaking, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen more appetizing fried calamari than that being tipped […]
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Corfu air arrivals break record in August
Corfu air arrivals break record in August Almost 400,000 tourists traveled to the island of Corfu in August via Ioannis Kapodistrias Airport, exceeding all precedent, as 2,398 international flights landed last month – i.e. 200 more than in August 2019 and 38 more than July 2022. “By end-October we will have had over 1.6 million […]
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Evia tops demand for social tourism vouchers in August
Evia tops demand for social tourism vouchers in August Almost 50,000 social tourism vouchers were cashed in during August, according to data from the Public Employment Service (DYPA, formerly known as OAED). Last month a total of 49,000 OAED/DYPA 2022-23 social tourism vouchers were activated at tourism accommodation facilities across Greece, marking an increase of […]
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Bank of Greece: Interest rates on new deposits remained almost unchanged in July
Bank of Greece: Interest rates on new deposits remained almost unchanged in July The weighted average interest rate on new deposits remained almost unchanged at 0.02% in July 2022, according to the new data released by the Bank of Greece. However, the weighted average interest rate on new loans decreased to 3.71%, and, at the […]
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Modern Greek Returns to the University of Utah
Modern Greek Returns to the University of Utah Modern Greek was taught for almost 60 years at the University. Credit: Facebook/UNiversity of Utah The University of Utah announced recently that Modern Greek will be taught at the Department of World Languages and Cultures starting this semester. One of the beginner Modern Greek classes will be […]
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Greece’s backlog of unprocessed pensions is almost cleared
Greece’s backlog of unprocessed pensions is almost cleared The national social security agency EFKA approved 30,200 pension applications in July, further clearing an accumulated backlog of over a million cases. At this point, 96% of the applications submitted between 2016 and 2022 have been approved. However, there still remain 56,000 main pensions to be processed, […]
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Greece struck by almost 50,000 lightning strikes, 100 millilitres of rain
Greece struck by almost 50,000 lightning strikes, 100 millilitres of rain Large storms struck large parts of continental Greece and the islands of the Aegean for a second day on Wednesday. According to the data of the National Observatory of Athens and meteo.gr, the station of Kavontoro recorded the most rain at 102 millilitres with […]
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Belief in heaven and hell still strong, survey shows
Belief in heaven and hell still strong, survey shows Almost one in two (44.3%) Greek respondents in the World Values Survey (WVS) said they believe hell exists. The latest poll, which began in 2017 and ended in 2021, was part of a global project that has been around since 1981. Almost 82% of Greek respondents […]
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Temperature rising again
Temperature rising again Temperatures are set to rise again on Wednesday across almost the entire country, reaching up to 38 degrees Celsius in Attica. According to the National Observatory of Athens, the temperature in Western Macedonia will hit a high of 33 degrees, and in the rest of northern Greece 36-37C. It will rise to […]
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