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EU expects to present follow-up US tariff response plan early next week

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 19:20
The EU Commission expects to present an initial plan for its response to the wide import tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump early next week, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

A new age of global economic competition?

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:50
Last week President Trump’s announcement of global tariffs on both allies and adversaries went beyond most predictions, and we’ve seen experts talk about a US declaration of economic war on the world, while others warn of economic havoc, recession, and fears of a sharp global economic slowdown.

EU border agency reviewing 12 cases of potential rights violations by Greece

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:38
The EU border agency said on Tuesday it was reviewing 12 cases of potential human rights violations by Greece, including some allegations migrants were pushed back across the frontier, a practice for which Athens has already been chastised in European court.

EU’s Kallas warns Albania of difficult reforms in the bloc’s membership path

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:00
The European Union 's foreign policy chief on Tuesday hailed Albania's "ambitious" agenda to close full membership negotiations in two years and also urged the country's political parties to support difficult reforms ahead.

ECB’s Stournaras says higher inflation due to tariffs could delay monetary policy normalization

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 17:45
European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras said on Tuesday that likely higher inflation and a global trade war following US President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs could delay normalization of euro zone monetary policy.

In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, a monk keeps faith and community together

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 16:56
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its founding more than a millennium ago.

Chevron to survey east Mediterranean seabed for pipeline linking gas field to Egypt, Cyprus says

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 16:00
Energy company Chevron will begin a survey of the east Mediterranean seabed early this summer to prepare for a pipeline connecting a sizable natural gas deposit in Cyprus waters with processing facilities in Egypt, Cypriot officials said Monday.

Power cable plan draws Turkish ire

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 15:29
Turkey has voiced strong objections to Greece’s planned resumption of underwater surveys near the islands of Kasos and Karpathos for the the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity interconnection project, known as the “Great Sea Interconnector.”

Three Afghans cleared in Moria camp fire case

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 15:02
Three Afghan asylum seekers were acquitted last Friday by a juvenile court in Mytilene, on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, overturning prior convictions that saw them imprisoned for over three years for allegedly starting the 2020 fire that destroyed the overcrowded Moria migrant and refugee camp.

Breathing room for debtors

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 14:30
Taxpayers with arrears to the state can get criminal proceedings suspended under new law.

UK funds are investing in private Greek schools

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 14:08
UK-based funds have recently acquired six well-known private private and secondary schools in Greece and are revamping their curricula, introducing novel learning methods based on interactive technologies. Private educators estimate the total investment at €15-30 million.

Internal disputes threaten Tempe report

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 13:10
A month after the release of the report by the Hellenic Air and Rail Accident Investigation Authority on the deadly Tempe train crash of February 28, 2023, disagreements over the findings are threatening to undermine the investigation’s credibility.

Foreigners buy Evros property

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:40
Turkish and Bulgarian citizens and companies are buying properties in the regional unit of Evros, in northeastern Greece, which borders Turkey, leading the mayor of the area’s largest city to speak of “colonization by stealth.”

Sedentary times: Teens sitting more, moving less, study finds

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:14
A recent study reveals that nearly one in three Greek adolescents is physically inactive, with only about one in seven meeting the World Health Organization’s recommendation of at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity.

Note to readers

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 11:40
Due to a one-day strike organized by the Athens Daily Newspaper Journalists’ Union (ESIEA) on Tuesday, Kathimerini English Edition will only cover breaking news and feature articles previously published in its print edition.

France’s KNDS and Metlen partner for armored vehicles

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 11:24
Athens-listed Metlen Energy & Metals said on Monday that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with KNDS France for the production of the latest generation of 8×8 infantry fighting armored vehicle, the VBCI Philocetes, marking a significant milestone in European defense industrial cooperation.

Greek-US cooperation in cruise tourism

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 10:27
The prospects for further strengthening Greece-US relations in the sectors of tourism, as well as entrepreneurship and culture, were at the center of talks between the secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Andreas Fiorentinos, and the Greek-American mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Dean Trantalis.

Should you always be sore after a workout?

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 09:18
There’s a pervasive belief among fitness enthusiasts that if you aren’t sore after a workout, you’re not getting into shape or working your muscles hard enough to build strength.

Grants for renovating Cyprus homes

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 08:00
Cyprus' Interior Ministry has officially launched the "Renovate-Rent" scheme,

Greek exports defy global turmoil, rising 5.8% in March

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 07:33
Greek exports rose to 3.09 billion euros in March, against €2.92 billion in the same month last year, marking a 5.8% rise despite the global turmoil, the honorary president of the Panhellenic Exporters’ Association, Christina Sakellaridi, said on Monday.

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