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‘Green’ properties cost more
Houses in the top category of energy certificates boast sale prices up to 125% higher.
Bruce Lipton: An awakening weekend in Athens
A warm, sweet and beautiful creature embracing a genuinely curious mind. A noble and humble individual, whose caring soul glows through the tone of his voice. Bruce Lipton is traveling the world spreading the essence of quantum physics: “Everything is Energy!”
A system full of holes
Nothing can really be regarded as “news” when it comes to corruption. Corruption is so ubiquitous, that nothing comes as a surprise anymore, nothing shocks us.
The equation of homesickness
The most powerful motivation for a Greek of the new diaspora to return to the country is certainly their roots. Those closer to them. But this does not mean that the state should rely on people’s homesickness and sunshine to attract the talent that emigrated over the past few years.
Leverage by proxy
A news story by Turkey’s Anadolu news agency about Turkish officials stating that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will raise the whole range of Greek-Turkish disputes in the Aegean during his meeting with Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis in Athens on November 8 has caused a stir.
SYRIZA unplugged
The most convenient interpretation is that SYRIZA won the elections 10 years ago as an anti-austerity party rather than a left-wing one. This, the theory goes, led to a gradual loss of support as the party adjusted to fiscal realism and European rationalism.
Saviors preaching from on high
The sermons of our illustrious superpatriot caste are full of self-evident desires. Who would not want their country to be so powerful – something like Alexander’s empire when it was united, or Byzantium at its peak – that enemies would tremble, and the rest would beg for its benevolence?
Euro champs, global runners-up: Athens’ space law team triumphs
The Athens Law School team, representing Europe as regional champions, earned second place globally in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition after a series of stellar performances.
Boat carrying migrants sinks off Samos
Coast guard have launched a search and rescue operation northwest of Samos after a boat carrying migrants sank in the area.
Tourists increasingly demand high-quality and authentic experiences
Travelers visiting Greece and its rival destinations are increasingly demanding and expect high-quality travel experiences, seeking authenticity.
Clocks going back one hour on Sunday
Clocks are going back one hour to Standard Time from summer Daylight Savings Time this Sunday, October 27.
Maroussi: Two 19-year-olds mugged at gunpoint
Police in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi are investigating the armed mugging of two 19 year old men who were walking on the street shortly after midnight.
Family, climate inspire Greeks’ return
A new survey shows that a growing number of Greeks who left the country during the financial crisis are now returning home, primarily drawn back by family ties and the comfort of familiar surroundings.
Bread consumption falls 5% from 2019 to 2022
The consumption of bread in Greece fell by 5 percent from 2019 to 2022, a decrease which is largely related to the economic crisis, especially since the price of the staple food has increased by almost 40% in recent years.
Lost for two centuries, ancient Greek vases set for auction in France
Two ancient Greek vases that had been lost for two centuries are set to be auctioned in Saint-Malo, France, according to newspaper Ouest France.
Farmers step up security to protect olive oil stock
On a Monday morning, farmer Spyros Staramos was outside his oil mill in Aitoliko, a town in Western Greece. It would have been just another typical Monday for him if he hadn’t seen that the two locks on his warehouse had been broken.
Von der Leyen praises Serbia for its advances in EU membership bid despite growing Russian influence
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday praised the Serbian president for meeting her and other European Union leaders instead of attending a Russia-organized summit of developing economies held earlier this week.
Verticom to host Ecommerce Pharmacy & Beauty Summit in Athens
Verticom is organizing its eCommerce Pharmacy & Beauty Business Summit at Zappeio in central Athens on Tuesday. For more information, go to ecdmexpo.com.
Auditing services of Attica and Thessaloniki to be unified
The centralized auditing services (ELKE) in the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki will be unified, according to a decision by Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) Governor Giorgos Pitsilis, for the purpose of improving efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness of its services.