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Dimand to concede assets of 220 million euros ahead of portfolio renewal
Athens-listed company Dimand Real Estate is planning to sell buildings adding up to 220 million euros over the course of 2025.
This is the greatest threat to free speech since the Red Scare
On Saturday, immigration agents showed at the apartment building of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of last year’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and told him that his student visa had been revoked and that he was being detained.
Greek PM Mitsotakis welcomes proposed US-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reacted to Ukraine’s announcement that it would accept a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia. The statement followed crucial peace talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia.
European defense funds should go to EU members
The European Union seems to have crossed the Rubicon with respect to creating a substantial pan-European defense which, if implemented correctly, would ensure its security.
Tech sector seen to be worth €10 billion
The high-tech sector in Greece has grown from zero about eight years ago to 1-1.5% of the gross domestic product.
Unprotected against power theft
Instances of theft against the country’s electricity grid is an endemic phenomenon which cannot be addressed unless inspections are intensified.
Low investment in housing
The only economic figure that will not return to pre-crisis levels even in 2025 will be investments.
Ukraine agrees to ceasefire 30-day ceasefire with Russia, US to resume intelligence sharing
Ukraine agreed to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the conflict with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia, the countries said in a joint statement.
Greece on the sidelines?
It is not unusual to see the absurd prevail as a central foreign policy narrative. And when it has, both Europe and Greece have found themselves at an impasse.
Cyprus posts surplus of 1.6% of GDP in January
Cyprus recorded in January a general government surplus of 566.9 million euros (1.6% of GDP).
Greek Church condemns exhibition after vandalism attack by ultraconservative MP
The governing Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church has condemned the content of an exhibition at the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens, following a vandalism attack by an ultraconservative lawmaker.
Estudiantina of Melbourne to pay tribute to Greek music icons at Bankstown Sports Club
Estudiantina of Melbourne will perform a tribute concert at Bankstown Sports Club on March 30, celebrating the legacy of Greek musical icons Vasilis Tsitsanis and Sotiria Bellou, The Greek Herald reports.
Local defense industries see opportunity in European shift
As Europe attempts to wean itself off the US in terms of defense, a relatively small community of Greek businesses are mobilizing to take advantage of the opportunities that are opening up for themselves and for the country.
Big-time electricity thieves
Large chains in the accommodation and food service sectors are found to be stealing energy.
Unfair criticism of the opposition
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ criticism (parroted by many others) that the opposition parties have no proposals on how to resolve the long-standing problems of the country’s railway is unfair.
Father, what did you do during the junta?
Thanassis Vassiliou shot the initial footage for “Lo” with no idea that it would evolve into a deeply personal documentary that would take him into the dark years of Greece’s 1967-74 right-wing military junta and bring family secrets to light.
Ukraine-US talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia
Senior officials from Ukraine and the United States opened talks Tuesday on how to end Moscow’s three-year war against Kyiv, hours after Russian air defenses shot down 343 Ukrainian drones in the biggest such attack since the Kremlin ordered the full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Greece’s population decline and its need for growth
For many, the economic crisis that gripped Greece in the previous decade is over. However, its legacy is still there, and it goes well beyond the country’s economy.
PASOK wants to show it can govern, not just protest
The main opposition socialist PASOK party is beginning a campaign aiming at proving that it is a viable government alternative to the ruling New Democracy.
How Trump turned against Ukraine and Europe
It took Europe just three weeks and a contentious Oval Office meeting to realize that its 75-year-old alliance with the United States was coming apart.