“Energy is a public social good and the state must make substantive interventions for the viability of the semi-governmental Cyprus Electricity Authority AHK” AKEL had repeatedly warned the previous government that the problems in AHK shift costs on consumers, while the Electricity Authority itself is facing serious problems, former Trade Minister Neoklis Sylikiotis in the […]
Greece’s four systemic banks recorded an increase in interest income between 50% and 75% in the first quarter of the year, benefiting from the rise in interest rates on their loan portfolios and the containment of interest rates on deposits.
Credit Suisse was ordered to pay $926 million to Georgia’s former prime minister on Friday for losing part of his fortune, in a Singapore court ruling that represents one of the biggest legal awards made against the bank.
585 BC: Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, while Lydians at war with the Medes leads to a truce. One of the cardinal dates from which other dates calculated. 1431: Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution 1588: King Philip II dispatches the Spanish Armada under the […]
Interview: Vasilis Nikolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Dimitris Basis was born in Stuttgart, Germany, where his parents had emigrated for a few years. He first moved to Greece at the age of eight, when his family returned to Chersos village in the prefecture of Kilkis. At the age of twenty, he started singing professionally and was […]
The Spring Fresco found at the Late Bronze Age site of Akrotiri in Santorini is considered to be the first painting of a nature scene in European art history.
The Republic of Cyprus has already prepared draft wording which could be included in the conclusions of a European Council in relation to its proposal for more active involvement of the EU in the Cyprus issue and the possible appointment of an envoy.
Ahead of Sunday’s election in Greece’s eastern neighbor across the Aegean, messages from Turkey arriving in Athens in recent days indicate additional reductions in military exercises.
Greece’s political parties are preparing their strategy ahead of the second election round on 25 June with post-election potential collaborations already causing tensions.
1679: Habeas Corpus Act passes in England, strengthening a person’s right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment 1703: Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great 1873: Heinrich Schliemann discovers “Priam’s Treasure” a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia 1940: British and Allied forces begin the evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) during WWII 1963: Jomo Kenyatta elected 1st […]
