News archive of July 2024

European markets reacted positively to the results of the first round of parliamentary voting in France, with the euro strengthening on the foreign exchange market and stocks opening higher on Monday. Marine Le Pen's National Rally secured the lead in the election, but with a smaller margin than anticipated by pre-election polls.

The first private TEENS Merchant Marine Academy opens its gates next September in the maritime city of Chios under the auspices of the Maria Tsakos Foundation. It is called the “International Center for Maritime Research and Tradition”.

Renowned historian William Mallinson, Professor of Political Ideas and Institutions at Guglielmo Marconi University, will present an online lecture on Henry Kissinger’s legacy, focusing on his impact in Cyprus. Scheduled for Thursday 11 July 2024, at 7 pm, the lecture is part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call with Iran's acting top diplomat, Ali Bagheri Kani, on June 30 to discuss the war in Gaza and its potential to spread conflict across the region, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.

A prominent Kazakh businessman rejected allegations on Monday that he or any of the passengers onboard a luxury yacht were responsible for a wildfire that broke out on the Saronic island of Hydra by fireworks launched from the ship on June 21.

The blaze burnt through 300 acres of the only pine forest on the tourist island, which lies south of Athens.

Today marks the implementation of new electricity and heating prices across Bulgaria, set to remain in effect for the next year as decided by the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) in a recent session. Customers of "Electrohold" will experience a 3.1% price increase, while those supplied by EVN will see a rise of 1.85%.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday a Serbian gendarme who killed a terrorist during Saturday's attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgrade would be decorated and noted that the people of Serbia had no reason for fear.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday a Serbian gendarme who killed a terrorist during Saturday's attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgrade would be decorated and noted that the people of Serbia had no reason for fear.

With dual options, giving employees the opportunity to opt out of the application, the Digital Card in Manufacturing and Retail, which affects some 600,000 workers, officially premieres on July 1.

Former MP and SYRIZA minister Alexos Flambouraris was hospitalized with a heart attack on Sunday.

Flambouraris is being treated in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

His state of health is satisfactory and he is expected to leave the ICU soon and be transferred to an Advanced Care Unit (ACU).