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Bulgaria's Fading Appeal to Investors: IT Sector Grapples with Challenges
The IT industry in Bulgaria is set to end 2024 without any growth in employment numbers and with decreasing revenue growth, according to Iliya Krastev, chairman of AIBEST. During the annual report presentation, he noted that the country's lack of a functional government and clear economic vision has led neighboring nations to capitalize on this instability.
Public health threats top experts’ agenda
Greece's public health experts are sounding alarms about future pandemic threats and the growing issue of antibiotic resistance.
During a public health conference on Wednesday, prominent epidemiologists discussed the possibility of a new pandemic emerging from one of 25 virus families currently under surveillance by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Syria crisis fuels Greek concerns
The rapidly evolving crisis in Syria will take center stage at the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, with Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis representing Athens.
The fragmented situation in Syria, following the Assad regime's collapse, remains fluid, as recent developments underline.
Weather: Rains & temperature drop are coming – When & where it will snow
Three different types of weather will “hit” the country over the weekend of December 14, 15 and Monday, December 16. According to Giannis Kallianou‘s forecast, changes will gradually be seen in the weather, which will evolve from mild, to “P” type to “brisk”.
The gates of hell have opened
Turkey's emergence as a key player in developments in Syria, which led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad and the last "Ba'athist" regime in the Arab world, has caused a good deal of irritation and concern in Athens. It is a reaction that is logical and expected, in one sense.
Fixed rules in construction
Greece's supreme administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that key provisions of the New Building Regulation are unconstitutional. This ruling must be respected by everyone - without last-minute attempts to abuse it.
Climate change, over-tourism and the water crisis on Greece’s islands
Record-breaking heatwaves, limited rainfall and a spike in tourism have many concerned about the availability of water.
This is something we've heard experts talk about with regards to Athens. In Greece's Cycladic islands, however, which see millions of visitors every summer, this problem seems even more pronounced.
Greece launches emergency inquiry into the alleged assault of an Egyptian minor at a migrant camp
A prosecutor from Greece's Supreme Court on Thursday launched an emergency inquiry into the alleged beating and sexual assault of a 16-year-old Egyptian boy at a migrant camp outside Athens.
Monk found dead on Mount Athos coast
A 40-year-old monk was found dead Thursday on a rocky shoreline in the Monoxylitis area of Mount Athos, Greece's all-male Orthodox monastic community. He had been reported missing in late November.
Local police and firefighters assisted in recovering the body, which was then transported to the mainland by private boat.
Politics of memory: Revisiting the Battle of Athens through KKE’s lens
Descending Stadiou Street on a Sunday afternoon, with stores open due to the start of the Christmas shopping season, the last thing I expected to encounter on my walk toward Omonia Square was a grand exhibition dedicated to the "liberating, revolutionary" events of 1944, organized by the Greek Communist Party (KKE).
Greece to discuss Syrian asylum suspension on Friday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will chair a National Security Governmental Council (KYSEA) meeting Friday to consider suspending asylum applications from Syrian refugees after the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Thriasio hub construction finally starts
Construction of a major freight hub in West Attica, an investment of 260 million euros covering 265,000 square meters, will start in 2025.
The “Golgotha” of Areti and thousands of Americans with insurance companies – Patients left hanging because treatments are not covered
Areti Tsoukalas, daughter of Lefteris Tsoukalas, a professor of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University in the United States, was diagnosed with leukemia three years ago at the age of just 23.
Tragas Inheritance: Double victory for son in legal battle against Maria Karra
Giannis Tragas achieved two legal victories against Maria Karra, both in Greece and abroad, in the inheritance war that has been raging for nearly three years since the death of his father.