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Spanish PM wants to bring forward EU migration pact

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called for new EU rules on handling irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants to come into force in 2025, a year ahead of schedule.

His appeal comes as Spain is grappling with a surge in migrant arrivals in the Canary Islands and as Hungary and the Netherlands are seeking an opt-out from the bloc's rules on asylum.

Celebrating a historic educational institution

It was just after World War II and young Antonis Papadopoulos was graduating from elementary school. The son of refugees from Asia Minor, he lived alone with his mother, following his father's death, in Toumba, one of Thessaloniki's poorest districts. Knowing of his love for letters, the family's friends and acquaintances encouraged him to apply to Anatolia College.

Banks’ use of AI speeds up transactions

Artificial intelligence is already being used by banks and affecting the way they interact with customers.

"Using AI technologies in the banking system has led to significant changes and improvements… in fields such as security and fraud prevention, risk management and automatization of procedures," says Nikos Christodoulou, head of consulting services at Deloitte.

‘Greece is out of the woods’

Greece's Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis defended the introduction of the minimum presumptive income for freelance professionals and the self-employed based on which they were taxed for the first time this year, telling Kathimerini it is a "fair measure" toward salaried employees and pensioners who traditionally paid more tax. 

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