Kathimerini
Turkey: Greece getting 'bad advice' on international law
The Turkish Embassy has successively posted three tweets aiming at those who "give bad advice" to Greece.
It is not enough - and sometimes misleading - to refer to generalities in international law, especially if one embarks upon professing on matters involving others.
— Turkish Emb. Athens (@TC_Atina) June 8, 2020
Tony Blair: 'Europe’s got to make it quite clear that it stands with Greece'
In an interview with "Kathimerini," former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks about the rise of authoritarian populism, UK-Greece relations, Turkish aggression, the western world versus China and how Brexit can be salvaged, if at all.
‘Greece is doing a great job,’ says German tourism official
When he was appointed to the job in 2018, Thomas Bareiss, a deputy minister at the Department of the Economy and Energy and Germany's commissioner for tourism, probably didn't expect it to be quite so challenging.
Confidential report shows mismanagement in response to migration
Mismanagement and a lack of planning has resulted in an inefficient response to the migration crisis in Greece, according to a confidential report by an international organization seen by Kathimerini.
United Group is ready to buy Forthnet loans, but sets terms
The signing of the sale contracts for 350 million euros of Forthnet's loans from the creditor banks to United Group appears to be just a matter of days, banking sources tell Kathimerini.
This is also confirmed by sources at British equity fund BC Partners, which is United's parent group.
Greece battling Spain, Portugal for German tourists
Greece is going to battle it out with Spain and Portugal to attract the biggest possible share of tourists from major markets this summer, especially Germany, as the big German tour operators have started aggressively promoting packages to Greece and the Balearics - the islands that have done better at combating Covid-19 than continental Spain.
MIT professor upbeat on virus outlook
As Greece enters the fourth phase of easing restrictions that were imposed in March to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, an eminent Greek professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dimitris Bertsimas, has developed an epidemiological model that suggests Greece is unlikely to see a significant increase in Covid-19 cases over the summer.
- Read more about MIT professor upbeat on virus outlook
- Log in to post comments
The apology and the thank you
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis apologized for the crowds that gathered for the unveiling of the new fountain at Omonia Square last week. He admitted that, despite the best of intentions, the event in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, at a time when the state is trying to drive home the continued need to maintain social distancing (including with fines), was a mistake.
- Read more about The apology and the thank you
- Log in to post comments
Remembering the Spanish flu, a century later
It was a Sunday night a few weeks back and Marianna Theodoropoulou kept looking at her watch. She was determined to be on her balcony at 9 p.m. sharp to applaud the country's hospital doctors and nurses battling the coronavirus crisis. "I had a personal reason, apart from the gratitude I wanted to express," she tells Kathimerini.
- Read more about Remembering the Spanish flu, a century later
- Log in to post comments
Delphi online debate to air on Thursday
The Delphi Economic Forum and the E-Kyklos think tank are organizing an online debate titled "The Day After in Greek-Turkish Relations," with the participation of former foreign ministers Evangelos Venizelos and Dora Bakoyiannis and former defense minister Evangelos Apostolakis.
- Read more about Delphi online debate to air on Thursday
- Log in to post comments