In an interview to George Vailakis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy Kostas Fragogiannis describes the methods to attract foreign investments in Greece, the big projects in place, the ones in the pipeline and the partnerships of the Greek state with the knowledge-intensive Greek communities of the Diaspora Why do big companies want [...]
The time: June, 17. The place: the iconic Panathenaic Stadium (Kalimarmaro) in Athens. The reason: the Dior cruise 2022 collection. The event: an unprecedented gala fashion show to “celebrate the magic and transmission of cultures”. The house of Dior picked the capital of Greece for the presentation of its cruise 2022 collection. https://twitter.com/Dior/status/1405978623153115137 On the [...]
PRESS RELEASE 11th Annual Capital Link Operational Excellence in Shipping Forum Best Industry Practices – A Competitive Advantage Digital Conference Held with great success With the participation of Industry Leaders from around the World Tuesday & Wednesday, June 8 & 9, 2021 2 Days – 17 Sessions – 80 Global Industry Speakers Video Replays [...]
The European Commission approved the Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), Greece 2.0, of a total budget of 30.5 billion euros. The presentation of the Greece 2.0 Plan was made in the "Ancient Agora" of Athens by the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of the European Commission Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen. [...]
The Aristotle Medical Forum (AMF) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will take place in September 9-11, 2021, at the main Ceremony Hall of the University. Aristotle Medical Forum (AMF) is an international, global scientific forum for healthcare innovation and well-being. It takes place on an annual basis during the first weekend of the International [...]
The Greek parliament approved (with 158 votes in favor) the new law proposed by the Ministry of Labour under the name "Protection of Employment". Τhe main points of the new framework are: The introduction of the digital work card, the purpose of which is to fight undeclared work hours and overtime. The introduction of the [...]
Greece donated 20,000 Astrazeneca vaccines to Albania. The vaccines arrived at the Tirana International Airport, on Monday, June 14. They were received by the Albanian Deputy Minister of Health, Eugena Tomini, in the presence of the Greek Ambassador to Albania, Sofia Filippidou. The Albanian Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu thanked the Greek government and said it was [...]
“A step towards a quieter summer”. This is the main outcome of the meeting between the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Greek government sources. The meeting took place “in a cordial environment”, lasted 50 minutes and the two parties agreed that the 2020 summer [...]
A Summit of low expectations – but then what? By Antonis D. Papagiannidis Today’s NATO Summit in Brussels, coming close after the G-7 in Cornwall, will be part of the post-Trump American reversion to multilateralism, with the Alliance looking for a new, secure footing and for a measure of renewed mutual trust among its own [...]
Some 90% of all goods traded globally travel by ship. On the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of seafarers were trapped on board for months. They provide a valuable service to national economies, yet they are poorly protected. Dimitrios Fafalios, Chairman of the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) describes as “extremely disappointing” [...]
