The Greek version of #metoo and the “legislate away” approach by Antonis D. Papagiannidis The #metoo wave came belatedly to Greek shores, but it came with a formidable force. It started with rape and sexual-assault accusations in the sports world – of all fields in sailing, with 2004 Olympics golden medalist Sophia Bekatorou taking the [...]
The iconic Porto Carras Grand Resort, on the western coast of Sithonia Halkidiki, on northern mainland Greece, announced its opening under in April 2021. The resort in Greece is nestled on the slopes of Meliton, overlooking the expansive blue of Toroneos Gulf, stretching across 1,763 hectares of verdant landscapes and along 9 km of sandy, [...]
Greece is working on a package of measures that will make an it ideal destination for digital nomads. The latest plan, undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism, includes: Improving broadband infrastructure, especially in relation to the provision of high-speed internet services. Cooperation and exchange of infrastructure know-how and best practices with other cities abroad which [...]
by Symela Touchtidou @stouchtidou The case is known in Europe as the “Chicken of Tomorrow” case. Back in the early 2010’s, supermarkets, poultry farmers, and broiler meat processors in the Netherlands have made "arrangements amongst each other regarding the selling of chicken meat produced under enhanced animal welfare-friendly conditions". Their initiative was called ‘Chicken of [...]
Of Greek-Turkish exploratory talks, the “5+1”Cyprus talks, the March 25/26 Summit – and well-wishers by Antonis D. Papagiannidis All who follow the not-so-discreet pas-de-deux of the EU with Turkey have already realised that work on the promised roadmap “for enhancing relations”, aka “positive agenda”, is progressing at a fast pace. Far faster, in fact, than [...]
Greece has already signed a “green passport” deal with Israel. The deal allows all Israelis that have received a COVID-19 vaccine to freely travel to Greece. Now, the Greek Ministry of Tourism is in talks with 10 more countries to reach similar deals. These countries are: the United Kingdom the United States Canada Australia Serbia [...]
It is the next step in Greece’s path to become a tax -friendly state for the rich of the world. The government voted a new law that will allow the operation of Family Offices in Greece. What do Family Offices do? Family offices are private wealth management advisory firms that serve high-net-worth investors. They are [...]
Reforming the labor market in Greece was top priority of all three Economic Adjustment Programs the country had to endure to exit its debt crisis (2010-2018). The emphasis on the labor market was dictated by the fact that the Greek labour market traditionally suffered from low productivity low participation rate high unemployment high tax wedge [...]
A new version of Greek-Arab relations by Antonis D. Papagiannidis Greek foreign policy had a tradition of Arab-friendly positioning. This was a side-effect of the presence of large Greek communities throughout the Arab world – especially in Egypt – along European colonial rule; but even afterwards, foreign policy followed on the track of Greek trade, [...]
A new terminal complex has been added to the Thessaloniki airport aiming to make of the second largest airport of Greece a rival to Europe's most popular airports. The new terminal is linked via skyway bridges to the redesigned existing terminal, doubling the amount of terminal space available. It provides more check-in space, twice as [...]