News archive of October 2024

Polls open for second round of PASOK leadership election

In the first round, held last Sunday, Androulakis came in first with 29.64%, while Doukas narrowly secured second place with 21.41%, just ahead of former minister Pavlos Geroulanos, who received 21.12%, following a lengthy vote-counting process.

Polls conducted before the first election round showed Androulakis as the favorite to win in a head-to-head matchup against Doukas.

Six out of every 10 Greeks buy online

Some 58% of the total population of consumers aged 16-74 in Greece made purchases from online stores in 2023.

Cyprus to bolster wages at low, middle part of scale

The Cypriot government aims to strengthen wage adequacy in line with European guidelines, with a focus on middle and low-income employees, the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance said on Friday. 

EY: Greece can evolve into regional AI hub

Greece could emerge as a "point of reference" and a "hub" for artificial intelligence (AI) in Southeast Europe in the coming years, Professor Christos Tarantilis, partner and head of the central government and public sector at EY (Ernst & Young) Greece, said last week.

Law-breaking civil servants

No part of the public sector can be impervious to corruption. What is always required, however, is to have strict rules and channels through which citizens can report any abuse of power or illegalities committed by its employees.

It seems that progress has been made in this field, as the crime rings that abuse their power are exposed and brought to justice.

Kasselakis barred from SYRIZA leadership contest

Stefanos Kasselakis cannot be a candidate for his own succession, SYRIZA's central committee has decided.

Out of 152 central committee members, 138 voted not to accept Kasselakis' candidacy Saturday evening.

The gap between the ‘train’ and the ‘platform’

Let's agree that for years private education was demonized and that vested interests held public education hostage to the fixations of unions and civil servants. The decades that passed consolidated a specific reality in primary and high schools.

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