EUCLID

Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope

Scientists on Nov. 7 unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid, a shimmering and stunning collection of galaxies too numerous to count.

The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral.

Europe's space telescope targets universe's dark mysteries

Europe's Euclid space telescope is scheduled to blast off Saturday on the first-ever mission aiming to shed light on two of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.

The launch is planned from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:12 am local time (1512 GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket of the US company SpaceX.

Extension given for illegal constructions to be settled

A joint ministerial decision was signed on Monday by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Environment Minister Giorgos Stathakis which provides for a 60-day extension to the deadline for owners of illegally built or modified buildings to submit their paperwork so they can put the structures in order.

The new deadline is September 23.

Greek and French Finance Ministers agree second review must close asap

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and his French counterpart Michel Sapin agreed that the completion of second review of the Greek program must come about as soon as possible during their meeting in Paris. According to Greek Finance Ministry sources, in the informal meeting, which was also attended by Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis, Mr.

Tsakalotos: December to show if economy sinks or exits crisis

Speaking before the parliamentary committee on financial affairs, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos labeled December as the most critical period on whether the Greek economy would exit the crisis or be led “off the cliff”. “December is the most crucial month since the summer of 2015.

Moscovici to visit Athens Monday, Tuesday

Pierre Moscovici, the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, was expected to visit Athens on Monday and Tuesday. 
 
Moscovici's Athens two-day agenda included meetings with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou and Labor Minister and Social Insurance Minister Effie Achtsioglou.

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