Kathimerini

David Harris hails strategic trilateral alliance in East Med

"We couldn't be more pleased" with the bilateral cooperation between Greece and Israel, the executive director of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris, tells Kathimerini in an interview, expressing equal satisfaction with the addition of Cyprus to the energy alliance and adding that this could also include Egypt at a later date.

Greek gov't awaits archaeologists' verdict on plot

The government is on standby Tuesday as the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) is scheduled to meet for the fourth time in just over a month to decide on whether a section of Elliniko, the site of a planned real estate investment in southern Athens, will be declared of archaeological interest, a move that could scupper the project.

Athens fears impact of German election fallout

The victory in Sunday's German election of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - albeit with heavy losses - is a cause for concern in Athens as political developments in the European Union's wealthiest nation could punch holes in the narrative of Greece's leftist-led government with regard to a range of issues, not least the Greek bailout program and hopes for debt relie

Elliniko memo on antiquities

As decision time on the old Athens airport plot at Elliniko nears for the Central Archaeological Council, threatening to destroy the prospects of Greece's biggest development project, Kathimerini reveals that the memorandum signed between the Culture Ministry and the Elliniko SA company to be sold to the investors is fully compliant with the clauses of the legislation on archaeology.

McArthurGlen protests decision keeping it shut on Sundays

McArthurGlen Athens has sent a protest letter to the economy minister as the stores (except for the food service enterprises) at its outlet village in Spata, close to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, have been excluded from a decision allowing shops to open every Sunday from May to October every year.

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