The John Templeton Foundation, in collaboration with the Templeton World Charity Foundation and the Templeton Religion Trust, announced today, Thursday, April 10, 2025, that the recipient of the 2025 Templeton Prize is His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Presenting the timeline, Papastavrou said the first ministerial decision related to Chevron’s bid was signed last week, the second is due on Friday and publication will follow. Expressions of interest will be accepted through August, with the goal of ratifying a contract in Parliament by the end of the year.
Despite this, the BoG maintained its forecast for the growth rate of the Greek economy in 2025 unchanged at 2.3%, a performance much higher than the average of the eurozone
Concerning his Greek-specific message, Mitsotakis said he considers the United States to be a key strategic partner of Greece and mentioned specifically the IMEEC corridor which is a trade corridor deal that Trump has signed with a number of countries including India, Middle Eastern nations, and European nations.
The talks between the President of Lebanon and the Defense Minister of Greece focused on strengthening bilateral defense cooperation and regional security challenges.
HD Hyundai Mipo Co, a South Korean shipbuilding company, confirmed on Tuesday that it is engaged in negotiations for a new contract
“Any further resurgence in inflation or inflation expectations could delay or even halt the process of monetary policy normalization, worsening financial conditions and growth momentum,” Stournaras, who is governor of the Bank of Greece, said at the Greek central bank’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
The "Alexander Theme Park" will have, according to him, indoor and outdoor areas and will be ideal for family entertainment, but also combining education
This delivery, which took place on the cruise ship Celestyal Discovery at the Port of Lavrio, is the first application of the oil-biofuel blend in the Greek market, and its use reduces CO₂ emissions produced by the ship by approximately 21%.
The film scenes shot in the past on the Sacred Rock and the much-discussed photo shoots from Dior collections to Nelly's nudes
A statue of Maria Callas, created by sculptor Nikos Floros, has been adorning the main building of UNESCO in Paris since Thursday.
The figures reflect a stable structure of tourism demand, with sustained interest from key European markets and growing momentum from the United States, the Middle East, and Southeast Europe.
Stournaras’ comments come against the backdrop of European Union countries weighing approval of a first set of targeted countermeasures on up to $28 billion of US imports from dental floss to diamonds in the coming days.
Speaking at a government economic policy meeting, Mitsotakis specifically highlighted products such as olive oil, table olives, and feta cheese, saying that “these products are not produced in the US, and therefore, it makes no sense to impose tariffs on them.”
The Public Power Corporation (PPC) plans to invest €5.75 billion in the Western Macedonia region to establish a green energy and technology hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, the company announced.
The Prime Minister has nominated MP Apostolos Vesyropoulos for the post of Secretary, who is expected to be elected by acclamation. Vesyropoulos will succeed Stavros Kalafatis, who became deputy minister of development in the last reshuffle.
Kathimerini understands that, following a recent negative recommendation by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) – the body overseeing the Acropolis complex, including the 5th-century BC Parthenon temple dedicated to the goddess Athena – the production team dismissed the actors and crew hired for a key scene intended to be shot at the ancient citadel, and canceled the rental of filming equipment.
He said these comments were made during a closed-door discussion organized by the Center for American Progress, a public policy research and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by representatives from several think tanks, including the Brookings Institution, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Center for International Policy, as well as members of George Washington University.
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He also expressed Greece's "sincere condolences" for the deaths of 15 aid workers during the Israeli operation in Rafah on March 23.
The main themes of the Council were the ReArm Europe project, the White Paper on European Defence and the situation in Ukraine.
In an interview with the Dutch newspaper NRC, he was asked how many years it would take for Greece’s GDP to return to pre-crisis levels.
