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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has approved the Greek development and investment ministry's 60-million-euro invitation addressed to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, offering support for businesses affected by the pandemic.
According to an announcement by the ministry, the invitation is expected to be announced soon and will target very small, small and medium-sized enterprises registered in the National Register of Start-ups "Elevate Greece", or who register there before submitting their application for funding up unitl September 30, 2021. The businesses must have launched their activity by December 31, 2020 and be active in areas of Smart Specialisation / RIS3 and in the affected sectors.
State support will be provided in the form of direct grants to help ensure adequate working capital for businesses. The amount of the grant can be up to 80 pct of the working capital expenditure for the reference year 2019 or 2020.
Public funding of companies will range from 5,000 to 100,000 euros.
The Commission has found that the invitation is in line with the conditions set out in the Provisional Framework for State Aid measures to support the economy during the current outbreak of COVID-19.
Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis stated:
"Not only has the pandemic not stopped our efforts to support investment, but new tools, such as the approval of start-up loans, are being added to our weapons for future economic prosperity."
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
ATHENS - The tragedy of the Tempi train collision is a much greater issue than an opportunity for parties to table a motion of censure against the government, but the opposition parties used it anyway "to turn society's pain into a tool to strike at the government and me personally," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday night in parliament.
ATHENS - PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, speaking at the Hellenic Parliament on Thursday, emphasized that there is "an established belief among the Greek people" that the government "operates as a well-oiled machine of corruption, cover-up, and propaganda.
ATHENS — Greece’s center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.