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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.
ATHENS – Greece is waiting for the initiatives of the European Commission, which may create additional fiscal space, and for a clearer picture to emerge regarding the energy crisis, the war in Ukraine and the level of state revenues, before it decides on a net of support measures against the latest crisis, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Friday to the radio station “Parapolitika”.
He urged calm and prudence, noting that it may be days or even weeks before a clear picture starts to emerge.
Staikouras noted a change in the EU position as regards the exceptions or special handling of defence spending at the last Ecofin Council, noting that this created much greater margins for the support of businesses and households. He also reported a shift as regards a Greek demand to give additional support to energy-hungry enterprises, which had previously been refused.
The minister noted that uncertainty had multiplied and that government policy must focus on targeted support but for a much greater period than originally predicted and for a problem that would be far more intense.
Staikouras noted that the measures taken during the pandemic led to a primary deficit exceeding 6 pct of GDP, while the cost of borrowing was higher and debt had also increased.
“Therefore, any flexibility given must be used wisely,” he emphasised.
The minister said that the crisis would affect growth by one percentage point and warned of impacts on the price of grains and some metals, while natural gas prices will remain high throughout 2022 and inflation in Europe will exceed 5 pct. He appeared confident, however, that Greece’s cash reserves were sufficient to meet the needs of this period while stressing the need to accelerate the recovery fund.
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.