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  With the leaps that the pandemic brought to the digital transformation, the needs for data storage in Greece, but also in the wider region of Southeastern Europe, are constantly increasing. Data centers are evolving into one of the most promising markets in the country, upgrading the prospects for the development of a regional data hub in the wider region. The investments that have already been announced create a footprint of more than 2 billion euros in the Greek economy for the coming years. At the same time, European data protection requirements for European citizens are closing the door on data exports outside the EU, which creates scope for those who manage to gain a foothold in the new market. The announcement of Microsoft’s investment, last October, for the creation of a Data Center Region in Attica, an investment of 400 million euros, sparked a series of new investments. As announced, the financial footprint of the investment of the American giant , which co...

  Η μετάλλαξη Δέλτα δεν έχει αλλάξει μόνο τον «ρου» της επιδημιολογικής εικόνας στη χώρα, αλλά και το πλάνο της κυβέρνησης σχετικά με τον τρόπο που θα χωριστούν οι εσωτερικοί χώροι στην εστίαση. Κι ενώ το αρχικό πλάνο ήταν να δημιουργηθούν δύο ειδών ταχύτητες στην εστίαση με τους μαγαζάτορες να επιλέγουν αν θα βάλουν μόνο εμβολιασμένους ή και ανεμβολίαστους στα μαγαζιά τους (μικτοί ή χώροι αμιγώς για εμβολιασμένους), φαίνεται πως η αναζωπύρωση της επιδημίας βάζει ξανά στο ντουλάπι το συγκεκριμένο σχέδιο. Ανατροπή στο παρά πέντε με την εστίαση Όπως ανέφερε και η κυβερνητική εκπρόσωπος, Αριστοτελία Πελώνη, κατά τη χτεσινή ενημέρωση , την ερχόμενη εβδομάδα αναμένονται ανακοινώσεις σχετικά με τα μέτρα στην εστίαση. Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, λοιπόν, το σχέδιο άλλαξε στο παρά πέντε και εν τέλει αυτό που προκρίνεται είναι οι ανεμβολίαστοι να αποκλειστούν από τους εσωτερικούς χώρους. Συγκεκριμένα, οι ανεμβολίαστοι δεν θα μπορούν ούτε να απολαύσουν το γεύμα τους στο εσωτερικό ενός ...

 By Lefteris Charalambopoulos I do not know how much attention was paid to the news item, but it certainly captured my attention. An elderly couple was found dead in their apartment in the Athens suburb of Kallithea. Authorities have said the deaths were not likely caused by a criminal act but rather from heatstroke as there was no air conditioner or even fan [and there was a heat-wave in Athens last week]. It is not the first time we learn of the loss of our fellow human beings with delay. There are often “forgotten” people who when their health takes a turn for the worse frequently have no one to go to. Sometimes we discover the presence of these people when we come across an obituary or when we see relatives of the deceased emptying the apartment where they lived. At that point we wonder about the fact – often with a sense of shame – that in that apartment, behind that door which we walked by every day , there lived a human being and we never considered whether he or s...

The characteristics attributed to this label are sustainable and viable development, accompanied by sufficient investment in renewable energy sources, comprehensive waste manage, digitalization of all facets of the local economy and social services as well as eco-friendly travel and movement. Α Greek-French MoC signed on Friday foresees the transformation of the small Dodecanese Isle of Halki, near well-known holiday destination Rhodes, into the first and prototype “GR-eco island”. The characteristics attributed to this label are sustainable and viable development, accompanied by sufficient investment in renewable energy sources, comprehensive waste manage, digitalization of all facets of the local economy and social services as well as eco-friendly travel and movement. The memorandum of cooperation was signed by the relevant energy and environment minister, Costas Skrekas, representing the Greek government, along with local and regional government authorities, and a cote...