(BRF2023)CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-GREECE-PM-HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE (CN)

(BRF2023)CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-GREECE-PM-HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE (CN)

(231019) -- BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Kostas Skrekas, a high-level representative of Greek prime minister and development minister, who is in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

(BRF2023)CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-GREECE-PM-HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE (CN)

(BRF2023)CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-GREECE-PM-HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE (CN)

(231019) -- BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Kostas Skrekas, a high-level representative of Greek prime minister and development minister, who is in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

Greek gov't announces measures to tackle greedflation

STORY: Greek gov't announces measures to tackle greedflation DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Greek Development Minister Kostas Skrekas at a press briefing in Athens 2. various of the Athens Municipality fish market 3. various of the Athens Municipality meat market 4. various of the Athens Municipality fruit market STORYLINE: Greece's Development Minister Kostas Skrekas announced a set of measures on Wednesday aimed at combating "greedflation," the practice of exploiting inflation to generate excessive profits, the Greek national news agency AMNA reported. "Although inflation has decreased in recent months, inflationary pressures remain in certain categories of goods and mainly food products. As a result, Greek households are having a hard time," Skrekas told a press briefing in Athens. According to the latest Eurostat data, Greece's annual inflation rate was 3.5 percent this August, and dropped from 13 percent in July to 10.8 percent in

Energy-driven inflation shrinks Greeks' purchasing power

STORY: Energy-driven inflation shrinks Greeks' purchasing power DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:10 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bakery in Athens 2. various of an open market in Athens 3. various of an electrical appliances trader at his store 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NIKOS KARONIS, Electrical appliances trader 5. various of an air conditioner 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KOSTAS SKREKAS, Greek Energy and Environment Minister 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): NIKOS KARONIS, Electrical appliances trader 8. various of the Greek parliament in Syntagma square STORYLINE: Galloping inflation, driven by the energy crisis, has dramatically shrunk in recent months the purchasing power of people in Greece, who are bracing for a heavy winter. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NIKOS KARONIS, Electrical appliances trader "People are under a lot of pressure, because wages have not increased, and there are no other resources. The government is adopting support measures, they are allocating funds to help. However,

Greece presents energy-saving measures for public sector

STORY: Greece presents energy-saving measures for public sector DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of streets views STORYLINE: The Greek government presented on Wednesday a package of energy-saving measures in the public sector as part of wider efforts to address the current energy crisis and act against climate change. It is aimed to reduce energy consumption in the public sector by 10 percent in the coming months and by 30 percent by 2030, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas told a press conference on Wednesday. Organizations meeting the targets will be awarded extra funds, while those lagging behind will not get funding for new hirings. A digital energy consumption monitoring system will also be launched, and all public entities should appoint energy managers for each of their buildings to make sure lights and devices are switched off when not in use and heating and cooling systems are properly maintained. Moreover, m