To Kafeneion > Grapevine / News Briefs
14/01/22
Maik:
Forty four new cases of coronavirus confirmed on Kefalonia yesterday by EODY, 3 on Ithaki.
Today's bank rate:
1 GBP = € 1.1621
1 USD = € 0.847
Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com
Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Fri 14/01 12°/09° 12 km/h 03% Sunny
Sat 15/01 15°/09° 7 km/h 08% Sunny
Sun 16/01 14°/10° 12 km/h 66% Light rain probable
Mon 17/01 16°/11° 13 km/h 45% Showers possible
Tue 18/01 15°/08° 18 km/h 17% Sun & cloud
Wed 19/01 13°/09° 13 km/h 14% Mostly sunny
Thu 20/01 13°/10° 14 km/h 19% Sun & cloud
Fri 21/01 14°/08° 21 km/h 52% Showers probable
Sat 22/01 11°/07° 20 km/h 22% Sun & cloud
Sun 23/01 12°/09° 19 km/h 05% Mostly sunny
Maik:
--- Quote ---Greece to raise minimum wage again this year, PM says
Greece will raise the minimum wage for a second time later this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, as rising inflation takes a toll on consumers' income.
The government increased monthly gross minimum wage by about 2% at 663 euros from this month.
A second raise will be implemented from May 1.
--- End quote ---
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-raise-minimum-wage-again-this-year-pm-says-2022-01-13/
Maik:
--- Quote ---Greece’s ‘green gold’ at risk, as heatwave fries olive oil industry
Standing in his olive grove in Kalamata, Greek farmer Michalis Antonopoulos points to a series of branches bearing rotten fruit.
These are the remnants of last winter - a season too warm and dry to produce Greece's famous olive stock. The following summer saw the worst heatwave in decades, drying up the fruit and setting off wildfires that burned hundreds of thousands of trees.
"This year has shown us that the tree cannot cope under difficult weather conditions,” says Antonopoulos.
“Even though we are in the Mediterranean region and we have warm summers, these extreme weather conditions are very difficult for the olive, with the result that we are seeing empty trees without fruit. This is a classic example of the environmental change we're going through."
Antonopoulos heads up the local olive growers' cooperative, which estimates a 50 per cent drop in regional output.
--- End quote ---
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/01/13/greece-s-green-gold-at-risk-as-heatwave-fries-olive-oil-industry
Maik:
Ithaki coast guard yesterday performed the emergency transfer from Piso Aetos to Sami of a 56 y-o local in need of urgent medical attention.
Maik:
--- Quote ---Exclusive: Two parties held in Downing Street as Queen and country mourned death of Prince Philip
Leaving events for No 10 staff were held on eve of the Duke's funeral, at which Her Majesty was forced to grieve alone due to Covid rules
--- End quote ---
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/01/13/two-parties-held-downing-street-queen-country-mourned-death/
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version