Panos Thomakos
Greek unemployment rate eased to 23.4 pct of the workforce in June, from 23.6 pct in May and 24.9 pct in June 2015, with [...]
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed on Thursday that Turkish authorities had lifted a ban on German MPs visiting Bundeswehr troops stationed at Incirlik [...]
"We have a stable economic program now. The second half of the year will be a turning point and the country will be led [...]
Several agreements in various sectors will be signed during the Greek-Russian Forum, that will take place during the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the Russian [...]
"The answer to refugee flows cannot be an 'emergency' answer. We must realise that refugee flows will occupy Europe in the long-term and we [...]
Cyprus considers the initiative of the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to hold the Med Group (Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta) summit [...]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will receive the leadership of six Mediterranean EU member-states in Athens on Friday afternoon, for an EU Med Summit [...]
The European Court decided that the Greek state will have to pay a 10 million Euro fine for violating a 2009 ruling regarding the [...]
Greek Labour Minister George Katrougalos admitted that ancillary pensions were slashed by 40% during an interview on state broadcaster ERT, Wednesday. Katrougalos explained that [...]
The President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos received Olympic gold and bronze medalist Anna Korakaki, along with windsurfer Byron Kokkalanis, triple jumper Voula [...]
Author
Editor of Tornos News international platform www.tornosnews.com
He was educated at Athens College, Phillips Exeter Academy, New College of the University of South Florida and Athens University. He worked for 33 years as a reporter, editor, columnist and editor-in-chief at various Greek and English language national political, financial and tourism daily and periodical newspapers, magazines and portals including Athens News, Mesimvrini, Status, Isotimia, Ependytis, Ethnos, Eleftheros Typos, Diners World Travel and www.e-typos.com.
He has also appeared as news anchorman and commentator for Mega Channel and Satellite Business Channel TV stations for 10 consecutive years and served as Press Office Director for the Ministry of Interior and the National Organization for Small and Middle Sized Enterprises (EOMMEX).
He has been a member of the Daily Athens Newspaper Journalists Union (ESIEA) since 1990.
