Δύο σημαντικά ψηφιακά έργα, που αλλάζουν τον τρόπο λειτουργίας και εξυπηρέτησης του e-ΕΦΚΑ, παρουσιάστηκαν σήμερα (27/05) σε εκδήλωση του φορέα στην Αθήνα, παρουσία της υπουργού Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης, Νίκης Κεραμέως. Πρόκειται για το «Νέο Ολοκληρωμένο Πληροφοριακό Σύστημα (ΟΠΣ) e-ΕΦΚΑ» και την «Ψηφιοποίηση του ιστορικού ασφάλισης e-EΦKA», παρεμβάσεις που φέρνουν πιο γρήγορες διαδικασίες και άμεση πρόσβαση στην ασφαλιστική πληροφορία. Την εκδήλωση τίμησε με την παρουσία της η υπουργός Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης, Νίκη Κεραμέως, η οποία σημείωσε: «Σήμερα, εγκαινιάζουμε δύο πάρα πολύ σημαντικά ψηφιακά έργα που έρχονται να “ντύσουν” τη συνολική προσπάθεια που έχει γίνει στον e-ΕΦΚΑ τα τελευταία επτά χρόνια: το νέο Ολοκληρωμένο Πληροφοριακό Σύστημα e-ΕΦΚΑ και η ψηφιοποίηση της ασφαλιστικής ιστορίας των Ελλήνων πολιτών. Τα δύο αυτά έργα τα ενώνει ένας κοινός στόχος, ο οποίος είναι η καλύτερη εξυπηρέτηση του πολίτη. Σε όποια δράση μας, σε όποια ενέργειά μας, ο στόχος είναι να κάνουμε την καθημερινότητα του πολίτη καλύτερη και, ταυτόχρονα, να βοηθήσουμε και το πολύτιμο ανθρώπινο δυναμικό του e-ΕΦΚΑ, για να κάνει πιο αποτελεσματικά τη δουλειά του, για να χτίσουμε μία μεγαλύτερη εμπιστοσύνη προς το κράτος». Την κεντρική παρουσίαση πραγματοποίησε ο διοικητής του e-ΕΦΚΑ, Δρ. Αλέξανδρος Βαρβέρης, υπογραμμίζοντας: «Ο e-ΕΦΚΑ εισέρχεται σε μία νέα εποχή λειτουργίας, πιο ώριμη και ουσιαστικά ανθρωποκεντρική. Ο ψηφιακός μετασχηματισμός που υλοποιούμε δεν είναι μία απλή τεχνολογική αναβάθμιση, αλλά μία βαθιά αλλαγή κουλτούρας και λειτουργίας, με άμεσο αποτύπωμα στην καθημερινότητα του πολίτη. Τα δύο εμβληματικά έργα-πυλώνες, το νέο Ολοκληρωμένο Πληροφοριακό Σύστημα και η ψηφιοποίηση του ιστορικού ασφάλισης, μαζί με τη συνεχή ανάπτυξη νέων ηλεκτρονικών υπηρεσιών, διαμορφώνουν έναν φορέα πιο απλό, πιο γρήγορο και πιο αξιόπιστο. Είναι η αρχή μιας νέας διαδρομής, όπου η τεχνολογία δεν αποτελεί αυτοσκοπό, αλλά εργαλείο για καλύτερη εξυπηρέτηση και όπου ο πολίτης βρίσκεται, με πράξεις και όχι μόνο με λόγια, στο επίκεντρο». Νέο Ο.Π.Σ. e-ΕΦΚΑ: Ο πυρήνας του ψηφιακού μετασχηματισμού Σύμφωνα με σχετική ανακοίνωση, το νέο Ο.Π.Σ. ενοποιεί όλα τα βασικά πληροφοριακά συστήματα σε ένα ενιαίο, διαλειτουργικό ψηφιακό περιβάλλον και αποτελεί τον κεντρικό πυρήνα της κοινωνικής ασφάλισης. Ενιαία διαχείριση εισφορών και ασφαλιστικού χρόνου Αυτοματοποιημένες διαδικασίες στις συντάξεις Ενισχυμένος έλεγχος και διαφάνεια Ταχύτερη προσαρμογή σε αλλαγές Σύνδεση με κρίσιμους φορείς, όπως η Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων (Α.Α.Δ.Ε.) και το ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΟ ΜΗΤΡΩΟ (Γ.Ε.ΜΗ.) Ψηφιοποίηση ιστορικού ασφάλισης e-ΕΦΚΑ: Από το χαρτί στα ψηφιακά δεδομένα Το έργο αφορά την ψηφιοποίηση 42.708.333 σελίδων ασφαλιστικής ιστορίας τέως φορέων κύριας και επικουρικής ασφάλισης, με στόχο: την επιτάχυνση της απονομής συντάξεων και τη δημιουργία ενιαίου ψηφιακού αρχείου ασφαλιστικών δεδομένων. Με χρήση Intelligent Document Processing (IDP): ψηφιοποίηση και εμπλουτισμός εγγράφων με μεταδεδομένα, αυτόματη εξαγωγή και επαλήθευση στοιχείων, ανθρώπινος έλεγχος για ακρίβεια. Αποτέλεσμα: ταχύτερες συντάξεις, εξάλειψη γραφειοκρατικών διαδικασιών και άμεση πρόσβαση στο ασφαλιστικό ιστορικό. Στο πλαίσιο της διαρκούς διαβούλευσης με την κοινωνία και με στόχο οι μεγάλες μεταρρυθμίσεις να σχεδιάζονται και να υλοποιούνται με ανοιχτό διάλογο, ο διοικητής του e-ΕΦΚΑ, Δρ. Αλέξανδρος Βαρβέρης, υλοποίησε ένα πανελλαδικό πρόγραμμα ενημέρωσης για το νέο Ολοκληρωμένο Πληροφοριακό Σύστημα (Ο.Π.Σ.). Οι ενημερωτικές δράσεις, που πραγματοποιήθηκαν σε μεγάλες πόλεις της χώρας: Ηράκλειο, Λάρισα, Πάτρα, Θεσσαλονίκη και σήμερα στην Αθήνα, έφεραν στο ίδιο τραπέζι θεσμικούς φορείς, εκπροσώπους επιμελητηρίων και επαγγελματίες, οι οποίοι ενημερώθηκαν για τις νέες ψηφιακές δυνατότητες του έργου και κατέθεσαν χρήσιμες παρεμβάσεις στο πλαίσιο ενός ουσιαστικού και παραγωγικού διαλόγου. Όπως αναφέρθηκε, τα έργα εντάσσονται στο Εθνικό Σχέδιο Ανάκαμψης και Ανθεκτικότητας «Ελλάδα 2.0», με χρηματοδότηση της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης-Next Generation EU, επιβεβαιώνοντας τη σταθερή δέσμευση για έναν e-ΕΦΚΑ πιο σύγχρονο, πιο ψηφιακό και πιο αποτελεσματικό, με τον πολίτη στο επίκεντρο. Πηγή: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ www.ertnews.gr

Συνελήφθησαν τρεις δράστες από τους συνολικά τέσσερις που επιτέθηκαν το απόγευμα της Τετάρτης (27/05) σε κατάστημα κινητής τηλεφωνίας ιδιοκτησίας ενός Πακιστανού επί της οδού Πατησίων 274. Για άγνωστο μέχρι στιγμής λόγο, οι τέσσερις Αλβανοί δράστες που επέβαιναν σε αυτοκίνητο, προσέγγισαν το κατάστημα ιδιοκτησίας ενός Πακιστανού, κατέβηκε ένας δράστης και τον πυροβόλησε στα πόδια και στη συνέχεια διέφυγαν και εντοπίστηκαν από αστυνομικούς που τους καταδίωξαν στον Κηφισό. Οι αστυνομικοί κατάφεραν να τους ακινητοποιήσουν στην Λ. Κηφισού στο ύψος της οδού Τσούντα και να συλλάβουν τους τρεις ενώ ο ένας κατάφερε να διαφύγει, με τις αναζητήσεις για τον εντοπισμό του να συνεχίζονται. Ρεπορτάζ: Θοδωρής Παναγιωτίδης www.ertnews.gr

Alexis Tsipras, former prime minister and former leader of left-wing SYRIZA, inaugurated a new party at Thission in Athens on Tuesday night, with the name of ELAS. ELAS stands for “Greek Leftist Coalition”, and was welcomed by a crowd of hundreds with cheers. It should be noted though that EL.AS. is also the acronym for […] The post Former PM Alexis Tsipras presents his new party ELAS appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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The symbol that has come to be known as the Star or David might have originated from the Greek Minoans of Crete through their influence across the Eastern Mediterranean. Credit: Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Among the most intriguing theories surrounding the Star of David symbol involves the ancient Minoans of Crete. Today, the Star of David remains one of the most recognizable symbols of Judaism. Most people associate the hexagram directly with Jewish identity and the modern State of Israel. However, the symbol itself existed long before its adoption by Jewish communities during the medieval period. Across the ancient world, many civilizations incorporated hexagram and star-shaped designs into religion, decoration, and sacred art, and the Minoans were among the earliest cultures known to do so. The Minoan world and sacred symbolism The Minoans established one of the earliest advanced civilizations in Europe. Centered on Crete, their civilization flourished during the Bronze Age and developed extensive maritime networks across the Mediterranean. Minoan artists filled their pottery, frescoes, and jewelry with sacred symbols and geometric forms. Spirals, double axes, solar motifs, and star-shaped designs appeared frequently throughout their art. Among these symbols was the hexagram pattern later associated with the Star of David. In the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion on Crete, the symbol appears on ceramics and ancient coins connected to Minoan civilization. These archaeological discoveries demonstrate that the symbol existed in the Greek world long before its later association with Judaism. The hexagram therefore originally formed part of the spiritual and artistic vocabulary of the Minoans. This interpretation gains additional support from the enormous cultural influence Crete exercised across the Eastern Mediterranean during the Bronze Age. The symbolic meaning of the hexagram in Greek thought In classical Greek thought, the hexagram consisted of two interlocking triangles that carried cosmological significance and represented the balance of natural forces. The upward-pointing triangle symbolized Fire, while the downward-pointing triangle symbolized Water. Together, the union of these opposing forms expressed harmony, balance, and the structure of the cosmos itself. This interpretation fits naturally within the intellectual world that later produced Pythagorean and Platonic ideas concerning geometry and sacred proportion. Geometric forms held profound symbolic value in Greek philosophy and mathematics, and the hexagram therefore reflected deeper ideas related to nature and cosmic unity. The Hebrew letter Dalet, associated with the name David, closely resembles the Greek letter Delta (Δ), which possesses a triangular form. Since the earliest version of the Star of David essentially consists of two overlapping triangles, the symbol may preserve older Eastern Mediterranean geometric traditions influenced by Greek and Minoan symbolism. A study examining plant matter from two temples in Gath, one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis during the Iron Age, has revealed the influence of Ancient Greece on the Philistines. Credit: orientalizing. CC BY 2.0/flickr The exile of Sarpedon from Crete Ancient Greek tradition preserves an important story involving the royal family of Crete. According to the historian Herodotus, conflict erupted between Minos and his brother Sarpedon, the sons of Europa, over control of the island. Minos ultimately defeated Sarpedon and forced him into exile. Herodotus writes: “Such are their fashions. The Lycians were of Crete in ancient times (for of old none that dwelt [on] Crete were Greek). Now there was a dispute [on] Crete about the royal power between Sarpedon and Minos, sons of Europe; Minos prevailed in this division and drove out Sarpedon and his partisans; who, being thrust out, came to the Milyan land in Asia. What is now possessed by the Lycians was of old Milyan, and the Milyans were then called Solymi.” These displaced Cretan groups carried Minoan symbols, traditions, and religious ideas eastward. Over generations, such communities expanded farther across the Eastern Mediterranean and eventually into Philistia. According to this interpretation, the six-pointed star traveled alongside these migrations. The King Minos Ring at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The Solymi and the origins of Jerusalem The Solymi occupy an important place in this historical interpretation. Ancient writers such as Homer and Herodotus refer to the Solymi as a people associated with southern Anatolia and the Eastern Mediterranean. The Jewish historian Josephus also discusses traditions concerning the Solymi and the origins of Jerusalem. According to him, the ancient city originally bore connections with the Solymi before later Hebrew dominance: “During the time of Abraham, our ancestor, the city was called Solyma. Many say that even Homer calls it Solyma. The additional name ‘Hiero’ was given by the people of Joshua during the war against the Canaanites, during which the Canaanites held the city, which Joshua allotted to the Hebrews. However, they could not drive the Canaanites from Jerusalem until David besieged it.” The theory also proposes that Mount Zion itself preserved traces of older Greek linguistic traditions. Some interpretations connect “Zion” with earlier Greek and Dorian forms related to divine or sacred concepts. Therefore, according to this view, the region prior to Hebrew conquest retained prevalent Aegean and Cretan influences. Minoan Horns of Consecration. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Jose Mario Pires CC BY 3.0 The Philistines and their Cretan ancestry The Philistines provide another major link between Crete and the Levant. Ancient sources repeatedly associate the Philistines with Crete and the wider Aegean world. The Hebrew Bible itself identifies the Philistines with Caphtor, which most translations associate with Crete. The Book of Zephaniah directly addresses the Philistines in connection with Crete and the coastal lands. This association appears in passages that condemn the inhabitants of the Philistine coast and refer to peoples originating from Crete. At the same time, Egyptian records mention a group known as the Peleset among the Sea Peoples. Many historians identify the Peleset with the Philistines. The similarity between “Peleset” and “Philistines” is often cited as supporting evidence for this identification. Archaeology also reinforces these connections. Early Philistine pottery, weapons, architecture, and burial customs reflect significant Aegean influence, with many features resembling Mycenaean and broader Greek cultural traditions. Peleset captives of Ramses III. Credit: Remih, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The Philistines and their Cretan ancestry Over centuries, cultures adapted and transformed symbols in response to changing religious and political realities. The six-pointed star eventually entered Jewish religious symbolism and later became known as the Star of David. However, proponents of a Minoan origin argue that it first emerged much earlier in the Aegean world. This process would not be unusual in ancient history. The Minoans maintained one of the most dominant naval presences in the Bronze Age Mediterranean. Their ships traveled widely, and their cultural influence reached Egypt, the Levant, Cyprus, and mainland Greece. As a result, Minoan religious motifs such as the so-called “Star of David” spread far beyond Crete itself.

The proposed legislation targets high-tech, high-development projects. File Photo. Credit: World Bank photo collection, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Greece’s Minister of Development, Takis Theodorikakos, has presented a comprehensive new bill to the Cabinet designed to aggressively attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and modernize the country’s production base. The proposed legislation targets high-tech, high-development projects of up to €50 million (about $52.8 million), funded exclusively by non-domestic capital. The framework focuses heavily on sectors of strategic and technological importance, including manufacturing, artificial intelligence, research and development (R&D), supply chain logistics, defense, aerospace, biotechnology, and healthcare. New incentives for foreign investment in Greece To counteract Greece’s historical hurdles of bureaucracy, slow licensing, and financing constraints, the bill introduces a suite of targeted incentives: Tax Exemptions & Fast-Tracking: Investors will benefit from tax exemptions or accelerated asset depreciation to improve medium-term capital returns. Bureaucratic delays will be minimized via fast-track licensing with strict institutional deadlines. Crucially, if licensing authorities stall, the Minister of Development has the power to step in and bypass the gridlock. Liquidity Support: The framework introduces loan guarantees backed by the Hellenic Development Bank to provide favorable borrowing terms, lower interest rates, and reduced collateral requirements, mitigating upfront financial risk. Administrative Facilitation: To enhance international appeal, the bill streamlines residence permits for corporate executives and foreign investors. Furthermore, applications will be evaluated using a transparent “First-In, First-Out” (FIFO) process to reinforce market trust. The ultimate objective extends beyond the simple transfer of capital. The Ministry of Development aims to tie foreign investments directly into the real economy to generate long-term value. By varying incentives based on location, the government intends to drive regional development, close economic gaps outside major urban centers, and stimulate local ecosystems through job creation and knowledge transfer. The government says that this reform signals stability and forward momentum, aiming to elevate Greece’s status on the international investment map by transforming institutional changes into real, productive economic growth. Related: Huge Drop in Foreign Investment Sparks Caution in Greek Real Estate Market

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