Thessaloniki Metro buried under legal disputes
The completion of the Thessaloniki Metro is being delayed by a series of rearguard legal actions, all supported and abetted by the opposition Syriza party.
Away win at last for Olympiakos, and at Armani too
Olympiakos scored its first road victory in the Euroleague this season, downing Armani Milano in Italy on Friday, after Panathinaikos recorded its third win in the campaign, against Zenit in Athens on Thursday.
ATHEX: Benchmark sinks to new 4-month low
The Greek stock market experienced a Black Friday of its own, suffering its worst daily losses in almost 13 months, due to the global concern over the new coronavirus variant from southern Africa.
Greece coach van’t Schip quits after qualifying failure
Former Netherlands international John van’t Schip resigned as Greece coach Friday after failing to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Qatar.
Probe into spreading of fakes news about virus
An Athens prosecutor is examining two case files from the police cybercrime unit that implicate up to 20 people in violations of the law regarding the spread of fake news about the coronavirus pandemic.
One man dead as bad weather pummels western Greece
A weather front moving across western Greece claimed the life of a 65-year-old man on Friday in Ilia after his car was swept away by a flash flood.
Myopic protests
One needs to look at major public works, such as the Acropolis Museum in Athens, evaluate their status and contribution to today’s world, and bring back to mind how shortsighted the fierce protests that delayed their construction really were.
The German coalition’s criteria
The new German coalition is expected to be a lot tougher on Turkey than Angela Merkel’s government was, especially where human rights are concerned.
Many students go to university, few graduate
Reflecting chronic shortcomings of Greece’s higher education system, only around one out of two students admitted to university get degrees, according to data from the National Higher Education Authority (ETHAAE).
Athens teams up with Cairo on gas supply, infrastructure
Greece and Egypt agreed on Thursday to expand their cooperation in the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and examine the possibility of constructing a subsea gas pipeline between the two countries, the Greek Energy Ministry said.