Red surge, Green decline
The visits of Greek teams to Russia this week could have hardly had any more differences between them, as Olympiakos triumphed at UNICS, while Panathinaikos suffered at the hands fo CSKA.
The pope, the patriarch and good will
Pope Francis’ visit to Greece, at the invitation of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of Independence, is a significant contribution to the examination of the Greeks’ identity and our place in the world.
ATHEX: Trading week culminates on a high note
Athinon Avenue ended the week with moderate gains for most stocks that extended the benchmark’s advance in comparison with the previous Friday.
VAT losses at €5.3 billion during 2019
Greece lost 5.3 billion euros in revenues from value-added tax in 2019, according to a new study published on Thursday by the European Commission.
Moody’s and ‘pocket money’
Moody’s was expected to upgrade Greece’s credit rating on November 19 and the prime minister’s office and the finance ministers were all standing by.
Investigation launched after police fire shot during car chase
An investigation is underway after a police officer fired a shot during a car chase in northern Athens on Friday. According to reports, officers of the DIAS motorcycle-riding unit attempted to stop a car which contained three people, said to be members of the Roma community.
Cyprus says will continue East Med gas exploration, rebuffs Turkey
Cyprus on Friday rebuffed claims it was violating Turkey’s continental shelf by awarding an exploration licence in the Mediterranean to Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, saying it was within its sovereign rights.
Greek startups’ attractive salaries
Greek technology startups are a major attraction for young talent in the country as they offer much more competitive salaries compared to other sectors of the local economy, according to a new study by Marathon Venture Capital.
Ministries to relocate to abandoned PYRKAL complex
Buildings with some 62,000 square meters of office space and a maximum height of 28 meters are set to be constructed in the abandoned PYRKAL industrial complex at Agios Dimitrios, to house ministries that will be transferred there from the center of Athens.
Video emerges of teacher hitting vocational student in classroom
A video emerged Friday showing a male teacher in a vocational school in Attica hitting a female student in a classroom.