ATHEX: Late selling spree sends index lower
The Greek stock market took a late nosedive on Monday, erasing early gains and closing with significant losses, with banks dropping twice as fast as the rest of the market.
Ferry strike ends as seafarers win 3% pay increase
Ferry schedules will return to normal at midnight Monday after shipping companies and unions clinched a deal on a new collective labour agreement.
Annual rainfall and snowfall records broken in December
December in Greece has already seen the breaking of two annual records for rainfall and snowfall, the National Observatory of Athens announced on Monday.
Harvard-educated Petkov elected as Bulgaria’s prime minister
Bulgarian lawmakers on Monday voted in Kiril Petkov, a Harvard-educated entrepreneur, as prime minister and approved the lineup of his broad coalition government, ending months of political deadlock in the European Union’s poorest member state.
A car gets stolen every 19 minutes
Greece has had the fifth highest car theft rate in Europe in relation to its population over the last decade, according to data collected and compared by Confused.com.
The right to life and protecting others’ lives
The truth is that trumpeting the Constitution over the issue of vaccination is mostly a pretext.
TV satire show fires co-host following ‘revenge porn’ allegations
A popular Greek TV satire show has fired one of its four co-hosts after allegations surfaced that he had shared intimate images of his ex-partner on porn websites.
Total of five Omicron cases confirmed in Greece
Greek health authorities have so far confirmed a total of five cases of the Omicron Covid variant in the country since November 29, when the first one was detected in a traveller from South Africa, according to the National Organization for Public Health (EODY).
Coronavirus: 3,841 new cases, 96 deaths
Greek health authorities announced 3,841 new coronavirus cases on Monday. The daily briefing by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also reported 96 deaths and revealed that 709 people are currently intubated in Greece’s ICUs.
Ice rink opens in Kotzia Square
A 400-square meter ice rink in Kotzia Square in Athens will open free of charge from Tuesday until January 6 as part of the festive events organized by the City of Athens.