A capacity crowd at the Georgios Karaiskakis had to wait till the 90th minute to see a goal, but that was so important that nobody will have minded waiting, as Olympiakos left it late on Thursday but did beat Fenerbahce and qualified to the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has welcomed the results of the 12th assessment report in the framework of the European Commission’s enhanced surveillance report on the Greek economy, released on Wednesday.
Pledging zero tolerance, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a five-year action plan on Wednesday for the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation, saying the issue is a national priority.
Pope Francis is arranging to transfer a number of migrants to Italy from the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, where he is opening a three-day visit next week, a Cypriot government official said on Thursday.
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.
Leading dairy company FAGE announced on Thursday that it planned to build a new production facility in the Netherlands.
Almost 60 fans of a women’s volleyball team were led before a prosecutor after police found them in possession of weapons ranging from firebombs to axes, shovels and screwdrivers, police said on Thursday.
Bulgarian investigators said on Thursday that human error was the most likely cause of a bus crash that killed more than 40 people. The bus was carrying tourists, including children, from North Macedonia returning from a weekend trip to Turkey.
Two-thirds of voters would be in favor of making Covid vaccination mandatory for occupational categories who have contact with large groups of people, but 20% would be opposed, according to the results of an opinion poll published on Thursday.
Greek stocks were back in the black on Thursday as they reacted after four consecutive days of decline and posted significant gains, taking the benchmark close to the 900-point mark again.