TV crew attacked outside Athens university
A television crew of the state-run broadcaster ERT was attacked by a group of hooded individuals outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOEE) in central Athens.
Heracles Group acquires Halyps business segments
The Heracles Group on Wednesday announced its successful acquisition of Halyps Building Materials SA’s aggregate and concrete businesses segments.
Greek inflation soars to 5.1% in December
Greece’s consumer price index surged to 5.1% in December last year, compared to the corresponding month of 2020, as the cost of natural gas soared by 135.7%, according to official data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Thursday.
Turkey ‘regrets’ Greek president’s comments on Pontic Greeks
Turkey said Thursday it regretted “baseless claims” by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou during an event to present the design for the new “Hall for the Global Pontian Greeks of Sourmena,” where she describe the killings of Pontic Greeks as a genocide.
Private doctors ordered to help with pandemic start work in hospitals
Greece on Thursday began to requisition the services of pathologists, lung specialists and general practitioners of northern Greece to reinforce the national healthcare system crumbling under the weight of the pandemic.
Four cars burned in central Athens
Four parked cars were completely burned by unknown perpetrators in the central district of Kolonaki overnight on Wednesday, the fire department said Thursday.
Deniers cite coercion as reason for vaccine refusal
Most Covid vaccine deniers are resistant because they feel they are being coerced to get inoculated, a recent poll has shown.
Fifteen arrested in Thessaloniki university squat raid to face prosecutor
Fifteen people arrested on Wednesday during a police operation to clear a squat at the laboratory of pharmacology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki were led before a prosecutor on Thursday.
Diomedes front expected to recede, leaving trail of disruption
Wheat and barley crops were damaged in the municipality of Palamas in Karditsa, central Greece, after heavy rain brought by the Diomedes weather front caused the Pinios River to burst its banks.
Rule of law reforms, authoritarianism, and nationalism in the Western Balkans
EU auditors released a report on Monday that pointed out how the EU has been unsuccessful in its efforts to promote rule-of-law reforms in the Western Balkans.