Snow forces highway closure near Athens
Greek police say inbound traffic on the country’s main north-south highway has been halted from Km 58 (the border of Attica region) to the Athinon Avenue interchange in western Athens
Basket League: Missing your star player costs dearly
Many Greek basketball teams rely excessively on a single player, building their game around him, and tend to fall apart in his absence.
Motorists urged to use snow chains in central Athens
Police urged drivers on Monday to use snow chains when driving in central Athens due to the heavy snowfall.
Adverse conditions hampering efforts to restore power, says grid operator
Power grid operator HEDNO said on Monday that there have been electricity cuts in a number of areas in Attica, including Rafina, Neos Voutzas, Mati and Nea Makri as well as in and Athens in Kifissia, Iraklio and Psychiko and Grammatiko, Dionysos, Marathonas, Kato Souli, Nea Filadelfia, Vrilissia and Halandri.
Angel investors eye startups
So-called “angel investors” are showing a growing appetite for risk by investing in Greek startups, usually in the early stages of their development.
The three key changes
Society has heard the same diagnosis concerning what Greece needs again and again. It needs three major reforms, and it needs them urgently.
Investigation into two politicians shelved in Novartis case
Financial prosecutors have shelved an investigation into two leading New Democracy politicians, Adonis Georgiadis and Dimitris Avramopoulos, after finding no evidence of any criminal activity in an alleged drug bribery case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis.
Gov’t expected to declare Tuesday a holiday due to snowfall
The government is expected to declare Tuesday a public holiday, in the public and private sector, it was reported on Monday, after a blanket of heavy snow immobilized much on the country.
ATHEX: Blizzard hits local stock market too
Athinon Avenue suffered major losses on Monday, with the picture on the stock board matching the terrible weather outside.
Clear tourism message
Greek tourism has proved that it is strong and constitutes the locomotive of the Greek economy, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Sunday in an interview with newspaper Rhodes Dimokratiki.