Murder suspect handed over to Greek authorities
A 20-year-old Albanian, wanted for taking part in the murder of 19-year-old Alkis Kambanos on Feb. 1, was taken to the Greek-Albanian border and surrendered to Greek authorities.
Grid Telecom signs MoC with Telecom Egypt
Greek energy infrastructure company Grid Telecom and Telecom Egypt signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) for a submarine telecommunications interconnection between Greece and Egypt, at an event held in Athens on Wednesday.
Talk of handouts carries cost
The economy is at a very critical stage of recovery after the hit it took from the pandemic. It is doubly harmful to cultivate, vaguely and through leaks, expectations of benefits and tax cuts.
Melina Travlos is first female head of Union of Greek Shipowners
Melina Travlos, chairwoman of Neptune Lines Shipping & Managing Enterprises, was on Thursday elected as the new head of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS).
Brussels approves €31.5 mln in farming support for Greece
The European Commission has approved 31.5 million euros in Greek government support for specific types of farmers and producers affected by restrictive measures imposed during the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
Greece, six others urged to update flood risk maps
Greece was among a list of countries including Cyprus, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania and Slovakia that the European Commission has urged to update their flood hazard and risk maps as required by the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC).
ATHEX: Banks send benchmark higher still
Developments on the Greek stock market are getting more interesting by the day, not only because the benchmark is breaking one seven-year record after another – as it did again on Thursday – but also because of its relatively high turnover and the various share packages changing hands.
North Macedonia: Indian migrants detained on new route
Police in North Macedonia have detained 16 migrants from India who were allegedly trying to enter neighboring Greece illegally, as migrant-smuggling gangs try new routes in answer to pandemic travel restrictions and tougher border controls.
Macron at the forefront
The visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Moscow and the long and substantial talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to defuse the Ukrainian crisis were both imaginative and risky.
Three more suspects in Thessaloniki murder remanded in custody
Three more suspects in the murder of 19-year-old Alkis Kampanos in Thessaloniki on February 1 were remanded in custody following their appearance in front of a prosecutor on Thursday. The appearance of two of the men, aged 21 and 23, went on for many hours before the judiciary reached its unanimous decision.