Sloukas’ buzzer beater and Greens’ first road win
In a rare occasion for Greek teams in the Euroleague these days, both Olympiakos and Panathinaikos recorded wins this week, downing Anadolu Efes and Villeurbanne respectively.
ATHEX: Bourse index heads north once again
In what could be seen as a session of two halves, the benchmark of the Greek bourse reversed its early losses to end up with notable gains for yet another day and edge ever closer to the major psychological milestone of 1,000 points.
Foreign ministry to Greeks in Ukraine: stay in touch
The Foreign ministry has advised all Greek citizens residing or traveling to Ukraine to stay in touch with the Embassy in Kyiv.
Cheap populism
Pledges by the country’s leftist SYRIZA opposition to increase the number of yearly university admissions and double the number of professors appointed at state university institutions smack of cheap populism.
Medicine and dogma
The new head of the Bundesbank, Joachim Nagel, made clear in his first interview that he would maintain the German central bank’s tradition of supporting tight monetary policy at the European Central Bank.
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.
State Department states that sovereignty of Greek islands is unquestionable
A representative of the United States State Department has stated on Friday that there is no question of Greek sovereignty over its islands in the East Aegean. This was the response given when asked to comment on the proclamation by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday that unless Greece demilitarized the islands in question,…
Growth seen at 4.9% this year
Greece had the second highest growth rate in the eurozone last year, at 8.5%, only behind Ireland, and will this year post the fourth highest, at 4.9%, the European Commission estimated on Thursday in its winter forecasts.
3.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Kos
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Kos in the east Aegean on Friday evening according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre’s first estimation was a 4.0-magnitude quake.
‘We have to preserve peace’
In an interview with Kathimerini amid the crisis in Bosnia and recurring tensions in Kosovo, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic insists that if there is one lesson to be learned from the turbulent times of yesteryear, it is that peace must be preserved at all costs.