Stocks gain1.86%, end at2-month high
The Athens Stock Exchange posted significant gains on Wednesday, ending up at a two-month high
Outbreak of flu cases on Cyclades
The increase in tourism, and especially visitors from countries of the Southern Hemisphere where the seasonal flu is now being observed, has led to something of a flu outbreak in the Cyclades islands in recent weeks, impacting popular tourist destinations such as Paros and Ios.
Plevris: Omicron-adapted vaccines expected in two phases this fall
The new, Omicron-adapted vaccines, are expected to arrive in Greece in two phases as of October, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Thursday, in time for fall booster campaigns.
Seeking fairness in subsidies
The government is spending over a billion euros each month to ensure that households and businesses do not have to spend an exorbitant amount of money on their electricity bills as the result of the global energy crisis.
Konstantinos Parthenis | Athens
The Greek National Gallery (nationalgallery.gr) presents 150 pieces from its comprehensive collection on post-impressionist pioneer Konstantinos Parthenis (1878-1967).
Turkish UAV flies over Greek islet
A Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) entered Athens FIR without submitting a flight plan and violated Greek airspace, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said Thursday.
Friction over Strefi Hill spruce-up in central Athens
Police said they detained 19 people on Wednesday morning on Strefi Hill in the Exarchia district of Athens for verbally accosting a crew of surveyors who had gone to the site for measurements, as part of the redevelopment of the hill.
Deal signed to relocate Korydallos prison
A deal to relocate Athens’ high-security Korydallos detention center to an old NATO base in Aspropyrgos, western Attica, was signed by the Citizen Protection Ministry and state asset utilization fund TAIPED on Thursday.
Trial for deadly 2018 Mati blaze to start Oct. 31
The trial for the 21 defendants implicated in the devastating wildfire at Mati, East Attica, in July 2018 that claimed the lives of 103 people, was set for October 31, more than four years after the tragedy.
Two arrested, dozens detained in Exarchia over metro construction
Two people were arrested and 30 were detained on Thursday during clashes between protesters who are against the construction of a metro station on Exarchia square and police forces sent in the area to guard workers.