Anniversary of boy’s murder marked by riots
Riots broke out in the central Athens district of Exarchia on Tuesday afternoon after the end of a march in memory of Alexis Grigoropoulos, murdered by a police officer in 2008.
When the Ark ran aground
We all shudder at the revelations surrounding the charity for disadvantaged children Kivotos tou Kosmou (Ark of the World). Not only for the alleged sexual harassment of children, but also the other allegations that have been coming to light since the case broke.
ATHEX: Bank stock drop leaves index unfazed
The Greek stock market braved the decline of bank stocks for one more day to see its benchmark notch up minor gains on Tuesday, even though mid-caps and the majority of stocks ended up in the red.
Court denies four athletes of financial reward for medals
The Council of State ruled on Tuesday that aquatic sportsmen Eurysthenis Nikolaidis, Spyros Gianniotis, Yiannis Kalaitzoglidis and Antonis Tsourounakis are not entitled to receive the financial reward for the medals they received at the recent World Championships, because their sports are not included in the official program of the Olympic Games.
Watchdog finds fuel market asymmetries
The Competition Commission has discovered an asymmetric pattern in the transfer of fuel prices in all three stages of the production and distribution chain (refining, marketing, retail), as well as indications of the inefficient functioning of competition, which initiated a regulatory intervention process in the context of the majority decision on November 22.
Hubs of creativity
There are some Greeks who do not expect everything to be handed to the them. Who are not obsessed with whining.
Stop asking the oracle
If there are ample of advertisements for betting agencies at any other time, during the World Cup they acquire the characteristics of a deluge. No surprise there.
Wiretapping issue damages democracy and national security, says Tsipras
The surveillance of “party leaders, deputies, ministers, MPs and MEPs, journalists, businesspeople and judges that were revealed in recent months damage democracy at its core,” SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday.
A culinary homage to Asia Minor
The 15th Quality Awards of the influential Gastronomos food magazine, published by Kathimerini, had a special emotional touch this year as it coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
Albania belongs in the heart of Europe, Mitsotakis tells archbishop
The Western Balkans and Albania belong in the heart of Europe, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Anastasios, Orthodox archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, in a meeting with the prelate on Tuesday.