ATHEX: Moderate fall after slump at start of trade
Losing stocks may have outnumbered the winners by a three-to-one ratio at Athinon Avenue on Tuesday, but the overall decline of the Greek bourse was fairly moderate.
Deputy mayor of Sparta arrested in animal cruelty probe
Police in the eastern Peloponnesian city of Sparta have arrested a deputy mayor as part of an investigation into allegations of animal cruelty at two municipal kennels in the city.
Over 120 mln euros in EFSF debt relief for Greece
The Board of Directors of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Tuesday decided to reduce to zero the step-up margin accrued by Greece for the period between June 17, 2021 and January 1, 2022, as part of the medium-term debt relief measures agreed for the country in 2018.
Police officers injured in altercation near Koropi
Three police officers were injured near the town of Koropi in East Attica on Tuesday following an altercation in a Roma settlement. According to reports, the police officers were carrying out an inspection on the site at approximately 4 p.m. when a vehicle rammed into the group, with one of the officers shooting in the…
EU readies sanctions, says ‘Russia will feel the pain’
The European Union is close to agreeing sanctions on Russia that would put politicians and officials on blacklists, ban trading in Russian state bonds, and target imports and exports with separatist entities, senior EU officials said on Tuesday.
Israeli president to visit Athens on Thursday
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will be in Athens on Thursday at the invitation of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
EU advises further relaxing Covid travel rules for foreigners
European Union member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from Covid-19.
Greece’s current account deficit grows in December
Greece’s current account balance showed a wider deficit in December last year compared to the same month in 2020 while tourism revenues rose, the Bank of Greece said on Monday.
Second thoughts on handouts
Nothing is set in stone yet. That was the response of Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis on Open TV on Monday to a question over whether there will be a handout given to the most vulnerable households in Greece before Easter.
Tourism earned 10.6 bln euros in 2021
Travel receipts amounted to 10.653 billion euros in 2021, according to Bank of Greece data released on Monday, a figure much higher than forecasts the Finance Ministry and major foreign firms had made in the first half of last year.