Futile taxes for black holes
Greek taxpayers continue to pay a futile levy for the support of state-owned firms. What they are basically paying for is the political system’s incompetence and lack of courage.
ATHEX: Losses send weekly result into the red
Heavily affected by the decline in the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday and those in the rest of the eurozone on Friday, with the chances of a war in Ukraine increasing anew, the Greek bourse suffered notable losses that swung the net weekly result out of the black and into the red.
Under the same banner
Journalism is a battlefield in which desires, myth and reality clash.
Cold, snow and gale-force winds forecast from Sat to Wed
Extreme weather conditions are expected in areas of Greece on Saturday and Monday, according to an emergency bulletin released by the National Meteorological Service on Friday.
Cretan river runs red
Residents near the town of Moires noticed that the local river, Geropotamos, had turned red, saying there was a strong smell of blood from the waterway.
Mother and grandmother arrested after baby dies of burns
A mother and grandmother were arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide on Friday after the death of a 15-month-old baby who was admitted to an Athens hospital with burns.
Negative rates put on hold for now
Greek banks are waiting before taking the option of imposing negative interest rates on corporate deposits, in order to see how the inflation situation develops and the attitude of the European Central Bank on its key interest rates.
Licenses approved for seaplane infrastructure on Corfu, Paxi
The islands of Corfu and Paxi may soon be serviced by seaplanes following the approval of the necessary operating licenses.
Covid: 20,507 new cases, 108 deaths, 679 intubated
Health authorities announced 20,507 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, an increase on Thursday’s figure of 18,869.
Defense minister in precautionary quarantine after meeting with Israeli counterpart
Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and the delegation he led on a visit to Israel went into precautionary quarantine on Friday upon their return to Greece after it emerged that his Israeli counterpart has tested positive for Covid-19.