Mild quake rattles Lakonia and Messinia
A mild tremor shook areas of Lakonia and Messinia in the Peloponnese in southern Greece on Friday at 7.40 p.m.
Future global center of Pontian Hellenism unveiled
A global center for Pontian Hellenism, to be built on the site of the former airport at Elliniko, southern Athens, was unveiled this week at an event in the Greek capital held at the Mikis Theodorakis Cultural and Conference Center.
ATHEX: Stocks gains of 4.73% in past week
The Greek stock market’s rising sequence in recent days came to a predictable end on Friday, though the profit-taking, which had been expected, was particularly mild and appeared to end about halfway through the session, as the benchmark recovered about half of its earlier losses.
Sifting through taxpayer data
The tax administration is asking commercial lenders to supply it with additional data on bank accounts, taxpayers’ loans, interest paid and dividends distributed by the end of February.
German-Greek cooperation agreements signed
The German-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Athens and the Athens Chamber of Manufacturing (BEA) signed on Wednesday a memorandum of cooperation for joint initiatives and actions in favor of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Italy’s Eni acquires Solar Konzept Greece
Italian energy group Eni has stepped into the Greek solar power market by acquiring Solar Konzept Greece as part of its plans to shift away from oil and gas.
Man brandishing knife arrested at hospital
Police arrested a man at an Athens hospital on Friday following reports that he was brandishing a knife and threatening to kill himself.
Covid: 19,772 new cases, 72 deaths, 679 intubated
Health authorities announced 19,772 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, a slight decline on Thursday’s figure of 20,409.
University police to be ready in four months, says minister
The so-called University Institutions Protection Team (OPPI) are scheduled to commence their four-month training in the northeastern city of Komotini on Sunday, Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Friday.
Trial of Covid denier postponed after positive test for Covid
The trial of a Greek lawyer for spreading fake news about the Covid-19 pandemic on the internet was postponed Friday until May 4 after his lawyers presented results showing that he had tested positive for the virus.