Lagos creates ruckus at GD appeal trial
The suspended Euro MP of now-defunct Golden Dawn, Ioannis Lagos, had to be briefly removed from court on Monday after insulting the judges in the appeal of the convicted neo-Nazi party.
Patients struggling to find personal doctor in Attica
Patients in Attica, Greece’s most populous region, are struggling to find or book an appointment with their personal doctor, a new institution introduced by the government this summer.
Biden and a better-than-expected result
Joe Biden will leave an important mark on the American political landscape even if he chooses not to run for a second term in 2024, when he’ll be 82 years old.
Climate crisis the moonshot of our times
Climate change is a global problem that requires cooperation between all nations. That’s why today more than 30 newspapers and media organizations in more than 20 countries have taken a common view about what needs to be done. Time is running out.
OTE takes on EU IT project in Brussels
Cosmote Global Solutions, a Brussels-based subsidiary of Athens-listed OTE Group, announced on Monday that, as a member of the METIS consortium, it had undertaken a major information technology project for the European Commission.
Greek bond reopening raises €200 mln
The Public Debt Management Agency announced on Monday it had successfully auctioned the reopening of a 10-year bond issue, raising 200 million euros from the market.
Boosting rate of home insurance in Greece
The share of insured homes does not exceed 16%, therefore a state drive to increase home insurance is essential in the face of climate change.
They paused puberty, but is there a cost?
The medical guidance was direct. Eleven-year-old Emma Basques had identified as a girl since toddlerhood. Now, as she worried about male puberty starting, a Phoenix pediatrician advised: Take a drug to stop it.
Anastasiades won’t veto foreclosures law
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to veto legislation that suspends foreclosures yet again until February 2023, essentially calling on the attorney general to examine the constitutionality of the bill, as the issue on the presidential election campaign trail continues to heat up.
Luxury firms tap elite tourism
The average expenditure on tax-free purchases in Athens by high-income tourists was 13,700 euros in January-August 2022, per tax refund provider Global Blue, while on the glamorous Aegean islands of Mykonos and Santorini that figure was considerably higher.