ATHEX: Benchmark makes up for Monday loss
The Greek stock market benchmark came off an 11-week low on Tuesday to post a moderate recovery, but without recapturing the psychologically important 800-point level.
West Nile cases in Greece this year hit 254
A total of 254 cases of West Nile virus infection have been documented since the beginning of the year, with 166 impacting the central nervous system (e.g. encephalitis, meningitis, and/or acute flaccid paralysis) and 88 having mild manifestations (e.g. feverish illness).
EU countries eye delay to levy on fossil fuel windfall profits
European Union countries are considering an option to delay by a year a levy on the windfall profits of fossil fuel companies, as they hunt for a deal on emergency measures to help consumers facing soaring energy bills.
Inspectors shut gas station over tax discrepancies
The owners of an Athens gas station are facing a bill of 500,000 euros in tax penalties and fines after inspectors found major tax discrepancies in the operating systems of the business.
State to hire 18,000 permanent staff in 2023
The cabinet has agreed to hire almost 18,000 permanent staff to the public sector in 2023, mostly to replace retiring civil servants, Interior Minister Makis Voridis announced on Tuesday.
Justice denied
Several years ago, the Greek public learned that a German company had been systematically bribing Greek politicians and executives at state organizations of all political stripes.
Back to black in Italy
A century ago, at the end of October 1922, Benito Mussolini’s Blackshirts marched toward Rome, which they took over.
Getting a strategic ally on the ‘faithful path’
The complex puzzle of the Greek crisis, which had not only a significant economic dimension, but an important geopolitical one as well, is analyzed by Jack Lew, US Treasury secretary (2013-17) in the Obama administration, in this interview with Kathimerini.
Photis Kontoglou | Athens | To December 12
Born in Turkey in 1895 and raised in a family of devout of Greek Orthodox Christians, Photis Kontoglou went on to become leading proponent of the movement for Greek art to return to its roots.
Greek Breakfast at the Airport
The Greek hotel industry and Athens International Airport celebrated World Tourism Day at the airport on Monday with the serving of ‘Greek Breakfast.’