Cartoon (16/01/2023)
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Historical reflection
The death of the former king is an opportunity for historical reflection. Greece has paid a heavy price for rampant political acrimony and irreversible division.
ATHEX: Benchmark jumps to an 8-year high
The benchmark at the Greek stock market soared to levels unseen in over eight years on Monday, as despite the US holiday traders showed considerable buying interest in local stocks.
Delta to launch direct flight season on March 11
The first direct flight from the US for the 2023 season will be by Delta Airlines and will arrive at Athens International Airport on March 11, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told state broadcaster ERT on Saturday.
East Macedonia & Thrace development blueprint
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the government’s Eastern Macedonia & Thrace 2030 Development Program in the northern Greek city of Komotini on Friday, the premier’s second stop on his day tour of the region after Xanthi.
Italy agrees to transfer suspect in EU graft scandal to Belgium
An Italian court on Monday agreed to hand over to the Belgian authorities a second woman suspected of involvement in a Qatar graft scandal that has rocked the European Parliament.
Gentiloni: EU may avoid recession, have a more shallow contraction instead
Latest economic data shows the European Union may avoid a recession that was expected earlier and have a more shallow contraction instead, European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday.
Mother handed life sentence for murder of 7-year-old son
A court in Athens convicted on Monday a 30-year-old woman to life in prison over the brutal murder of her seven-year-old son in 2017.
Former king buried in Tatoi cemetery
The body of former king of Greece, Constantine II, was buried alongside his ancestors at the former royal estate of Tatoi, north of Athens, shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
Ukraine tops most searched word in Greek Wiki for 2022
Ukraine was the most searched entry in Greek Wikipedia last year, exceeding 700,000 views, which is an all-time record, according to data published by the local Wikimedia Community User Group on its website on Monday.