ATHEX: Index eases while most stocks grow
On a day when rising stocks at Athinon Avenue outnumbered the losers by a ratio of three to two, the benchmark at the Greek bourse closed with minor losses following a session that saw plenty of action.
Cyprus’ new president
Nikos Christodoulides was elected president of the Republic of Cyprus on Sunday, without the support of either of the country’s two main parties.
Procedures for teacher assessments moving ahead
The individual evaluations of new teachers that are a condition for tenure is entering a new phase as of next week with procedures for the placement of the necessary staff in the two largest regions of the country, Athens and Thessaloniki, expected to begin.
Second instalment of humanitarian aid to set sail for Syria, Turkey
Four containers with 50 tons of humanitarian aid for earthquake-affected areas in Turkey and Syria are departing by truck from Aspropyrgos, west of Athens, for the port of Patra in Western Greece, as Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis said in a post on social media.
Digital Concert Hall | Athens | February 18
The Goethe Institute brings the Berlin Philharmonic to Athens by live link, giving classical music aficionados an opportunity to enjoy selected performances by the highly respected ensemble.
Who’s in control?
The pandemic was a stress test for the country’s hospitals, but also its nursing homes. Several cases of criminal negligence have come to light that also reveal shortcomings in the state’s ability to check whether such facilities are operating properly.
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Greece bails Bulgarian accused by U.S. of shipping computer chips to Russia
A 49-year-old Bulgarian arrested by police in northern Greece in December following a U.S. warrant has been released on bail pending a court ruling on his extradition for sending sensitive electronic circuits to Russia, a government official said on Thursday.
Incalculable measures
Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras’ reaction to the prime minister’s response to accusations of uncontrolled handouts in Parliament last week was pretty typical of the Greek political system.
Greek business associations in Balkan countries pledge to work together
A memorandum of cooperation between the associations of Greek businesses in Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia was signed on Tuesday in Tirana, at the Greek Embassy in the Albanian capital.