Greece bans parties with convicted leaders from running in elections
The Greek parliament paved the way for banning political parties whose leaders have been convicted of crimes from running in elections, ahead of national polls in spring.
Twitter’s efforts against disinformation lagging behind, EU says
Elon Musk’s Twitter lagged behind Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and TikTok in the fight against disinformation in the last six months, the European Commission said on Thursday and urged Twitter to step up its efforts.
Seven more rescued at sea from migrant shipwreck
The coast guard said on Wednesday that it rescued seven more migrants who were still at sea after a shipwreck off the coast of Lesvos on Tuesday that claimed the lives of three individuals.
Nicosia’s ‘mortgage-to-rent’
The outgoing cabinet of Cyprus has approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal to establish a “rent versus installment” scheme known in English as a “mortgage-to-rent” scheme.
Early bird Posidonia STF tickets available now
The Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum is taking place on April 25-26 in Thessaloniki and the organizers have announced a 20% early bird discount for attendants applying up to February 15.
Initiative to improve the out-of-court settlement scheme
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Wednesday announced in Parliament an immediate legislative initiative to improve the extrajudicial debt settlement mechanism, in response to a question by the head of the opposition PASOK-Movement for Change parliamentary group, Michalis Katrinis, about the “ever-increasing private debt.”
Passengers hurt in bus collision
Police said 10 passengers were slightly injured when a bus collided with a car in central Athens on Wednesday. Icy conditions were blamed for the accident which occurred on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue at 8.15 a.m.
Handouts for more retirees
The government has definitively decided to offer a handout to at least 140,000 pensioners who did not receive an increase or any other additional benefit recently.
How earthquakes test our souls and our governments
In every life, there are a few indelible dates: the birth of a child, the death of a parent, a national tragedy such as 9/11.
Second Greek disaster management team departs for Hatay
A second Greek special disaster management team (EMAK) departed Thessaloniki for the earthquake-stricken Turkish city of Hatay shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday.