Economy expands in Q4 on higher consumer spending, investment
The economy expanded in October to December last year with higher consumer spending and investment more than offsetting lower exports, official data showed on Tuesday.
Oropos mayor laments treatment of 69-year-old woman by private ambulance crew
The mayor of the East Attica town of Oropos has expressed regret over an incident concerning the treatment of a troubled 69-year-old resident by the crew of a private ambulance service working for the municipality, describing the incident “like something from the Middle Ages.”
Vatican Parthenon Sculptures heading home
It appears to be only a matter of time, specifically of weeks, for the return and placement in the Acropolis Museum of the three Parthenon fragments, which Pope Francis ‘donated’ to Archbishop Ieronymos last December.
Two doctors – one a candidate MP – suspended over rail inspector’s ‘bogus’ sick leave
Two doctors have been suspended from duty pending a disciplinary inquiry after it emerged that they granted 30 days of sick leave to a key Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) supervisor just hours after the deadly train collision at the nearby Vale of Tempe.
European rail agency head says warnings had been issued since 2014
The European Railway Agency (ERA) has been warning successive governments in Greece, as well as the European Commission, since at least 2014 about safety gaps in the Greek railway system.
Vatican, Greece ink deal for ‘donation’ of Parthenon Marbles
The Vatican and Greece were finalizing a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries, the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution.
Athens metro and tram holding stoppage on Wednesday
As unions across the Greek public sector plan nationwide strikes and rallies on Wednesday in reaction to last week’s fatal train collision in the Vale of Tempe, workers on the capital’s metro, electric railway (ISAP) and tram are also planning to walk off the job to join the action.
Serbian firms expanding Greek presence
Greece constitutes a window to the countries of Western Europe for retail chains from Serbia, which have recently been active in this country and indeed with rapid growth rates.
Greek PM calls Cabinet meeting for Thursday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called a Cabinet meeting for Thursday where the Tempe railway disaster is expected to be the only topic on the agenda, according to sources.
Crises increased inequalities
The wound from the 10-year economic crisis on household incomes in Greece is hard to heal, both because of the intensity and duration of the crisis, and because it was followed by two more: the pandemic and inflation.