Greece months away from investment-grade rating, central banker tells FT
Greece is close to regaining its investment-grade credit rating in 2023, after 12 years of relegation to junk status, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Cultural Cross Hatchings | Online | March 9
Theologian and religious historian Vasilis Adrahtas will be delivering a lecture from the University of Sydney on “Myths and Dreamings: Cross Hatchings between Ancient Greece and Indigenous Australia.”
Moria arson appeal trial postponed to Wednesday
The trial in the second instance at the Mixed Jury Court of Appeal of the North Aegean regarding the arson of the Moria migrant camp on the island of Lesvos on September 9, 2020, has been deferred to Wednesday.
Key Turkish politician rejoins alliance against Erdogan
A key opposition party rejoined Turkey’s six-party alliance on Monday after a compromise was found over the nomination of a joint candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections scheduled for May.
Greece’s prospects as a hydrogen hub
Greece could become an important hydrogen hub for Europe, with hydrogen being the fuel of the future and ranking high on the European Commission’s agenda for the transition to a pollution-free economy by 2050.
Man arrested on Lesvos for hobbling donkey
The owner of a donkey on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos was arrested on Monday on charges of animal cruelty, in the area of Plomari, local media reports said.
April 9 elections unlikely after fallout from rail tragedy
The possibility of general elections being called for April 9, as widely speculated in recent weeks, is growing increasingly remote as the government deals with the fallout from last week’s deadly train crash in Tempe, central Greece.
EU sending experts to help Greece improve rail safety
The European Union is sending experts to Athens this week to help the country improve safety on its rail system in the wake of last week’s deadly collision between two trains in central Greece.
Probe launched into alleged harmonized practices by Greek banks
The Competition Commission is expected to present a proposal for the case of suspected harmonized practices by banks before the summer.
Lamda signs agreement with TEMES on luxury Elliniko hotels
Lamda Development on Monday announced the signing of two strategic cooperation agreements with TEMES SA for the joint development of two state-of-the-art, luxury 5-star hotels and the corresponding branded residences on the coastal front of Elliniko.