ATHEX: Benchmark slumps to 7-week low
Friday’s session at the Greek bourse proved to be a bull trap, as after the halfway point the early gains swung to losses and the majority of stocks closed the week with a significant drop.
State Department OKs Greek purchase of US amphibious vehicles
The US Department of State has approved the potential purchase by Greece of a number of assault amphibious vehicles; the cost is estimated at $268 million.
A measureof comparison
Despite the political drama, France, the second biggest economy in the eurozone, has finally managed to adapt the country’s minimum general retirement age to the changed demographic realities.
Human Nature | Athens | March 18-19 & 22-24
Wrapping up next week at the National Opera’s Alternative Stage, “Human Nature” is a modern dance triple bill.
Athens zoo fights to save tiger cub found in garbage
Veterinarians are fighting to save a white tiger cub abandoned in a rubbish bin at an Athens zoo, believed to be a victim of the illegal wildlife trade. The three-month old white tiger was found on February 28 under a garbage bin in the parking lot of the Attica Zoological Park by a cleaner.
OSE critical of regulator’s findings on training
Hellenic Railways (OSE) has criticized a finding by the Railway Regulatory Authority (RAS) that there was serious deficiencies in its training of stationmasters.
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A waste of energy
A frenzy of self-flagellation by those trying to understand Greece’s weaknesses and the torrent of rage and accusations against those responsible (in fact as well as in our minds) form the two poles of the public discussion that has followed the tragedy at Tempe.
GSEE trade union federation: minimum wage increase not enough
The increase in the monthly minimum wage by 9.4% as of April 1 “is a far cry from the demands of the poorest of workers and does not allow them to cover basic living needs,” the country’s biggest private-sector trade union federation has said.
Investigation launched into police tow truck ramming
A prosecutor has ordered a preliminary investigation into an incident during Thursday’s general strike in Athens where a police tow truck drove at high speed into dumpsters that were being wheeled into the middle of a street by protestors.