ATHEX: Banks reach 1,000-point milestone
Investors unleashed a buying spree at the Greek stock market on Tuesday, after the three-day weekend, with the price growth gathering momentum as the session went along.
Doctors to hold work stoppage on June 14
Doctors will walk off the job next Wednesday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a meeting at the Ministry of Health has been called by board of directors of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Doctors Association (EINAP) at 1 p.m. on the day.
The dangers of Biden appeasing Turkey over Sweden
Now that President Erdogan has secured reelection, the Biden administration is stepping up its efforts to pressure the Turkish President to lift his veto over Sweden’s accession to NATO.
Karpathos: Donkeys rescued from remote beach
Two donkeys who ended up on a remote beach on the Dodecanese island of Karpathos have been taken to safety following a two-hour rescue operation by local emergency services.
Seven suspects remanded in girl pimping case
Seven of the eight men arrested recently in the case of the pimping and rape of a 12-year-old girl in Athens have been remanded in pre-trial detention. One of the men, a 20-year-old son of another suspect in the case, was released on health grounds, but must report to local police.
Cyprus unveils campaign to counter spike in asylum seekers
Cyprus is launching an information campaign to counter a spike in irregular migration, authorities said on Tuesday, saying they were struggling with the highest inflows in the European Union. The island has had the highest new asylum applications in proportion to its population for the past six years.
EU puts an end to its energy market crisis measures
The European Commission said on Monday it had decided not to prolong emergency measures introduced last year to shield consumers from soaring energy prices, adding those measures had helped to contribute to a calming of European energy markets.
New PM for Bulgaria as former rivals enter uneasy alliance
Bulgaria’s parliament on Tuesday formally approved the country’s new government proposed by the two main political rivals in a bid to end a 30-months-long political crisis, restore stability and spur economic development in the poorest EU member country.
10 arrested in North Macedonia in people smuggling raids
In a statement, North Macedonia police described the group as a sophisticated criminal organization that operated routes between Greece and Hungary as well as from Bulgaria and Serbia to various destinations in the European Union, charging each migrant between 2,000 and 4,000 euros.
Europol announces arrest of money laundering suspect in Athens
A “notorious money launderer” who cleaned “the dirty money of the world’s foremost criminals” was arrested late last month in Athens, Europol, the EU police agency, has announced. The arrest, on 31 May, followed a long investigation by Dutch police into the activities of the underground banker, who operated in the Netherlands.