Chariton Stavropoulos appointed new BoD head of National Opera
Greece’s Culture Ministry appointed Chariton Stavropoulos as the new President of the Board of Directors of the National Opera.
The new, old far-right wave
In September 2013, following the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas, the Greek authorities launched a crackdown on the leadership of Golden Dawn. A person who is now 17 years old and has just voted for the first time in the May and June elections was only 7 back then.
HFSF to concede stakes in banks, starting with Eurobank
The disinvestment program of the state from its holdings in banks will be fully implemented from this fall, starting with Eurobank and the allocation of its 1.4% stake.
Top officials from Turkey and Sweden in fresh attempt to overcome NATO membership concerns
Senior officials from Sweden and Turkey arrived at NATO headquarters Thursday to examine Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s objections to the Nordic country joining the military alliance and to see what more, if anything, could be done to break the deadlock.
Thousands of counterfeit goods seized in Athens factory raid
Members of the interdepartmental market control unit DIMEA found and seized thousands of bootleg goods from a clothing and footwear factory in Peristeri, western Athens, according to a statement released on Thursday.
Work equality in Greece still lags behind, SEV survey shows
Working women in Greece are paid less, have lower representation in executive positions and still face a number of stereotypes in their jobs, a survey by the Federation of Hellenic Enterprises said on Thursday.
FDI in Greece at record levels
Foreign direct investment in Greece registered a historic high in 2022, according to data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
June was hottest June on record globally, Copernicus says
This past June was the hottest June globally on record in terms of sea and air temperatures, according to a statement by the EU-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Fires break out in Lesvos, Ilia
Two wildfires broke out on Thursday in separate incidents on the island of Lesvos, in eastern Greece, and the region of Ilia, in the western Peloponnese.
Iran says it had court order to seize Greek-owned tanker
Iran said on Thursday it had a court order to seize a tanker in Gulf waters a day earlier after it collided with an Iranian vessel, one of two tankers the US Navy said it prevented Iran from commandeering.