Bank of Greece set to trim growth outlook
The Greek central bank is set to trim its growth outlook for next year significantly in its upcoming December forecasts.
Three youths in Thessaloniki detained for robbing teacher
An investigative magistrate and a prosecutor in Thessaloniki ordered on Thursday the detention of three teenagers accused of beating and robbing a 54-year-old teacher outside a local high school last Monday.
Earthquake rattles Zakynthos
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Zakynthos on Thursday at 2.39 p.m.
Meet Market | Athens | December 8-17
“First we meet, then we market,” is the motto of the Meet Market, which returns for its annual Christmas extravaganza at Technopolis (athens-technopolis.gr) in Gazi.
Costas Simitis to receive honorary fellowship from LSE
Greece’s former socialist prime minister Costas Simitis will be awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) at a ceremony on 8 December in Athens, the university announced.
Sensitive data stolen from Aegean University leaked to dark web
Ηundreds of files containing sensitive data stolen from the University of the Aegean by the cybercriminal group Lockbit earlier this year were published on the dark web on November 27.
Greek unemployment rate fell to 9.6% in October
The Greek unemployment rate dropped to 9.6% of the workforce in October from 11.8% in October 2022 and a revised upwards 10.3% rate in September 2023, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday.
Vassilis Vassilikos, writer of political novel Z, dead at 89
Vassilis Vassilikos, a multi award-winning Greek writer best known for his 1967 political novel Z, has died, aged 89.
‘Visiting professor’ scheme sees lackluster support
A scheme to invite academics from foreign universities to teach in Greece has attracted just nine applications since being launched on April 21, mainly as a result of lackluster interest from local businesses to support the plan.
PM says Greeks abroad will be able to vote by mail in European elections
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that Greeks living abroad who are enrolled in the voting registry in Greece, will be able to vote by mail.