S&P points to upcoming rating upgrade
Standard & Poor’s refrained from granting investment grade to the Greek economy on Friday, but showed it intends to do so in its next rating action, as it upgraded Greece’s outlook from “Stable” to “Positive.”
Property transactions probed
The increase of the tax-free threshold for parental concessions and donations to 800,000 euros each and for property transfers, many of which are carried out in cash, have activated the monitoring mechanism of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
ATHEX: Bourse rises for fifth week in a row
The Greek bourse benchmark completed on Friday its fifth straight week of gains, with price growth for bank and construction stocks and pressure on refineries.
Caretaker interior minister announced
A professor of administrative science and former ombudsman will serve as caretaker interior minister in the run up to the general election on May 21, it has been announced. Calliope Spanou will be sworn into the position on Sunday evening.
Picturesque Pilio train going back into service on Saturday
The tourist trains 3800 and 3801 on the route Ano Lechonia-Milies-Ano Lechonia on Mount Pilio in central Greece resume service on Saturday.
Skertsos appointed government spokesperson
The prime minister’s office officially announced on Friday the appointment of State Minister Akis Skertsos as government spokesman. Skertsos is replacing government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou, who is a candidate in the May 21 elections.
Mitsotakis attends signing of road agreement in Messenia
An agreement to build a road linking Kalamata, Rizomilos, Pylos and Methoni in Messenia, along the southwestern section of the Peloponnese was signed at Kalamata airport on Friday, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and by former premier Antonis Samaras, under whose government the project began.
For European Parliament members to be useful
We Greeks do not pay the necessary attention to Europe – as if its evolution will not be decisive for our national survival.
Easter signals rebound in seasonal employment
The Greek Orthodox Easter holiday last week signaled the start of the tourism season, leading to a surge in hirings around the country and a decline in the number of jobless.
Planetarium | Athens | All Year
There’s a great day of family fun to be had at the Eugenides Foundation, which has all sorts of fun and informative shows and screenings on its program this season.