ATHEX: Trading day for all kinds of tastes
Tuesday offered traders at Athinon Avenue an extensive menu for all appetites.
A conference of reflection
It’s one of those times when the final result exceeds expectations. The three-day conference that Kathimerini organized last week, along with the National Bank Cultural Foundation, Delphi Economic Forum, and the Hellenic Observatory at the LSE’s European Institute, on 50 years since the restoration of democracy in Greece, to a large degree ended up being…
PASOK leader to request party discipline on private universities
The decision by socialist PASOK head Nikos Androulakis on Tuesday to make the party’s members of parliament vote against a bill allowing for the operation of private universities in Greece has stirred tensions among party lawmakers.
The safety of data
Citizens live, communicate and conduct transactions in a digital environment that is very hard to regulate. Abuses of personal data and threats to privacy are constant. It is a constitutional obligation of the state to guarantee the security of citizens’ private information. When data collected by the state is leaked and used for purposes other…
Big interest in Piraeus Bank stake
The extra strong interest in the placement of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund’s stake in Piraeus Bank, displayed from the first day, on Monday, has led to the sale of the entire holding of the state in the lender and at the top end of the price range, as offers exceeded 6 billion euros.
Obesity a hefty time bomb hovering above Greece
The Health Ministry is reportedly preparing a special program for obesity, as citizens and many doctors still do not consider it a disease and do not take targeted measures to deal with it. The program will focus on prevention, early diagnosis and treatment with free follow-up by a nutritionist and other professionals.
Subsidies for greener ferry fleet
Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Christos Stylianidis is close to securing subsidies and credits of about 1.5 billion euros to finance new coastal passenger ferries, which will drastically reduce the sector’s carbon dioxide emissions.
Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking US diplomat and critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine, retiring
Victoria Nuland, the third-highest ranking US diplomat and frequent target of criticism for her hawkish views on Russia and its actions in Ukraine, will retire and leave her post this month, the State Department said Tuesday.
EYP deputy chief replaced to boost fight against organized crime
In a move aimed, according to sources, at bolstering Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) in its fight against organized crime, the government on Tuesday replaced the agency’s deputy chief, Lieutenant-General Giorgos Kellis, with Antonis Tzitzis, a former officer of the Greek Police (ELAS).
Tsipras elected head of Council of Europe’s Western Balkans committee
Former Prime Minister and former leftist SYRIZA head Alexis Tsipras was elected as president of the Council of Europe’s Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans with 80% of the vote.