Military ties with India deepening
The visit next week of General Dimitris Houpis, chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, to India will be another step in strengthening bilateral relations between Athens and New Delhi.
Final respects paid to woman slain outside police station
The funeral of the Kyriaki Griva, 28, who was murdered by her former partner outside Agioi Anargyroi police station in northern Athens on Monday night was held on Thursday in a climate of deep anguish and anger in the Church of Agios Nektarios in Ano Liosia.
Batsheva Ensemble postpones Athens show citing ‘safety reasons’
The performances of “Last Work: Ohad Naharin” by the Batsheva Ensemble at the Athens Concert Hall have been postponed due to safety concerns, it was announced on Thursday.
State to woo and monitor debtors
The state could collect up to 1.2 billion euros if all those who dropped out of their tax debt arrangements apply for reintegration. For those who do apply, there will be a single monitoring authority.
Alternative investment types
Mutual funds and treasury bills earn attention of investors, while deposits are in decline.
Safety net launched for marine fauna
A six-year program to record and protect nine emblematic, but also vulnerable species of the Greek marine fauna was launched a few days ago.
Cyprus problem: Turkey insists on two states
Defying relevant UN resolutions and the decades-old agreed premise for a solution to Cyprus’ division, the representative of the Turkish Ministry of Defense, Zeki Ozturk, insisted on a two-state solution on Thursday.
Prosecution may alter Parliament composition
The prosecution of 11 MPs of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party for voter fraud on Thursday may radically change the composition of Parliament.
Mytilineos expands further in Poland
Athens-listed Mytilineos announced on Thursday that, in a joint venture with Siemens Energy Global and Siemens Energy Sp. z o.o., it has undertaken the construction of a 560 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) unit with associated infrastructure at the Adamow Power Plant in the Turek region of Poland.
Hatzidakis: Gov’t needs to stick to its budget
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis told the Parliament’s Finance and European Affairs Committees on Thursday that the government will “have to be serious as regards fiscal policy and we will be. We believe in fiscal seriousness.”