An extraordinary annual general meeting approved Bank of Cyprus’ return to the Athens Stock Exchange with a concurrent delisting from the London Stock Exchange by an almost absolute majority.
Moody’s raised Greece’s credit rating to “Positive” from “Stable” on Friday, but stopped short of lifting the country out of junk status.
Hundreds of people will flock to the village of Helidona in Evrytania, Central Greece, for the All-Day Grape Festival on September 28.
The benchmark of the Greek stock market had to drop close to the 1,400-point mark on Thursday to rebound on Friday.
Inspired Education Group, one of the world’s largest private education groups, with 115 schools in 24 countries and 90,000 students, has acquired a stake in the Moraitis School, while it is also reportedly in discussions with Geitonas Education schools.
The 2024 Emmeleia World Dance Festival, hosted by the International Dance Council (CID UNESCO), runs September 23 to 25 at the open-air Dora Stratou Theater on Filopappou Hill.
A man was arrested Thursday morning in Hania, Crete, for beating his ex-wife and attempting to snatch their 4-year-old child outside a mayor’s office.
This government often shifts responsibility to third parties: The high cost of living is blamed on “imported inflation,” soaring electricity prices on the war in Ukraine, and destructive wildfires on “uncleared plots,” among other things.
Because of Greece’s bankruptcy, the stereotype prevailed that all salaries in the public sector are a waste that serve clientelistic purposes. Thus, the salaries and status of civil servants ended up impermissibly low.
Greek police reported on Friday that the driver who hit a family of three near Thessaloniki on Wednesday has a history of drink-driving. The 46-year-old driver had previously been fined for similar offences.