Motor Oil fined €9.2 euros for obstructing competition inspectors
Competition inspectors have fined the Motor Oil refinery 9.2 million euros and an employee €50,000 for obstructing an on-site inspection.
From a Greek ‘Iron Dome’ to diplomacy at the UN
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition, joins Thanos Davelis to break down his latest analysis in The Greek Letter, highlighting how tensions in Greece’s neighborhood and uncertainty around the world mean diplomacy has to go hand in hand with a strong defense policy, highlighting the decision for a Greek “Iron Dome.”
Greece cuts 2024 economic growth forecast again amid EU stagnation
Greece has trimmed its forecast for 2024 economic growth for a second time this year to 2.2%, as stagnation in euro zone countries hits investment and exports, the country’s fiscal council said on Monday, citing a government economic plan.
Armed robbery outside Thessaloniki convenience store
An armed robbery occurred outside a convenience store in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Monday afternoon.
National Bank stake sale meets strong demand
Demand for a 10% stake sale in the National Bank of Greece (NBG) by the country’s bank bailout fund was oversubscribed by six times on Monday, in the first day of a book-building process which ends later this week, two sources told Reuters.
Repeat Open Public Tender Process for “The purchase of the building for the National Centre of Social Research”
Τhe new independent operational unit of HRADF entitled Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Governmental Committee of Projects of Strategic Importance of Law 4799/2021, to mature, execute the tender process, and supervise the implementation phase of the project “Upgrade of Infrastructures of Research Centres supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation…
President denies request for release of minutes from crucial 2015 meeting
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has rejected a request from the minor populist party Course of Freedom (Plefsi Eleftherias) to release the minutes of a crucial meeting of political party leaders held after Greeks voted by a large margin to reject the austerity terms of an aid package from international creditors in 2015.
Greece to launch ‘Safe Youth’ app to combat rising teen violence
Greece will soon launch a new mobile app to support teenagers facing threats or violence outside school premises, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced during a cabinet meeting on Monday, in response to a recent surge in such incidents.
Police investigate attack on transgender woman in Athens
Authorities in Athens have identified a 55-year-old taxi driver accused of assaulting a transgender woman early Thursday morning.
EU ministers to convene emergency meeting over escalating Middle East conflict
European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting Monday night to address rising tensions in the Middle East following Israel’s airstrikes on Lebanon over the weekend and the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.