Turk trying to swim to Greece is rescued
A 42-year-old Turkish national trying to swim from the coast of Turkey to the Greek island of Symi has been rescued by Greece’s coast guard.
ATHEX: Banks keep main index in the black
A late surge by banks and some other blue chips helped the benchmark of the Greek stock market remain on an upward course.
Cyprus authorities fault soccer federation for top-tier game descending into chaos
Cypriot authorities on Monday accused the country’s soccer federation of ignoring red flags after a high-risk first division soccer fixture descended into chaos on Sunday night.
Greece ranks third in EU for material and social deprivation
According to data released today by Eurostat on Monday, 6.8% of the EU population faced severe material and social deprivation in 2023.
‘Crafts of The Sea’: Cycladic multimedia maritime exhibition
Multimedia maritime exhibition “Crafts of the Sea” reopened last week for its second and final outing at the Goethe Institute in Athens until September 21.
New Democracy’s lead over PASOK narrows, poll shows
A poll released on Monday showed the ruling New Democracy’s lead over PASOK narrowing, while SYRIZA has fallen to fourth place.
Moody’s upgrades Eurobank’s, National’s outlook
Credit ratings agency Moody’s changed Eurobank’s and National Bank’s outlook for their Baa2 senior unsecured debt and long-term deposit ratings to positive from stable.
Gerapetritis urges joint European action on migration in meeting with French FM
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis called for joint European action on migration during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne on Monday in Athens.
Constantine Dracopoulos former president of Stavros Niarchos Foundation, dies
The death has been announced of Constantine Dracopoulos, a former president of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (1996 to 2004) and one of the closest collaborators of its founder, Stavros Niarchos, who was his uncle.
Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says
Salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to a safe area without any oil spill, a European Union naval mission has said.