Champion bodybuilder arrested for running steroids racket
A tipoff from the World Anti-Doping Agency put Greek narcotics investigators on the trail of a champion bodybuilder who is suspected of running a racket selling illegal anabolic steroids.
‘No threat’ to Novartis witnesses
The two prosecutors who decided last week to remove the protective status of two key witnesses in the Novartis case said that there was no indication that they had been the subject of intimidation or retaliation.
Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum
A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog has urged the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers out of a UN-controlled buffer zone where they have been stranded in tents for months.
University-level school for performing arts in the pipeline
Legislation establishing Greece’s first state-run university-level school for the performing arts will be presented at a cabinet meeting on Thursday before being put to public consultation and then heading to Parliament for ratification.
InvestGR Forum returns to Athens Conservatoire
The 8th InvestGR Forum 2025: “Greece, Regional Leader” will take place on July 15, 2025, at the Athens Conservatoire, its organizers announced on Wednesday.
Greece to adopt IMF quota ratification bill
A bill ratifying International Monetary Fund quota increases for member-countries was approved in the Greek Parliament’s Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, and was tabled in the plenary on Wednesday.
Greece auctions T-bills at lower interest rate
Greece on Wednesday successfully auctioned a three-month treasury bill issue at a lower cost, according to the Public Debt Management.
Shipyard investments become ‘strategic’
Investments in the shipbuilding industry will be considered of strategic importance, Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Wednesday.
Sunlight is growing in France
Olympia Group subsidiary Sunlight Group has completed the acquisition of the entire set of shares of the French subsidiary of Triathlon.
US Ambassador stresses importance of American investments
US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis highlighted, on Wednesday, the importance of American investments in Greece, underscoring the United States’ commitment to supporting and expanding its economic footprint in the country.