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Protests persist against private universities
Thousands of students gathered in Athens on Thursday to protest against newly enacted legislation allowing the establishment of private universities in the country.
ATHEX: Late rally takes index over 1,400 pts
A late rally at Athinon Avenue gave the benchmark of the Greek bourse fresh momentum on Thursday.
Patra authorities address meningitis concerns ahead of Carnival bash
Health authorities in the western port of Patra on Thursday sought to assure the public that a small cluster of meningitis cases at the city’s university is being dealt with and should not put off revelers hoping to join the country’s biggest Carnival festivities this weekend.
Teens agree less cell use, better grades
Two out of three teenagers think that if they used their mobile phones less they would perform better at school, according to the finds of a survey of 2,291 high school students and graduates by the Poukamisas Educational Center, seeking to assess their relationship with their devices and the impact in and out of school.
Breath for the economy
Banks are the economy’s lungs and they are now healthy enough to pump oxygen on their own, without help from the state. The days of bankruptcy, however, should not be forgotten, because Greece’s lenders would not have survived without the significant life support they received.
Fourth minimum wage increase
Minister of Labor and Social Security Domna Michailidou spoke about the government’s decision to proceed with the fourth consecutive increase of the minimum wage on radio station Parapolitika on Wednesday.
Thousands protest prosecutor’s recommendation in Kolonos pimping case
Thousands rallied in downtown Athens on Thursday evening over judicial developments in the Kolonos child sexual abuse and pimping case.
Moments of Color | Athens | March 15-27
Blank Wall Gallery (55 Fokionos Negri, blankwallgallery.com) presents a group photography exhibition “Moments of Color,” curated by Markos Dolopikos.
Illegal crossings from Turkey have plummeted, says migration minister
Renewed efforts at cooperation between Athens and Ankara have had a marked effect on reducing refugee flows along the Eastern Mediterranean Corridor, Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis said on Thursday.