ATHEX: Bank stocks and mid-caps hold ground
Bank stock continued to grow at Athinon Avenue on Wednesday, but other stocks bogged the benchmark down.
Transparency in healthcare spending
Greece ranks among the countries with the highest per capita expenditure – both public and private – on healthcare services.
‘Kostas’: A cross-cultural detective journey
Italian actor Stefano Fresi strides confidently through a protest scene as police detective Kostas Charitos in “Kostas,” a hit series on Italy’s Rai 1 network.
US Embassy in Athens to remain closed on Thursday
The US Embassy in Athens, the consular section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki and all US federal offices in Greece will remain closed on Thursday.
New push to fight tax evasion, smuggling
The Finance Ministry and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) are rolling out two new oversight mechanisms in a bid to intensify the crackdown on tax evasion, smuggling, and noncompliance by wealthy taxpayers.
Turkey ready to take over prisons holding ISIS members in Syria, Fidan says
The Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated on Tuesday that his country is ready to take control of prisons where members of the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) are held in Syria.
Salamina residents battle fish farm expansion plans
Plans to massively expand aquaculture operations off the coast of the Saronic island of Salamina have sparked widespread backlash, with critics citing grave environmental risks.
The new Congress, inauguration, and Trump’s world view
Endy Zemenides, HALC’s executive director, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what to expect from the new Congress on the East Med, what to watch out for as President-elect Trump looks to get his cabinet confirmed, and more.
Fidan reiterates Turkish support for two-state solution in Cyprus
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reaffirmed Ankara’s support for a two-state solution in Cyprus during a joint press conference with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in the occupied part of Nicosia on Wednesday.
Cairo trilateral summit focuses on regional developments, energy and migration
Regional developments, energy, and migration were central to the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides during the 10th Trilateral Greece–Egypt–Cyprus Summit held in Cairo on Wednesday.