ATHEX: Yet another 15-year high for ATHEX
The improvement in the international market climate continued to benefit the Greek bourse on Tuesday.
Too much winning
“We’re going to win. We’re going to win so much. We’re going to win at trade, we’re going to win at the border. We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning, you’re going to come to me and go, ‘Please, please, we can’t win anymore.’”
Tsipras abstains from CoE declaration over Israel sanctions omission
Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras abstained from a vote on the declaration issued by the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe (CoE) during its two-day session in Hania. His decision followed the committee’s refusal to include a reference to sanctions against Israel in the final text.
Water contamination prompts state of emergency in Serres
A state of emergency has been declared in parts of northern Greece after dangerously high levels of uranium were found in the local water supply.
Greek data protection chief resigns, cites personal reasons
The head of Greece’s Data Protection Authority (DPA), Konstantinos Menoudakos, announced his resignation Tuesday, citing personal reasons.
Gov’t to scrap subsidy agency in wake of EU fraud probe
Greece will dismantle OPEKEPE – the agency responsible for managing EU subsidies, including agricultural aid – and transfer its functions to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), the government announced Tuesday in the wake of a major EU-led fraud investigation.
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes off coast of Pylos
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 7.50 p.m., 10 kilometers east of the coast of Pylos, in the Peloponnese.
Transparent subsidies
A seriously flawed system for distributing agricultural subsidies is a long-standing ailment of the Greek state.
7-year-old girl dies after glass panel accident
A 7-year-old girl lost her life at her home in Kallithea, Athens, after walking into a glass panel under unclear circumstances.
Five-part housing strategy announced to tackle affordability crunch
Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis on Tuesday outlined a five-part housing strategy aimed at boosting supply and improving affordability amid Greece’s deepening housing crisis.