Great School of the Nation in Istanbul denies closure reports
The Great School of the Nation in Istanbul, the oldest operating Greek school, established in 1453, issued a statement refuting reports that it is closing down.
Ships to wait for cleaner fuel
The vote of the International Maritime Organization members on the proposed new IMO Net-Zero Framework (NZF) has been postponed for a year.
Police officer suspended for transporting fridge in patrol car
A police officer has been suspended from duty after videos circulated online showing him transporting a refrigerator in the open trunk of the patrol car he was driving in the Kamareto district of Athens.
158 emergency medical rescuers sworn in
One hundred fifty-eight new emergency health responders have been sworn in, as part of efforts to strengthen the EKAB ambulance service, according to Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis.
Barriers in front of Parliament again?
The debate stirred by the government’s decision to protect the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from attempts of political exploitation or aesthetic degradation is deeply hypocritical.
Georgiadis weighs in on Tempe memorial controversy
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, a staunch defender of the conservative government’s official line, on Monday weighed in on the debate over a makeshift memorial honoring the victims of the Tempe train disaster, placed next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of Parliament.
Gov’t defends amendment on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after memorial dispute
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Monday defended a forthcoming amendment that will regulate activity around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in front of Parliament, following controversy over a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Tempe train disaster near the monument.
Euronext rules out higher bid for Athens bourse
Pan-European exchange operator Euronext has said it remained committed to transforming the Athens Stock Exchange into a financial gateway for southern Europe, but ruled out raising its offer to acquire the Greek bourse.
The offended aesthetics of the ‘good citizens’
Our democracy will not be revived by sanitizing marble monuments or giving in to an idealized notion of an Athens that may have never existed or – if it did – relied on removing the plebeian smudge from its facade
Farmers used fake cattle slaughters to claim EU funds
Before the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scams were revealed, authorities arrested six people in northern Greece in May in a livestock fraud scheme involving phantom cattle slaughters to collect EU subsidies.