New witnesses called following crash report
Greek investigators are reopening key aspects of the probe into the Tempe deadly train crash following new findings that suggest critical evidence may have been tampered with.
Environment Ministry hires 340 employees to manage Natura 2000 areas
The Environment and Energy Ministry is for the first time hiring 340 permanent employees for the management of protected Natura 2000 areas in Greece, following an initiative by Environment and Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis, the ministry announced on Thursday.
People united in grief, and anger
Hundreds of thousands of Greeks took to the streets across the country on Friday, marking two years since the tragic Tempe train disaster that claimed 57 lives.
PKK says it will heed Ocalan’s peace call and declare ceasefire
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia will heed its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for disarmament and declare an immediate ceasefire, a news agency close to the group has cited it as saying, in a major step toward ending a 40-year conflict with the Turkish state.
Gov’t spokesperson says food inflation has been reduced to zero
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said on Thursday that food inflation in Greece has been hovering around zero in recent months and is, according to official data released by Eurostat, the lowest in the eurozone.
Cyprus gets €72 million EIB loan for new museum
The European Investment Bank is providing the Cypriot government with a 72-million-euro loan for a new national archaeological museum in the capital Nicosia.
Alpha buys Cypriot AstroBank
Alpha Bank said on Thursday it has reached a binding agreement to buy small Cypriot lender AstroBank for just over 200 million euros.
Piraeus Bank’s largest shareholder reduces stake
Piraeus Bank announced on Friday that its biggest stakeholder, Paulson & Co, has reduced its stake to 13.62%
Reds and Greens triumph on the road in Europe
Olympiakos and Panathinaikos returned successfully to Euroleague action on Friday scoring road wins.
Best-ever receipts for KEAO
The Social Security Debt Collection Center collected nearly 2 billion euros of dues in a year.