ATHEX: Index reaches highs unseen in 13.5 years
Selected blue chips such as some energy stocks gave the Greek bourse’s benchmark a fresh boost on Monday.
Line-up for Greek Eurovision finals announced
The line-up for the national finals to select who will represent Greece in this year’s Eurovision has been announced, following a draw that took place today at the headquarters of state broadcaster ERT.
Man dies after vehicle catches fire in southern Greece
A man lost his life after his vehicle caught fire in Argolida, southern Greece, on Monday afternoon, following a traffic accident.
Bobby Broom | Athens | January 24-26
Renowned jazz guitarist Bobby Broom is coming to Greece for the first time, giving three concerts at the Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trivonianou) from January 24 to 26.
Trump officials asked over a dozen senior career diplomats to step aside, sources say
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has asked more than a dozen senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, including former US ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt , two US officials familiar with the matter said, as the incoming president moved quickly to shape his foreign policy and the diplomatic corps.
Mitsotakis congratulates Trump on inauguration
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has congratulated US President Donald Trump on his return to the White House.
Club manager in Hania arrested after minor hospitalized for alcohol consumption
A 54-year-old nightclub manager in Hania, Crete, was arrested on Sunday after a 14-year-old girl was hospitalized with symptoms of severe alcohol intoxication.
Trump’s presidency, a turning point or worse?
Donald Trump is being sworn in as the United States’ 47th president, under the Capitol’s Dome, where, four years ago, violent supporters of his had loitered for hours after storming the building. Trump not only avoided being held to account for instigating this uprising, but is now once again at the superpower’s reins, in the…
Lignite transition plan for Western Macedonia, Arcadia stalled
The so-called Fair Growth Transition Program has run up against the usual weaknesses of the Greek state.