Athens metro first major upgrade to cost €7.3m
The first large upgrade of the Athens metro network since its first segment opened in January 2000 will cost €7.3 million. This will involve replacing 32 kilometers of tracks on lines 2 and 3.
PPC to develop gas peaker plants in Romania
Power company PPC will begin implementing its investment plan to build gas peaker plants in Romania at the end of the year.
ASE gains for 6th straight session
The Athens Stock Exchange ended higher for the sixth straight session Monday, setting yet another 15-year high.
Payzy adds customers, but losses accumulate
Telecom company OTE’s online payments platform Payzy, developed in-house, continues to expand its customer base, but also its losses.
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Greece in the era of irregular deals
We are in a strange and contradictory phase of modern history. On the one hand, wars and conflicts are raging in many parts of the world, with some of them intensifying, due to the absence of an international deterrent mechanism and amid gaps created by the distancing policy of the United States.
‘She had wrapped a stone in her pashmina’
“During a tour of the Acropolis in 2023, I was talking to tourists and they were staring intently at the Parthenon as if observing something very specific. Suddenly they interrupted me to tell me that a woman had taken a stone and wrapped it in her pashmina.”
Temperatures soar to 42°C in Greece, Peloponnese records hottest readings
Extremely high temperatures were recorded across Greece on Monday, reaching up to 42°C in the Peloponnese.
European prosecutor says Tempe disaster could have been avoided
European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi reiterated during an interview with German public broadcaster ARD that the Tempe railway disaster could have been avoided if the railway signaling project had been completed on time.
Basketball legend Nikos Gallis warns against misleading AI videos after fake wheelchair clip
Greek basketball legend Nikos Gallis has urged social media users to be vigilant after a fabricated video surfaced online depicting the 68-year-old in a wheelchair.