Cost saving for pharma firms
PolyModels Hub, the London-based startup of Harry Christodoulou that facilitates pharmaceutical research, announced last week it has raised funding of $9 million.
Mitsotakis calls for ‘just and lasting’ Ukraine peace in EPP talks
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took part in a videoconference of European People’s Party (EPP) leaders on Wednesday.
Could Turkey re-open Halki, or is this the song that never ends?
Endy Zemenides, HALC’s executive director, joins Thanos Davelis as we break down the recent stories of optimism around the potential re-opening of Halki Seminary in Turkey, and look at the broader attention the Orthodox Christian world is receiving in Washington, from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Russian church.
Greece reaches landmark agreement on collective labor contracts
The government, employers, and labor unions have reached an agreement on collective labor contracts, with the Ministry of Labor describing the deal as ushering in a “new era” with benefits for all parties and ending the bailout-era restrictions that had limited collective bargaining.
Athens metro, tram services to halt after fatal depot accident
Metro, electric train, and tram services in Athens will be suspended on Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. following a fatal work accident at the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY) depot in Piraeus, the company said.
Soldier, 19, killed in Rhodes ammunition explosion
A 19-year-old professional soldier (EPOP) serving in a National Guard battalion on the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes was killed in an explosion on Wednesday, while another soldier was seriously injured, local media reported.
Turkish firms sign $6.5 bln contracts to reinforce ‘Steel Dome’ air defense system
Turkish defense companies signed $6.5 billion worth of contracts to reinforce and develop Turkey’s integrated, multi-layered “Steel Dome” air defense system, the Turkish Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) said on Wednesday.
Torch for the Milano Winter Games lit in low-key indoor ceremony
The torch for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was lit on Wednesday in an indoor and scaled-down ceremony in ancient Olympia due to weather warnings, marking the final push for organizers for the event in February.
Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document history’s first American pope on the road.
Not one euro returned in farm subsidy scandal
Despite investigations and asset freezes, not a single euro has returned to the accounts of the national agency responsible for distributing EU aid to farmers (OPEKEPE), five months after authorities began efforts to reclaim falsely obtained agricultural subsidies.