S&P nod to repaying bailout loans early
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has given the green light – albeit indirectly – for the early repayment of the first bailout loans planned by the Greek government.
On an isolated archipelago, he’s fine-tuning his own 3D-printed gun
For generations, the Aland Islands, an autonomous stretch of rocky coves in the middle of the Baltic Sea, were home to hunters and a gun culture rooted in Nordic backcountry traditions.
Push to check that vehicles’ papers are in order
The tax administration will launch a push on June 16 to cross-check all the vehicles registered in the country.
Consensus on education
The country’s rational political forces could, surely, find some common ground on the issues of education.
The quiet luxury of a summer night at the movies
Greece’s open-air cinemas, an iconic summer pastime, are back in full swing but ticket prices are climbing. Attendance has started strong. ‘People realize summer weather comes early now and aren’t afraid to come out,’ said Kostas Gounaris.
Basketball finals to resume after club owners met with minister
The Greek Basketball League finals between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos are set to resume, following meetings on Wednesday between the two clubs’ owners and Alternate Minister for Sports, Yiannis Vroutsis.
ATHEX: Index gains more ground on blue chips
Non-bank blue chips carried the Greek stock market higher for the second day in a row on Wednesday.
SYRIZA proposal for Tempe disaster inquiry clears Parliamentary threshold
A proposal submitted by the leftist SYRIZA party to establish a preliminary parliamentary committee on the 2023 Tempe railway disaster has officially secured the required 30 signatures, advancing it to the next stage of parliamentary procedure.
Greece and Egypt seeking solution on Sinai Monastery issue, says Gerapetritis
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, held a meeting in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, regarding the issue of the Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.
Turkey to press allies for access to EU defence funds
Turkey will press European allies which plan to sharply ramp up their defense spending to ease restrictions that now require most of that money to be spent in the EU, Defense Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters on Wednesday ahead of a NATO meeting.