ATHEX: Index rises for a fourth straight day
The week started with a mixed session for the Greek stock market.
Police carry out operation in Aspropyrgos after night of unrest
Following Sunday night’s unrest on NATO Avenue in the western Attica suburb of Aspropyrgos, during which unknown individuals set fires and threw stones, injuring a police officer in the head, authorities carried out a targeted operation in the Nea Zoi and Neoktista settlements.
Athens taxi drivers launch open-ended strike Tuesday
Taxi drivers in the greater Athens region will launch a series of rolling two-day strikes Tuesday.
A circumstantial activist’s ambiguous political foray
Maria Karystianou effectively fired the starting gun for the new political parties that are expected to be announced in 2026. Following several ambiguous statements, she announced that she will be spearheading the change she wants to see after all.
US Federal Reserve board member Stephen Miran to give Athens talk
Dr Stephen Miran, a member of the board of governors of the US Federal Reserve System, will give a lecture on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the National Gallery–Alexandros Soutsos Museum, the Delphi Economic Forum has announced.
Freeze brings snow near Athens, cold to ease
A cold snap saw temperatures drop well below freezing Monday after days of unseasonal warmth, with snow falling in several parts of the country, including the hills north of Athens and some Aegean Sea islands.
Russian secret service labels Ecumenical Patriarch ‘Constantinople Antichrist’ in scathing attack
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has launched a scathing attack on Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew calling him the “Constantinople Antichrist” and accusing him of attempting to “sow discord” in the Russian Orthodox world with support from the British secret service.
Two injured in shooting outside Athens grill restaurant
A 39-year-old grill restaurant owner and his 70-year-old father were injured in a shooting early Monday outside the enterprise in southern Athens, authorities said.
Greek energy minister discusses strategic projects in Saudi Arabia
Greek Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou met with Saudi officials on Monday to advance cooperation in energy, telecommunications, and raw minerals. Discussions focused on the East to Med data Corridor (EMC), renewable energy, and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
The difficult balances of realpolitik
Let’s be realistic. In this phase we are living through, a country in a dangerous neighborhood has no other choice than to try to be on US President Donald Trump’s side.