ATHEX: New tumble for stocks on Athinon Avenue
The new closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the inconclusive statements about the resumption of peace talks took their toll on money markets.
Primary budget surpluses socially and politically unfeasible
The weakening of the Greek economy had already begun before the war and is accelerating because of it.
Angry farmers promised more support as foot-and-mouth spreads
Greece’s first outbreak in 25 years of the deadly livestock foot-and-mouth disease has spread to a new part of the island where it was first recorded last month, authorities said Monday, appealing for farmers’ cooperation to deal with “a very difficult situation.”
Nayra | Athens | April 25
Nayra returns to the stage at St Paul’s Anglican Church (27 Filellinon) with “Paradox Sounds,” a new project presented in an intimate setting chosen for its distinctive atmosphere.
Firefighters battle forest blaze in Thessaly
Dozens of firefighters assisted by water-dropping planes battled a forest blaze that broke out in central Greece Monday, as authorities said a total 52 wildfires erupted over the weekend in various parts of the country.
Traditional Corfiot sofrito
A classic Corfiot beef dish slow-cooked with garlic, parsley and vinegar until meltingly tender.
Another basement in Kypseli flooded with mud amid metro works
The basement of a residential building in the central Athens district of Kypseli was flooded with grey mud on Monday, marking the second such incident in less than a week linked to tunnelling works for the new metro Line 4.
Boy held over highway stoning of coaches
An under-age boy has been arrested in central Greece for allegedly throwing stones at passing coaches on a highway, damaging two but causing no injury, authorities said Monday.
We need hope, not just criticism
There is plenty of material and accumulated anger for anyone who wants to exploit it to oppose the government. With one difference: Anyone who wants to govern must give the people a little hope along with some guarantees that they know how to do it without veering into dangerous political experimentation.
Kikilias pledges to ‘defend’ Crete against immigrants
Greece’s maritime affairs minister pledged Monday to “defend” the southern island of Crete against a wave of immigration in small boats that risk the long and dangerous passage from north Africa to reach European soil.