Slowdown ahead of elections
With elections 12 to 14 months away, the market has begun to take for granted that the state is entering a preelection management orbit.
Taxis stage 3-day strike
Athens taxi drivers plan a three-day work stoppage starting Tuesday, while the nationwide federation announced a 48-hour strike Wednesday and Thursday to protest pending legislation.
Attiki Odos tunnel work causing major traffic jams
Traffic jams are snarling entry to and exit from Athens’ Attiki Odos ring road after a key airport-bound section was shut for emergency tunnel maintenance.
Western Greece bracing for heavy rain, storms
Weather authorities sounded the alarm on Tuesday, as heavy rain, thunderstorms and gale-force winds threaten flooding and coastal damage in western parts of the country.
Byzantine scholar Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler dies
Greek historian Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, an emblematic figure of Greek and European intellectual life, has died at 99, leaving behind a vast scholarly legacy that reshaped the study of Byzantium and its place in European history.
Is a social media ban for young kids enforceable?
Most experts agree that banning social media for kids under 15 or 16 will have beneficial effects, but they have reservations about how enforceable such a ban would be, especially at home.
Nicosia hails economic growth data
Republic of Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has greeted the report on Cypriot growth.
Primary budget surplus exceeds January target
Greece posted a primary budget surplus of €3.51 billion on a modified cash basis in January against a target of €1.75 billion, preliminary data showed Monday.
Greece attending Board of Peace meeting as observer
Greece will participate as an observer in a Board of Peace meeting on Gaza convened by US President Donald Trump on February 19 in Washington, the government said. Deputy Foreign Minister Haris Theoharis will represent Greece at the session.
Fear and mismanagement
There are pockets of intransparent practices and outright mismanagement of taxpayers’ money in this country.