Hercules 3 to come with stricter regulations
The National Economy and Finance Ministry’s plan for “Hercules 3” provides for additional guarantees to banks amounting to 2 billion euros.
Greek economy boosted by refining industry, reports the Times
The Greek economy has largely benefitted from the refining industry, reported the Times, UK, in its sponsored section.
Gov’t spokesman denies tax measure is horizontal
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis commented on the draft taxation bill in an interview on Open TV on Friday, saying that it started from the unassailable position that it was not permissible for half of freelance workers to declare successive years of losses and for 71% to declare an annual income that is smaller than that…
Christmas World | Athens | December 1 – January 7
Christmas World is set to over the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center until the beginning of January.
Agathonisi residents isolated after ferry services halt
The small remote island of the Dodecanese, Agathonisi has been isolated for the past two weeks after the ferry that connects it to Samos halted its services for maintenance. Since October 14, only a couple of ferries that can carry vehicles and trucks have docked on the island to bring basic goods.
Greece-Turkey High-level Cooperation Council to take place next week
The upcoming meeting of the Greece-Turkey High-level Cooperation Council (HCC), which is scheduled to take place in Athens on December 7, is seen as one more step in the direction of improving Greek-Turkish relations, sources said on Friday.
Kalashnikov and magazines found in stolen car
A Kalashnikov-style weapon, a fuel container with an unknown substance, magazines and a helmet were found in a suspicious car located in Palaio Faliro, southern Athens, on Friday at noon. The car had been reported stolen at the Nea Ionia police department, northern Athens in September.
SYN/BIOSES | Athens | November 25-26
An experimental literature and performance festival, SYN/BIOSES, will take place at EIGHT, the Critical Institute for Arts and Politics (8 Polytechniou).
US, French armored vehicles in Xanthi
The importance that Athens attaches to the fortification of critical border areas such as Thrace with the presence of Greece’s closest allies is reflected in the attendance on Friday of Defense Minister Nikos Dendias for the final phase of the Olympic Cooperation – 23 military exercise in Xanthi.
Upcoming Greece-Turkey High-Level Cooperation Council set to reinvigorate relations
The High-Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) meeting between Greece and Turkey, scheduled for December 7 in Athens, is anticipated to mark a significant step in enhancing bilateral relations, according to sources on Friday.