Category Archives: Latest Greek news

SYRIZA to approve list of candidates for leadership contest on Saturday

Greece’s leftist main opposition is holding its standing congress to approve the candidates running for party leadership at the Foundation of the Hellenic World on Saturday.

Restrictions on short-term leases

The government is moving toward a clear distinction between small owners who rent their property for a few days a year to foreign or Greek visitors and owners or companies who rent a larger number of properties systematically under the short-term rental scheme.

Women summoned to testify over illegal adoptions

Dozens of women have been summoned to testify in the Department of Organized Crime’s preliminary investigation on the island of Crete after a request by the competent prosecutor in connection with the case of a fertility clinic in the city of Hania that may have operated as a front for an illegal adoption racket.

NATO post draws Greek ire

Diplomatic sources say Greece’s representation to NATO has sent a protest letter to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, following the congratulatory message to Turkey by NATO’s Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), based in Izmir, on the occasion of Turkey’s “Victory Day,” the anniversary of the defeat of the Greek forces in Asia Minor in 1922. It is…

Checking email? You’re probably not breathing

In 2007, Linda Stone, a former Microsoft executive, realized that even though she did breathing exercises every morning, when she sat down at her laptop and opened up her inbox, it all went out the window.

EU regulators backs Pfizer’s updated vaccine for dominant Omicron subvariant

EU regulators have recommended authorizing an updated Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech which targets the dominant XBB.1.5 variant of Omicron, putting it on track to become the third adapted shot  by the two companies to be approved in the bloc.

Suspects back in court over Singapore’s swoop on major money laundering ring

Ten foreigners accused of involvement in a major money laundering operation in Singapore were again remanded to custody on Wednesday, with new charges slapped on eight, as the city-state widens the net in one of its highest-profile crime cases.

Russia’s exit from Black Sea Grain Initiative

Russia is weaponizing food at the expense of people around the world, especially the poor and food-insecure.

Stocks slide after four days of gains

Greek stocks dropped slightly Wednesday after four sessions with cumulative gains of 1.90%. The general index closed at 1,316.94 points, a drop of 0.11%, although it was up 0.30% at one point.

The duty of local authorities

Preserving forests cannot solely rest on the shoulders of the central government.