The leader of the centre-left opposition party PASOK-Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, initiated on Wednesday the process for his resignation as a member of the European Parliament, in order to run in Greece’s upcoming elections.
Greece raised 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) on Wednesday with strong demand for a new 5-year bond, the day after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called elections in late May.
Despite some hirings during the Covid-19 pandemic, staff levels at Greece’s healthcare system (ESY) remain well below pre-financial crisis levels, undermining the quality of services, a new study has found.
At least three people were arrested on Wednesday in a police operation in ilia, a region in the western Peloponnese.
Greek authorities said police were continuing searches in Athens and other parts of the country Wednesday following the arrest of two suspects accused of planning an attack at Jewish center in a busy downtown area of the Greek capital.
Since the tragic earthquakes in Turkey it appears that a sense of calm is prevailing in the Aegean – at least for the moment – that has led to an improvement in ties between Greece and Turkey and a decrease in threats and provocations from Ankara.
The historic Hellenic Navy vessel Velos, a Niki-class destroyer that now operates as a museum, was reported to have sustained damage during the storm that struck the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday.
The creation of Greece’s fifth largest bank, which would be near the level of the four systemic lenders, will likely get closer this week with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Thrivest and the shareholders of Attica Bank regarding the participation of the former in the lender.
The procurement of Israeli-made Spike-NLOS missile systems for the needs of the Armed Forces was approved at Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Antiquities found during the construction of the metro system in the northern port city of Thessaloniki are being put back into place following their controversial extraction for the needs of the much-delayed project about a year ago.