The Greek stock market came off the day’s lows on Tuesday to contain its losses as a number of blue chips reacted after Monday’s plunge to avoid a further decline that could have even put the 1,000-point level at risk for the market’s benchmark.
A part of the 8th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, the group show “Down To Earth” is taking place in Athens, at the Alex Mylonas Museum.
Jailed Greek MEP Eva Kaili has appealed to the highest court of cassation in Belgium in a fresh attempt to secure release from pre-trial detention.
Pharmacists in Attica have announced a four-hour work stop on Wednesday in support of the strike called in the aftermath of the Tempe railway disaster.
Transport workers in Athens have revised the hours they will work on Wednesday, when private-sector union ADEDY has called a 24-hour strike. Lines 2 (Red) and 3 (Blue) of the Athens metro will operate from noon until 4 p.m., while Line 1 (Green) will run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Police in the northern city of Grevena have arrested six people following an investigation into 40 thefts and break-ins in the area, in which churches were also targeted.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attended the funeral of train driver Spyros Voulgaris, one of the 57 people killed in last week’s railway disaster at Tempe.
The economy expanded in October to December last year with higher consumer spending and investment more than offsetting lower exports, official data showed on Tuesday.
The jailed father of a train driver killed in the Tempe train crash is to be released from a Turkish prison so that he can attend his son’s funeral.