ATHEX: Stocks edge further up for a fourth day
The benchmark at Athinon Avenue registered yet another eight-month high on Wednesday, as traders appear willing to test the waters around 950 points, while daily turnover is also picking up pace.
The benchmark at Athinon Avenue registered yet another eight-month high on Wednesday, as traders appear willing to test the waters around 950 points, while daily turnover is also picking up pace.
Greece announced on Wednesday additional measures to deal with certain drug shortages, a problem it said was global and attributed to an increase in seasonal virus infections, supply chain issues, the energy crisis and reduced exports from Asia.
Serbian singer-songwriter Goran Bregovic returns to the stage of the Christmas Theater (info at ct.gr; tickets at viva.gr) with memorable tracks from his electrifying soundtracks.
Turkey’s AK Party spokesman Omer Celik said Monday that the government is mulling bringing elections “slightly” forward (the country’s parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled to be held on June 18), a decision which could have implications for Greece.
Two years of extremely painful and damaging restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus ought to have left some kind of imprint on the collective conscience.
Employees under 35 years old, as well as those who to date have not been insured in an auxiliary pension fund will have the option as of this year to switch from the Single Social Security Fund (EFKA) to the Supplementary Social Security Fund (TEKA).
A police operation was carried out in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday morning to prevent an attempt by members of an anti-establishment group to retake a building in the city center. Police said 29 people were arrested.
Luigi Cherubini’s “Medea” provided the inspiration for the Greek National Opera’s new bespoke candle, as the company prepares to stage the late 18th-century opera at the Stavros Niarchos Hall this spring.
Generic medication with the same therapeutic value is fully available for children, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday, seeking to reassure parents about shortages, particularly of inhalers and syrups.
The British Museum said on Wednesday it was holding “constructive discussions” with Greece over the Parthenon Sculptures amid renewed speculation that the 2,500-year-old marbles could soon be returned to Athens.