Low temperatures, frost, heavy snowfall even in lowland areas of eastern Greece, as well as force 8-9 northerly winds in sea areas, are the main characteristics of the Barbara weather front that is expected to hit Greece from Sunday, according to an updated emergency weather bulletin from the National Weather Service.
An 18-year-old was charged with dangerous bodily harm, illegal carrying and use of weapons after he injured a 17-year-old student with a sharp object during a fight in a school in northern Greece on Friday.
Far-right extremist activity has been curtailed following the arrests of members of Combat 18 and the Non-Aligned Maeandrist Nationalists (AME), and the conviction of Golden Dawn’s leadership, according to a classified report prepared by Greece’s anti-terrorism service.
An outdoor double exhibition commemorating the victims of the Holocaust through art work and family photographs opened on central Vasilissis Olgas Avenue in Athens on Friday.
The rise of the European Central Bank benchmark interest rate, which has pushed the Euribor up 2.5% in the last seven months, entails a considerable increase in the monthly installment for a 100,000-euro mortgage loan – from €160 to €240, depending on the duration of the loan and the margin applied by each bank.
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras spoke on Friday of the better-than-predicted course of revenues in 2022, and once again left open the possibility for additional fiscal space and new support measures.
Attica Bank on Thursday announced that Rinoa Ltd – Ellington Solutions SA was withdrawing from its investment in the bank, based on an agreement reached on September 30, 2022.
The Smart Attica European Digital Innovation Hub (Smart Attica EDIH) began operation in Greece recently to support small and medium-sized enterprises and public sector agencies in their digital transformation.
Privatizations agency TAIPED has received eight expressions of interest in the sale of a majority stake in the port of Volos, it said on Friday.
TUS Airways will launch flights from Cyprus to four Greek destinations this summer as part of its ongoing growth strategy. In addition to the recently launched flights between Larnaca and Iraklio, the airline will start new flights from Larnaca to Preveza, Corfu, Kefalonia and Hania, with one-way fares starting at 107 euros.