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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she won’t allow games to be played with Greek bonds and announced measures that will ensure Greece keeps its borrowing costs low.
Greece met challenges with ‘unity and solidarity,’ says president
The past year was a difficult one for Greece and the entire world, with the coronavirus pandemic suspending normalcy in life, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Friday in her New Year’s message.
US ambassador sees ‘even brighter future ahead’ for Greece
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt posted a video on Twitter on Friday for the end of a year that also marked 200 years of Greek-American friendship and the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence.
Greeks should ‘take back their lives and dignity’ in 2022, says Tsipras
The new year is the time for Greeks to “take back their lives and dignity,” opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said on Friday, adding that “2022 can and should be the year of big change” and a “new start.”
PM says Greece will leave ‘storm behind’ in New Year’s message
“The weeks ahead will bring waves, but we have the power to put the storm behind us and lead the country into calm waters,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in his New Year’s message on Friday.
Ankara ‘determined’ to pursue issue of demilitarization of Greek islands
Turkey will “intensify efforts” for the demilitarization of Greece’s islands and is prepared to challenge their sovereignty if Greece does not demilitarize them, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu indicated in comments on Friday.
Upward swing continues with new cases shooting past 40,000
The upward swing in new coronavirus cases hit another all-time high on Friday, with the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) confirming 40,560 infections in the 24-hour period from Thursday’s record of 35,580 cases.
ATHEX: Year closes with 10.43% annual rise for the Greek bourse
Friday’s half-session at Athinon Avenue brought the year to an end with gains of 10.43% for the benchmark – a fairly satisfactory result that is mostly attributed to the first half of the year.
University squat cleared after 34 years
A big basement area at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, was vacated by police on Friday after 34 years of serving as a squat and hideout for self-styled anarchists.
Rules for state teleworkers
A new project by the state’s Information Society agency is aimed at increasing the efficiency of civil servants working remotely through a public sector teleworking system overhaul that will take place gradually.