Piraeus Bank pursues balance sheet clean up with bad loan sale
Piraeus Bank said on Monday it had sold a portion of its securitised bad loans to Intrum and Serengeti Asset Management as part of efforts to clean up its balance sheet.
Shockingly high power bills
Never since the whole of Greece got connected to the electricity grid in the 1960s have power bills been such a matter of concern to so many households.
Former TV host remanded as third lawsuit is filed
Former TV presenter Stathis Panagiotopoulos will remain jailed until Tuesday when he is expected to appear before an investigative magistrate in connection with a third lawsuit filed against him on Monday by a former partner for uploading nude photos and videos of her without her consent.
PM: Experts will determine timing of new restrictions
The expert panel advising the government on the pandemic will determine the time when any new restrictions to halt the spread of the Omicron variant will be introduced, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday.
New measures against Covid to be announced on Monday
Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris is expected to announce new measures to contain the spread of the Omicron variant on Monday afternoon.
Omicron already dominates new infections in Attica, expert says
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is already dominating in the region of Attica, Greece’s most populous, according to Athanasios Tsakris, professor of microbiology and member of the Health Ministry’s committee of experts on the pandemic.
Tsipras wishes speedy recovery to Vartholomaios in Monday call
Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA, called Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery after the latter tested positive for Covid-19 last week.
Government announces mid-level reshuffle aiming to support new priorities
The Greek government replaced or moved 13 general and special secretaries and created posts for three new ones in an unexpected mid-level reshuffle announced Monday.
Fire breaks out in Roma camp in eastern Attica
Firefighters put out a blaze that broke out in a Roma settlement in Paiania, eastern Attica, on Monday morning.
Greek wanted in Germany for money laundering arrested in Thessaloniki
A 36-year-old Greek national was arrested in Thessaloniki on Sunday on a European warrant over charges of fraud and money laundering.