Greek stocks upped a gear on Friday, recording notable gains on relatively increased turnover, to take the Athinon Avenue benchmark above the 850-point mark and end the month with a rise of 5.01%, the highest monthly growth for the main index since April 2021.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis “is following an expansive and aggressive policy” and is “threatening the peace and stability of the region with his maximalist policy for the Eastern Mediterranean,” the spokesperson of Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Omer Celik, said on Friday, in a personal attack on the prime minister.
The country’s train watchdog announced on Friday an immediate investigation into the stoppage of two Hellenic Train services on Thursday, which resulted in considerable delays and discomfort for passengers.
A self-styled anarchist who reportedly has completed 67 days on hunger strike suspended his protest on Friday, a day after judges rejected a request for his conditional release.
Germany’s foreign minister on Friday criticized Turkey for disputing the sovereignty of Greek islands near its coastline and urged Greece to make sure it stamps out any illegal pushbacks of people at the border.
Mostly driven by a curated selection of classic and arthouse films, attendance at the capital’s open-air theaters so far this summer has been “satisfactory,” according to people in the outdoor cinema business.
There is a very high risk of fire (category 4) in two regions on Saturday, according to the Fire Forecast Map issued by the Civil Protection secretariat of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry.
Unemployment saw another slight drop in May, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data, as it stood at 12.5%, from 12.6% a month ago and 15.6% in May 2021.
The body of a woman was recovered from the green line of Athens metro on Friday.
The government has introduced a legislative intervention to impose a maximum charge limit on the fixed monthly charges of electricity bills, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced in Parliament on Thursday.