Proper accountability
The declarations of provenance of wealth, or “pothen esches,” that are submitted annually to the auditing authorities by lawmakers – among other professional sectors – have been dismissed as an ineffective process.
ATHEX: Fourth week of gains for benchmark
For a third session in a row, it was a bit of a mixed picture on the Greek stock market, with the benchmark posting minor losses and investors trading selectively, this time giving a clear lead to rising stocks at the end of the trading week and with one session left till the end of…
Political will needed for Bulgaria’s eurozone entry in 2024: central bank governor
The political instability and lack of a regular government is posing a serious challenge to Bulgaria’s prospects to join the eurozone as of January 1, 2024, its central bank governor said on Thursday.
Police release mugshots of 3 more alleged child rapists
Police on Thursday released the names and mugshots of three more suspects – aged between 32 and 35 – arrested in connection with the rape and pimping of a 12-year-old girl from central Athens.
Biden praises Israel-Lebanon maritime demarcation deal
Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean “should not be a cause for conflict, but a tool for cooperation, stability, security and prosperity,” US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, after Israeli and Lebanese leaders finalized a US-brokered maritime demarcation deal, bringing a measure of accommodation between the enemy states as they eye offshore energy exploration. Leaders…
Police rumble drugs racket
A man and a woman have appeared before a prosecutor accused of dealing in cannabis, which was delivered concealed as biscuits by unsuspecting taxi drivers in Athens.
ECB makes another large interest rate hike
The European Central Bank piled on another outsized interest rate hike aimed at squelching out-of-control inflation, increasing rates Thursday at the fastest pace in the euro currency’s history and raising questions about how far the bank intends to go with the threat of recession looming over the economy.
Thessaloniki: refugees held hostage by traffickers
Four suspected human traffickers are due to appear before a prosecutor in Thessaloniki on charges of detaining seven refugees against their will. The refugees, from Syria and Afghanistan, were freed from the traffickers after police raided the property where they were being held.
Mitsotakis says ready to “extend hand of friendship” to Turkey
Greece is ready to “extend a hand of friendship” to neighbor and regional rival Turkey, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday while also accusing Turkey’s president of whipping up anti-Greek sentiment at home.
Angelina Jolie as ‘La Divina’
A century after the birth of one of the greatest sopranos to ever grace the world’s most renowned stages, 2023 is designated, unofficially, as the Year of Maria Callas.