The benchmark of the Greek stock market returned to 890 points on Thursday, bucking the trend of decline on most eurozone bourses, although its gains were moderated during the closing auctions and trading volume was particularly reduced.
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused authorities in Greece of allegedly using migrants to help carry out summary, illegal deportations of asylum seekers at the country’s border before they are able to register their claims.
There is mounting evidence of a recent shift in the US government’s stance toward Turkey. Objections over civil and democratic rights violations have eased, as Turkey is treated like a member of the alliance of democracies.
Hellenic Post has announced the full restoration of all its commercial, financial and postal services following a crippling cyber attack on its business last month.
Greece will boost coal mining by 50% and extend the operation of all its lignite-fired power plants to 2028, instead of closing them down by 2023 as previously planned, to reduce dependence on natural gas, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday.
A Turkish court decided Thursday to transfer the trial of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, raising fears that those responsible for the death of the Washington Post columnist won’t be brought to justice for a crime that drew international outrage.
The Public Employment Agency (DYPA), hitherto known as OAED, will provide social housing for young couples, salary workers and the unemployed, as well as loans and rent subsidies.
Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the United States Ambassador to Greece, reaffirmed the close strategic relationship between Greece and the United States in his speech at the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday, and praised the transformation of Greece over his five years in the country.
The Bank of Greece cut its forecast for economic growth to 3.8% this year from 4.8% earlier and raised its forecast for the inflation rate to 5.2% under the base scenario, in its annual report released on Thursday.
Police on Thursday arrested a mother and her partner on suspicion of neglecting her three children who were found living in a mice- and cockroach-infested dwelling in Athens.