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Metlen listed in Dow Jones sustainability index
Metlen Energy & Metals has been included for a third consecutive year in the prestigious Dow Jones Best-in-Class Emerging Markets Sustainability Index and the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025.
Tasoulas sworn in as Greece’s new president
Newly sworn-in Greek president Konstantinos Tasoulas and outgoing president Katerina Sakellaropoulou shake hands during a handover ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens on Thursday.
Reds and Greens crash out of Europe
The European season has ended for Greek teams as Olympiakos and Panathinaikos bowed out of the Europa League and the Conference League respectively.
Watchdog frets over ADMIE
Projects aimed at modernizing and developing the country’s electrical system are beset by serious delays and budget overruns exceeding 1 billion euros.
ATHEX: Bourse goes from strength to strength
The banks index reached a new decade-high on Thursday, preserving the Greek bourse’s rising course and leading the benchmark to yet another 14-year record.
Police dismantle antiquities smuggling rings in northern Greece
Police have arrested 23 individuals suspected of being members of criminal networks involved in antiquities smuggling.
Andre Rieu | Athens | March 14-15
Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu, known as the “King of the Waltz,” returns to Athens for a spectacular concert at the OAKA Indoor Basketball Arena
A blow to gas theft
The blow to a very organized fuel theft network that was smashed by police recently must be the beginning in addressing an endemic form of crime that not only deprives the state budget of many millions of euros, but is also linked to other forms of organized crime and causes collateral distortions.
PM, Israeli foreign minister hold talks in Athens
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in Athens on Thursday for talks centered on trilateral cooperation between Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, as well as bilateral Greek-Israeli ties.
Kefalogianni signs tourism pact with Canadian ambassador
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Canadian Ambassador Anna-Karine Asselin signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation on Thursday.
A symptom of the times
I had intended to write about some very good documentaries I saw at the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, which ends on Sunday.
Wildfire breaks out on Evia island
A wildfire broke out on Thursday night in the Karystos area of Evia Island, prompting an emergency response.
Large crowd gathers in Syntagma for Tempe tribute concert
A large crowd has gathered in Syntagma Square for a concert demanding justice for the victims of the Tempe railway disaster.
Jazz Sabbath | Athens | March 14
The English jazz trio Jazz Sabbath returns to Athens and Gazarte (34 Voutadon) on March 14. Formed by Adam Wakeman, longtime pianist for Black Sabbath, the trio performs jazz renditions of classic Black Sabbath songs, including some of their greatest hits, such as “Paranoid” and “Iron Man
Mass graves from the civil war discovered in Thessaloniki
Two mass graves containing the remains of executed individuals from the Civil War have been discovered in the Sykies district of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.
Murdered Thessaloniki woman stabbed multiple times by husband, coroner reports
A 44-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed by her husband in Thessaloniki on Wednesday sustained over 40 knife wounds, according to a coroner’s report.
‘Extremely difficult’ to say ‘what is really European’ in arms industry
It is very difficult to determine what is really European, when it comes to the development of weapons systems in the continent, as different parts are built in different countries, some of which are outside the European Union, Johan Frisell, Deputy Director General and Head of the Security Policy Department at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs told Kathimerini.
Accor cancels plans for two hotels on Mykonos
French hospitality group Accor will present its estimates on tourism and its sustainability in Greece.
Discussions for Dendias-Lecornu meeting in Athens ongoing, Defense Ministry says
Sources from the Ministry of Defense stated on Thursday that a meeting between Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, is in the process of being scheduled.