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Plan B if Turkey talks are a non-starter
Friday’s upcoming meeting, in Athens, of Greek and Turkish foreign ministers George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, will be important in determining whether the two countries could seek international arbitration for their bilateral disputes.
Chios: Woman loses €608,955 to online fraud
Police on Chios are investigating a case in which a woman was defrauded of of 608,955 euros in an online scam.
Officials urged to address overcrowded prisons
Greece’s top judicial leaders are calling for urgent action regarding conditions at Greek penitentiaries and police detention centers to avert European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) penalties.
JPMorgan CEO Dimon to remain at bank and has no plans to join Trump administration, source says
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who is of Greek extraction, will remain at the bank and has no plans to join Donald Trump’s administration despite questions about whether he would take a senior government role after the US presidential election, a source said.
The US election and Europe’s existential dilemmas
Europe faces two major dilemmas following the latest political developments in the United States. The first concerns the role it will choose to play in the escalating tension between China and the US.
Minor Greek political figures welcome Trump victory
A number of Greek political figures, including Panos Kammenos, Kyriakos Velopoulos and Afroditi Latinopoulou, have taken to social media to welcome Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.
Major streets to close for Athens Marathon on Nov 7-10
Traffic restrictions will be introduced early on Thursday morning and stay in place until Sunday evening due to the 41st Authentic Marathon race and other smaller races over the weekend.
Italian ship heads back to Albania with eight migrants
An Italian navy ship has set sail for Albania carrying a second small group of migrants, with Rome looking to salvage a controversial plan to process asylum seekers abroad after a first attempt hit legal hurdles.
Coast guard recover four bodies in sea off Rhodes
Coast guard officers have recovered four bodies, believed to be of migrants, in a search and rescue operation off the coast of Rhodes.
EU summit will focus on common challenges and implications of Trump’s win for the continent
Dozens of European leaders will be assessing a new global outlook during a one-day summit in Hungary’s capital on Thursday, with the knowledge that the election of Donald Trump as the next US president could have far-reaching consequences for the continent.
Mapping the Milky Way
European researchers with Crete’s Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) Institute of Astrophysics involved, are pioneering the first 3D map of the Milky Way with the mw-atlas project.
Kasselakis accuses SYRIZA rivals of undemocratic exclusion of delegates ahead of congress
Stefanos Kasselakis has slammed his rivals within SYRIZA, alleging that the party decided to bar over 180 delegates who support the ousted leader from participating in the upcoming congress.
Mitsotakis confident in stable Greek-American relations following Trump’s election
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed confidence that Greek-American relations will remain stable and productive following Donald Trump’s election in the US presidential race.
Pfizer’s expansion in Greece
The Pfizer Center for Digital Innovation (CDI) in Thessaloniki runs over 250 global projects.
What’s at stake for global markets in a Trump presidency
As Donald Trump appears poised to head back to the White House, the US dollar and stock market are seen as winners, but a Republican presidency could weigh on bonds, emerging markets, clean energy and sustainable investing.
Trump victory to reverberate through global economy
Donald Trump’s victory in the race to become the next US president will, if confirmed, have economic consequences for the rest of the world that are likely to be deep and quite immediate.
‘Flipping’ is gaining ground
The purchase of old apartments with the aim of renovating them and then renting them out or even reselling them at a profit is gaining ground.
What Trump 2.0 would mean for trade, migrants, climate change and electric cars
A Donald Trump presidential election victory would have huge implications for US trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans’ taxes and illegal immigration.
Europe congratulates Trump, amid worries about his return to the White House
French President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders congratulated Donald Trump after he claimed victory in Tuesday’s US presidential election, saying they were ready to work together but would defend Europe’s interests.
Erdogan congratulates ‘friend’ Trump on election victory
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday congratulated his “friend” Donald Trump on winning the US Presidential election after “a great battle,” after Trump had earlier claimed victory. “I believe…more efforts will be given for a fairer world in this new era that began with the election by American people,” Erdogan said in a post on […]