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Panathinaikos snatches back the league crown in volleyball
Panathinaikos has returned to the throne of Greek men’s volleyball, as it swept archrival Olympiakos in the final series of the Volley League.
Bank of Cyprus secures an upgrade by Moody’s
BoC now holds the highest deposit rating among Greek and Cypriot banks.
Media coverage of soccer player’s death under scrutiny
Greece’s National Council for Radio and Television postponed a hearing for TV channels ANT1, Star and Open over their controversial coverage of soccer player George Baldock’s death to June 17.
ATHEX: Rebound on bourse led by banks
Despite the dividend OPAP distributed on Wednesday (dropping 4%), the benchmark of the Greek stock market recovered.
Diaspora eyes Elliniko homes
Someof those expressing an interest 15-20% are foreigners, from a total of 110 countries.
President: Greece’s support for Cyprus unwavering
Greece's President Konstantinos Tassoulas reaffirmed on Wednesday Greece’s unwavering support for Cyprus’ efforts to end the Turkish occupation and reunify the island.
A theater of life and the immortal pulse of ‘Athanasia’
On a spring night in Toronto, beneath the halogen hush of stage lights, a chorus of forty voices converged, not merely to perform but to conduct a liturgical act of remembrance in front of 850 people.
Harmful frivolity
The notion that there’s no such thing as bad publicity is simply not true. It is bad publicity when ministers appear in the media expressing their personal points of view and ideas
Thessaloniki explosion suspect arrested
A 36-year-old man was arrested near Piraeus in connection with a deadly explosion outside a Thessaloniki bank, police said on Wednesday.
Serres street cleaners reject electric vacuums over GPS fears
Street cleaners in the northern Greek city of Serres are refusing to operate electric street vacuum cleaners recently introduced by the municipality, citing fears that the machines may be equipped with GPS systems capable of tracking their movements, according to the city’s deputy mayor.
Turkey slams European Parliament for blocking accession talks
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded strongly to the European Parliament’s decision not to restart EU accession talks with Turkey.
Bargain hunters at auctions
Candidate property buyers are increasingly turning to houses put under the hammer.
Unpicked fruit
“[Greece] has been picking the low-hanging fruit,” said Christopher Pissarides, the 2010 Nobel Prize-winning economist, in a recent interview with Kathimerini, in response to a question about the reforms the country still needs to implement.
Greece, Egypt agree to boost ties, back Gaza reconstruction plan
Greece and Egypt signed a "strategic partnership" deal on Wednesday as they seek to step up political coordination to help safeguard stability in the Eastern Mediterranean amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
Man jumps into sea after boarding ship to load relatives’ luggage
A 34-year-old man jumped into the sea from a ferry at the port of Patmos on Wednesday, prompting a rescue operation.
Athens pressing Chevron and Exxon
Greece is pressing US energy giants Chevron and ExxonMobil to accelerate hydrocarbon exploration in areas south of Crete and the Peloponnese.
Kore | Athens | May 8 – June 7
The Breeder Gallery (45 Iasonos) presents “Kore,” a visual art exhibition by acclaimed Greek artist Georgia Sagri. “Kore” carries a dual meaning – “daughter” in Greek and also the pupil of the eye.
European Parliament maintains block on restarting Turkey accession talks
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to uphold its decision not to restart EU accession talks with Turkey, citing the country’s democratic backsliding under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration as a key factor.
Concerns about Greece’s economic outlook rise among businesses
Concerns about the country’s economic outlook among businesses have increased in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a survey on the country’s economic outlook conducted by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) in collaboration with ICAP.