ATHEX: Benchmark withstands int’l pressure

ATHEX: Benchmark withstands int’l pressure

A number of blue chips buoyed the benchmark of the Greek stock market on Monday, helping Athinon Avenue react to international pressure that made other bourses decline on the day. While the majority of Greek stocks ended up on the losing side, the main index notched up minor gains, while turnover was strong, all in …

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Like Denmark, only on paper

If someone were to read and take seriously the laws and Constitution of Greece, they might assume we are similar to Denmark or Switzerland. However, we all know the reality – the widespread lawlessness. Source link

Local government employees announce nationwide strike

Local government employees announce nationwide strike

Protesters take part in a rally during a nationwide strike over the high cost of living, calling for improved pay and working conditions, in Athens on November 20. [GEORGE VITSARAS/EPA] The union of municipal and regional government employees (POE-OTA) has announced a 24-hour nationwide strike on Friday, March 21, demanding the permanent employment of municipal …

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Fundamentalist MP charged with misdemeanor for vandalizing artwork

Fundamentalist MP charged with misdemeanor for vandalizing artwork

Nikos Papadopoulos, a religious-fundamentalist lawmaker from the nationalist Niki party, has been released from custody after being held under guard at the National Gallery for vandalizing four artworks by Christophoros Katsadiotis. Had the prosecutor classified the act as a felony, specifically, aggravated damage, parliamentary immunity would not have applied, and he would have faced formal …

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Turkey Appeals EUIPO Decision Annulling ‘TurkAegean’ Trademark

Turkey Appeals EUIPO Decision Annulling ‘TurkAegean’ Trademark

Turkey has filed an appeal against the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) decision that annulled the “TurkAegean” trademark. The appeal was submitted just days before the deadline, which officially expires on Monday. This move was widely anticipated as Turkey appears resolute in continuing its legal battle following the landmark ruling on January 10, which …

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More Than 7,000 Christians And Alawites Killed In Syria, Greek MEP Says

More Than 7,000 Christians And Alawites Killed In Syria, Greek MEP Says

7,000 Christians and Alawites have been “slaughtered” in Syria according to Greek Member of the European Parliament, Nikolas Farantouris, a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security & Defense, who visited Damascus on 8-9 March. SYRIZA MEP Nikolas Farantouris has returned from the Syrian capital, where he met with religious leaders, including Greek Orthodox …

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Young martial arts student dies after training injury

Young martial arts student dies after training injury

[Shutterstock] A young martial arts student from Hania, Crete, has died after suffering a serious head injury during training. As reported by local media, the 19-year-old, who was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of Hania General Hospital, died on Monday morning despite doctors’ efforts to keep him alive. According to the hospital’s director, Giorgos …

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Users In Greece Report Issues

Users In Greece Report Issues

Millions of users worldwide are facing difficulties accessing the social networking platform X, formerly known as Twitter. According to Downdetector.com, a platform that tracks outages by collecting status reports from various sources, the service is down for users in the United States and the United Kingdom. In Greece, local users began reporting issues with the …

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Two years later, outrage over Tempe disaster hits a tipping point

Two years later, outrage over Tempe disaster hits a tipping point

Fifty-seven people were killed in the head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train packed with students outside the town of Tempe in central Greece, just before midnight on February 28, 2023. While the ruling conservative party won a landslide re-election just months after the disaster, public frustration over the tragedy and its …

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