Two teens arrested for attack on metro station manager
NEWSTwo brothers, aged 15 and 17, were arrested on Friday night in connection with the violent beating of a metro station manager in central Athens on Wednesday.
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Decision to reopen retail comes with strict warning
Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Friday announced the resumption of retail trade as of Monday, while warning that non-observance of the safety protocols will lead to a new closure of stores.
Thermal cameras installed in kindergartens at southeast Attica municipality
Thermal cameras that can detect students' fever have been installed in kindergartens and primary schools at the Lavreotiki municipality, the local authority said on Friday.
Two teens arrested for attack on metro station manager
Two brothers, aged 15 and 17, were arrested on Friday night in connection with the violent beating of a metro station manager in central Athens on Wednesday.
Decision to reopen retail comes with strict warning
Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Friday announced the resumption of retail trade as of Monday, while warning that non-observance of the safety protocols will lead to a new closure of stores.
Reopening high schools to be discussed in ‘immediate future’
Education Minister Niki Kerameus said on Friday that the reopening of high schools will be discussed in “the immediate future,” without however referring to a specific time frame.
Council of State rules against Parnitha casino move to Maroussi
The Municipality of Halandri in northern Athens has hailed the ruling by the Council of State against the transfer of the Parnitha casino to the nearby suburb of Maroussi (at the Dilaveri estate) as a major victory.
Greece set for ‘goldilocks status’
The Greek economy is poised to stage an “explosive recovery” in the second half of the year, with growth at 7% and 5% in the second and third quarter respectively on a quarterly basis, leading up to an annual growth rate of 9.5% in 2022, according to a Piraeus Bank report.
Jobless rate stays at 16.7% in October
Greece’s unemployment rate stayed put at 16.7% in October 2020, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), while employment posted a 0.3% annual increase, the figures it issued on Friday showed.
Santorini and Athens make most ‘Instagrammable’ places top 50
Santorini and Athens have entered the top 50 of the most “Instagrammable” places in the world for 2021, according to a global list compiled by Big 7 Travel.
Couriers come in for criticism
Complaints to consumer protection authorities point to a major increase in the number of people disgruntled with the delays in courier deliveries, a trend recorded on social media since the first lockdown.
ATHEX: Benchmark drops 3.56% this week
The benchmark of the Greek stock market ended the week at its lowest level since Christmas, with traders remaining reserved about the course of the economy.
The West faces the new Eastern Question
GIORGOS KOUMOUTSAKOS“From time immemorial Europe has been confronted with an ‘Eastern Question.’ In its essence the problem is unchanging. It has arisen from the clash in the lands of South-Eastern Europe between the habits, ideas and preconceptions of the West and those of the East. But although one in essence, the problem has assumed different aspects at different periods.”
Europe’s 1001 electors
On Saturday, 1,001 delegates of the Christian Democratic Union will elect their new leader. This will decide whether Germany’s largest political party will continue on the course that Angela Merkel charted in her country and in the European Union.
Universities: End of an era
Greek universities are plagued by violence and lawlessness. Anyone who questions this fact probably benefits from that state of affairs.
Runciman Award judges unveil 21 picks to mark 1821 Greek Revolution
The judges of the prestigious Runciman Award for books about Greece have unveiled their long list of 21 titles for the 2021 installment of the event, which will be part of the UK’s celebration of the bicentenary of the Greek War of Independence.
The significance of the 1821 Revolution for Greece and the world
RODERICK BEATONThe Greek Revolution of the 1820s was the first liberal-national movement to succeed in the Old World of Europe. The ideological groundwork had been laid, mostly by thinkers writing in French and German, during the century before.
Remembering Paul Sarbanes
PAUL GLASTRISHow wit, integrity and expertise made America’s first Greek-American senator a behind-the-scenes Washington power player.
AHEPA welcomes US Embassy campaign commemorating Greece’s bicentennial
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) has commended the US Embassy in Athens on the launch of its year-long campaign to commemorate Greece’s bicentennial entitled “USA & Greece: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship.”
US Embassy and Runciman Award celebrate revolution’s bicentenary
The US Embassy in Athens is launching a yearlong campaign to commemorate Greece’s 1821 War of Independence, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt announced in an interview with state broadcaster ERT Thursday.
Greens suffer in Turkey, Reds are upset at home
Greece’s teams in the Euroleague brought down on Friday what they had constructed earlier in the week, as Panathinaikos had Fenerbahce put 100 past it and Olympiakos was upset at home to lowly Villeurbanne.
Sailing champion first Greek elite athlete to die of Covid
Greek Olympian and a former world sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis passed away on Thursday at the age of 58, after a two-month battle with Covid-19.
Olympiakos returns from PAOK with a point, AEK climbs to second
Olympiakos and AEK were the clear winners of the midweek Super League fixtures, as the Reds preserved their unbeaten record and extended their lead to nine points at the top, while the Yellows have suddenly climbed to the second spot.
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Readers are advised that archaeological sites, as well as public and private museums, galleries, entertainment and concert spaces have been shut down on the orders of the country’s health authorities in a bid to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.
