CULTURE

Stage actor and director Dimitris Lignadis, until recently artistic director of the National Theater has been arrested. Lignadis is being accused of multiple rapes, a felony.

FINANCE

The government is pinning its hopes on the reopening of retail commerce in the following weeks in order to tackle the growing problems that enterprises and households are facing and for the state budget to return to its planned course after straying in the first couple of months of the year.



ECONOMY

Greek-owned tech startups have gained such momentum in recent years that their cumulative value is now estimated at $4 billion.

REFORMS

Just three in a succession of education ministers since the restoration of democracy managed to carry out reforms that touched the essence of the contradictions prevailing in Greek society.

FOOD SERVICE

Dozens of landlords are being forced to seek new tenants for their assets that used to host restaurants, cafés or bars in various districts of the center of Athens, mainly in Gazi and Kolonaki, while vacancies have also emerged close to Syntagma Square, where the sector had previously been thriving.



ANALYSIS

Rating agencies and investment banks are downgrading their estimates regarding the course of the Greek economy in 2021.


CARTOON

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NEWS

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PANDEMIC MONITORED

Experts say that the next 15 days will be pivotal for Greece’s national health system, but also with regard to the general epidemiological picture. 




ECONOMY

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FINANCE

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Friday unveiled a framework of five initiatives aimed at supporting borrowers and banks.


SOCIETY

Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou leaves the prosecutor's office, following her statements on being sexually assaulted by a sports official in 1998, in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2021. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]



SPORTS

INTIME
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OLYMPICS

Greece’s men’s water polo team has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, beating Russia 13-10 at the World Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam Saturday. Victory sent Greece to the tournament’s final, where they will face Montenegro, 14-12 winners over Croatia earlier Saturday. Both Greece and Montenegro already qualified with their semifinal victories. Croatia and Russia will face […]



CULTURE

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WHAT'S ON

In celebration of International Greek Language Day, the Greek Embassy in the US and the Center for Hellenic Studies at the University of Chicago will host a lecture by Dr Anastasia Giannakidou.




Members of the Presidential Guard march in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Thursday night as a logo marking Greece’s accession to the European Economic Community – the predecessor of the European Union – 40 years ago is projected on the front of Parliament. Addressing lawmakers in a special event to mark the occasion, Parliament’s European Affairs Committee Chairman Nikitas Kaklamanis noted that “2021 is a year of reflection for the European Union as a whole,” particularly as it will include the Conference on the Future of Europe, aimed at getting citizens involved in a wide-ranging debate on Europe’s future in the coming decade and beyond. [Stelios Stefanou/InTime News]
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