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ATMs, shops targeted

Several banks and shops were vandalized across the Athens area overnight, police say.

Greek banks see rise in value of household deposits

Deposits in Greek banks rose in January while the net flow of credit to the private sector was negative in the first month of 2021.

28.02.2021 / 02:00

EU’s Michel says Turkey talks to be held in March

The strategic debate on the Eastern Mediterranean and the EU-Turkish relationship will take place in March, according to the president of the European Council, Charles Michel.

27.02.2021 / 21:20

Winter sales extended to March 31

The government has decided to prolong winter sales, which officially end Sunday, by a month, to March 31.

27.02.2021 / 18:45

OTE expects improvement from the year’s second half

OTE Telecom, Greece’s biggest telecoms operator, said on Friday that revenue would start growing from the second half of the year as coronavirus vaccinations gather pace and transport restrictions are lifted.

27.02.2021 / 18:11

Seaplanes project terminals planned in Volos and Iraklio

The first two seaplane terminals will be built in the cities of Iraklio, on the island of Crete, and Volos, in central Greece.

27.02.2021 / 17:51

1,630 new virus infections confirmed

Greece on Saturday reported 1,630 new cases of the novel coronavirus, 29 deaths and 379 patients on ventilators.

27.02.2021 / 17:18

Hospital says health of hunger-striking terrorist ‘seriously deteriorated’

The health of Dimitris Koufodinas, a convicted terrorist of the now-disbanded November 17 group who is on hunger strike, “seriously deteriorated,” the General Hospital of Larissa, where he is being treated, announced on Saturday afternoon.

27.02.2021 / 17:15

Local town hall in southwestern Athens firebombed

The town hall of Moschato, a district in southwestern Athens, was targeted with petrol bombs early Saturday morning, police said.

27.02.2021 / 17:06

Lead shot used by hunters a deadly threat for flamingos in Halkidiki

Dozens of flamingos in the Agios Mamas lagoon in Halkidiki have died after ingesting lead shot used by hunters, said Stavros Kalpakis, a member of the “Action for Wild Life” association, in statements to the state-run newsagency ANA-MPA this week.