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Greece
Greek Presidential Election: Much Ado About Nothing
The nominee for President of the Hellenic Republic was the talk of the day, or wait a minute, it was the 12.78% plunge of the Athens Stock Exchange, or the guessing of the date of the Greek general elections,...
Economy
Biggest Athens Stock Exchange Drop Since 1987
In the maelstrom of political uncertainty - after the announcement of the acceleration of the Presidential election - moved today the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), as concerns regarding the country's political developments seem to affect Greek banks. The main index lost...
Greece
Tension Breaks in Athens, Syrian Refugees Refuse to Leave
Tension broke this morning in downtown Athens' Syntagma Square, since the Syrian refugees that have been camped at the square, protesting for the last 20 days, are refusing to let the state transfer women and children to accommodation centers.
The refugees...
Greece
Greek Opposition Parties on the Presidential Vote and Stavros Dimas' Candidacy
Varied were the responses of the Greek opposition parties, following the announcement of the Presidential ballot dates as well as the Stavros Dimas candidacy proposed by the coalition government partners, Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, and government...
Environment
Flooding on Ioannina Lake Island
Extreme weather conditions have hit the whole country and especially northern Greece. In Ioannina, houses were damaged and roads were flooded, while the Ioannina Lake water levels appear to have risen significantly in just a few hours.
As a result...
Crime
Anarchist Romanos' Appeal Rejected by Greek Prosecutor
The Supreme Court prosecutor has rejected anarchist Nikos Romanos’ request for the annulment of the Judicial Council's decision regarding the prisoner’s right to educational furlough. The Greek prosecutor decided that there is no reason to set aside the Council of Piraeus...
Fashion
Greece's Unemployed to Get Free IT Lessons
The Greek Manpower Organization (OAED) is launching a pilot program to test a scheme created in cooperation with Microsoft and aimed at training jobless people in information technology for free, aiming to expand to all registered unemployed.
Regardless of age,...
Greece
Pan-Hellenic Holy Foundation Taken Over by Clergy; Island Residents Disapprove
On Sunday, residents of Tinos showed their disapproval towards His Eminence Dorotheos II, Metropolitan of Syros, during a protest which took place in the courtyard of Our Lady of Tinos Church against the decision to change the Pan-Hellenic Holy...
Culture
Reenactment of Onassis' Jumbo 747 First Flight [Video]
The Olympic Airlines Workers’ Cultural Center, (POL.K.E.O.A) organized an event on December 8, aiming at promoting the historic space of Hellinikon airport, and the necessity of establishing an Aviation Museum and raising awareness on the subject.
“Greece is the only...
Greece
Who is Stavros Dimas, Nominee for the New Greece 's President of the Republic
Former EU Commissioner and former minister Stavros Dimas will be candidate for President of Hellenic Republic in all three votes, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced on Tuesday.
Stavros Dimas was born in 1941 in Corinth, Greece. He studied law...
Greece
Greek PM Samaras Nominates Stavros Dimas for President
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras officially announced that Stavros Dimas is the preferred nominee for the chair of President of the Hellenic Republic.
"The presidential election has become lately an instrument of blackmail for premature general elections," Samaras began. "Our...
Greece
SYRIZA Leads Steadily in Polls, Samaras Still More Trusted PM
Leftist opposition party SYRIZA leads steadily in opinion polls by 5 percent. However, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras leads by 3 percentage points as most suitable for the chair.
The survey was conducted by Pulse for Action 24 television channel and...
Business
Ten Percent of Bad Debtors Have Large Bank Accounts
Sources from Bank of Greece say that several wealthy businessmen have allowed their companies to lapse into over-indebtedness. According to a Kathimerini daily report, one in ten bad debtors in Greece have large bank accounts.
Banks estimate that non-performing loans...
Economy
Names of Possible Presidential Candidates, Stavros Dimas Most Likely
After the coalition's decision to speed up the process for election of president of the Hellenic republic, several names of possible candidates have been leaked to the Press. However, the government has not made any official announcement regarding the...
Greek News
Jennifer Aniston Breaks the Mold To Star in ‘Cake’
Jennifer Aniston talked about breaking out of her typecasting "box" for the indie drama "Cake" in yesterday's pre-Oscars roundtable that aired on Epix. The first of five roundtables, named "Hollywood Sessions," occurs annually and features award favorites for the Best...