Daily Archives: Mar 7, 2014
Greek Doctor Convicted For Racist Behavior
Fifty-Seven-year-old Greek doctor, Costas Kastaniotis was convicted to a 16-month prison term and a 3 year suspension because he violated the anti-racism law. In...
Twenty One Immigrants off the Coast of Lesvos
On Friday, March 7, a Greek Coast Guard patrol boat rescued twenty-one illegal immigrants in the sea area of Sikamia in Lesvos island, western...
Car Registrations Up 16.6% in February
Car registrations jumped 16.6% in February (passenger car registrations rose 14.6%), to a total of 6,644 units (new or used ones), up from 5,699...
Greek Health Minister Aims to Boost Generic Drugs Sales
Greek Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis has said that, by the end of next year, Greece aims to triple the amount of generic drugs prescribed, so...
Greek Civil Servants’ Confederation to Strike Next Wednesday
There's no end to strikes in Greece. Along with the 48-hour strike that the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association has announced for Monday 10 and Tuesday...
Chillbox Traveling to the U.S.
The Greek frozen yogurt company Chillbox, has announced its new business venture of penetrating the U.S. market.
Chillbox, whose major shareholder is Dodoni Ice Cream...
Wiretapping Scandal Minister Gets Bail
Former PASOK minister Michalis Karchimakis, who is being charged in connection with a wiretapping scandal that showed the telephones of former Prime Minister Costas...
Greek Antiquities and Dimitris Yeros’ Photos at Mexico’s Museo Nacional de Antropología
Since last month the Museo Nacional de Antropología (MNA) in Mexico City is hosting the gala exhibition “Keramiká. Materia divina de la Antigua Grecia”.
The...
New York Times: Alexander Iolas, Gallerist Who Changed Art Forever
“These days, art dealers are almost as important as the artists whose careers they cultivate. But just one — Alexander Iolas — can be...
Greek Bond Spread Reaches 500 Points
For the first time since the end of 2009 the spread of Greek bonds, especially decade-bonds ending in 2023 reached 500 points.
This means that...