Athens
Crime
Anti-Terror Raid Nets Weapons Cache
A police raid on an apartment in the anarchist stronghold of Exarchia in central Athens led to the discovery iof a large amount of weapons, authorities said. According to the news agency AMNA, a large police force cordoned off...
Economy
Coca-Cola Hellenic Gets UK Approval for Share Swap Plan
A voluntary share exchange offer that will allow Greek Coke bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) to move from Greece to Switzerland and list on the London Stock Exchange has been approved by the British authorities.
CCH said last year it would...
Economy
Greek Farmers Protest Austerity Cuts
About 2,000 farmers from across Greece gathered in central Athens on March 5 to rally in front of the Parliament and protest of harsh austerity policies they said have cut into their ability to make a living.
The protesters, some...
Crime
Greek Man Arrested for Immigrant Attacks
A 20-year-old Greek man has been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a gang of racists that mounted a string of attacks on Pakistani immigrants in Athens last year, the Associated Press reported. The arrest comes amid a...
Greece
The Rain in Athens Kills One
Some of the heaviest rains seen in the Attica region around Athens caused havoc and took the life of a 23-year-old woman trapped in her car on a flooded road in a busy neighborhood of the city on Feb....
Economy
Greece Says No More Minimum Wage Cuts
Greece's Finance and Labor Ministries authorities have insisted there are no plans to lower the minimum wage any further after a government official suggested that people being paid 586 euros ($788) a month - before taxes are being paid...
Greece
Cup Final Halted Due to Crowd Violence (video)
The Cup final between arch rivals Olympiakos Piraeus and Panathinaikos was stopped on Sunday after a player was hit with a flare and fans invaded the court as the showpiece descended into farce.
Olympiakos' American centre Kyle Hines was struck...
Europe
Guardian Photo Shows Greek Desperation
The photo of the day in the Feb. 6 edition of the British newspaper The Guardian captured the hard times in Greece, a gripping shot showing desperate hands reaching for free fruits and vegetables at a handout by farmers.
As...
Economy
Greek – Russian Tourism Forum to Discuss Ways of Cooperation
About 50 Russian tour operators will attend a Greek-Russian tourism forum in Athens on Sunday 10th of February at the Acropolis Museum.
The invitation was sent by the organization of the hotel chamber and according to Capital’s sources the number...
Economy
IMF Mission Will Test Greece Hard
The International Monetary Fund, one of Greece's international lenders, is sending a team back to Greece this month to assess the country΄s performance under an austerity program backed by an international rescue.
The IMF monitors will meet in Athens...