News archive of September 2017

Culture ministry deems university squat a 'space for social activities'

A building belonging to the University of Crete in Hania that has been used as a squat by anarchists since 2004 is a "space for social and leisure activities for residents and visitors," the Culture Ministry said in a decision sent to its Central Council for Modern Monuments.

Greek PM Tsipras will meet with President Trump in October at the White House

 

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted the invitation of President Donald Trump and will visit the White House in the second half of October.

According to the information so far, the visit date was agreed yesterday and the White House will announce it officially in the coming days.

New Athens transit cards available

Commuters in Athens can now purchase smart cards for public transport, which can be used instead of paper tickets, at sales points that have opened at 11 different metro stations.

Race for the Cure to be held in Athens this Sunday

This year's Greece Race for the Cure, a fundraising event for breast cancer, will take place Sunday morning, with a number of related activities taking place in the area around Zappeion Hall in central Athens. The race has been held in the Greek capital every year since 2009 and includes a 5 kilometer run and a 2 km walk.

Economic freedom diminishes in Greece

Greece has dropped 27 places in the latest Economic Freedom of the World report compiled by the Fraser Institute think tank in Canada, falling to 116th among 159 countries, just days after learning it had also sunk on the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index.

Turk jets enter Greek air space, again

Turkish military aircraft violated Greek air space 36 times Friday in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean. The Turkish airplanes - 12 F-16s and a CN-235 - also violated the Athens Flight Information Region nine times.

Gov't says Fraport will be paid for proven problems in airports

Deputy Economy Minister Stergios Pitsiorlas conceded on Friday that the government is in the process of examining a list of problems that Fraport Greece identified and resolved at the 14 regional airports it took control of in spring, adding that if the German-led consortium can offer proof of the problems the state will pay any compensation that is due.

Russian bitcoin fraud suspect in extradition trial

A Thessaloniki court on Friday opened an extradition trial of a Russian cybercrime suspect charged with masterminding a money laundering racket using the digital currency bitcoin. 

ATHEX: Bank stocks fall 22 pct in September

The Greek bourse's main index fell 8.46 percent over the month of September while the banks index dropped 22.4 percent. Meanwhile, gains seen during Friday's trading session had all but evaporated by the end of the day.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 755.61 points, adding 0.11 percent to Thursday's 754.76 points. On a weekly basis it shrank 2.37 percent.

Runners set off on grueling ultramarathon

Athletes smile for the camera at the starting line of the 35th Spartathlon, beneath the Acropolis, early on Friday morning. The grueling 246-kilometer ultramarathon celebrating Pheidippides, the Athenian messenger who was sent to Sparta in 490 BC to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon, is this year being attempted by 400 athletes from around the world.

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