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ATHEX: Minor growth in stock prices
The euphoria witnessed on other markets in response to the Dutch election results failed to register in Greece on Thursday, as investors remain reserved about the talks between Athens and its creditors, hence the 0.06 percent drop of the banks index.
Citizens' protection minister: French authorities say IMF parcel bomb sent from Greece
Greece's Citizens' Protection Minister Nikos Toskas told ANT1 television channel on Thursday that French authorities said a parcel bomb that arrived at the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday and left an employee with minor injuries when it exploded, had been sent from Greece.
Breaking! New Democracy spokesperson’s name on Paris IMF bomb parcel!
Citizens’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas confirmed that the bomb parcel that exploded in the IMF offices in Paris on Thursday was sent by Greece. Speaking to Ant-1 TV, Mr. Toskas said the French authorities had informed him that the parcel had been indeed sent from a Greek address with the name Vasilis Kikilias, the spokesperson of major opposition party New Democracy (ND) on it.
Turkey threatens to end migrant deal with EU amid spat
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Thursday to scrap a deal with the European Union to readmit migrants who have crossed illegally into Europe, amid a standoff with European nations over their reluctance to allow Turkish ministers to hold campaign rallies in their countries.
Kimoulis resigns from head of SNFCC board
Less than a month after the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center was handed over to the Greek state, the chairman of its board, veteran actor Giorgos Kimoulis, has tendered his resignation.
Parcel bomb sent to IMF a day after similar device from Greece targets German FinMin
News of a parcel bomb going off at the International Monetary Fund's headquarters in Paris swept through the Greek media on Thursday afternoon as it came just a day after a similar device was posted from Greece to the German Finance Ministry.
Reuters reported that one person was "slightly injured" after opening the booby-trapped letter at the IMF's Paris office.
Alltours – Thomas Cook: The massive increase in reservations for Greece will exceed the losses to Turkey
The German Alltours tour operator has a 50% increase in reservations for Greece following the trend of the other German tour operators. A similar increase can be seen in reservations for Bulgaria and Spain, while Turkey’s reservations have plunged almost 50% .
Greece's jobless rate rises to 23.6 percent in fourth quarter
Greece's jobless rate rose to 23.6 percent in October-to-December from 22.6 percent in the third quarter, data from the country's statistics service showed on Thursday.
About 71.8 percent of Greece's 1.12 million jobless are long-term unemployed, meaning they have been out of work for at least 12 months, the figures showed.
Turkish IT technician found dead while fleeing to Greece
The body of a Turkish IT specialist, who was fleeing Turkish crackdown, was recovered from a river that divides Turkish-Greek territory.
Data show spike in people renouncing inheritance to avoid taxes
An increasing number of people are turning their backs on properties they have inherited to avoid paying the higher taxes that accompany them, according to new data from the country's courts which show that applications for renunciation of property rose 86.4 percent last year compared to 2013.
The Israeli example
Our Greek microcosm goes to bed and wakes up with the pending bailout review, looking at the comings and goings, the toing and froing of government officials as they pretend to unload their ammunition against the auditors. The government has been lying to us for the past year, announcing progress every week and proclaiming the review's end every month.
Dangerous phenomena
The phenomenon of Artemis Sorras - the self-proclaimed trillionaire who has set up a movement, with membership fees, and claims to be ready to pay off Greece's debt - should be something that causes grave concern.
Thousands of artworks on display in Ankara
The third international ArtAnkara Contemporary Art Fair is set to be held between March 16 and 19 at the ATO Congresium Congress and Exhibition Hall in Turkey's capital Ankara, featuring artworks by 600 artists from around the world.
The fair, covering an area of 10,000 square meters, will showcase the newest works of Turkish and international contemporary art to visitors.
Reports: Parcel bomb was sent to Schaeuble from Greece
Greek authorities indicated late Wednesday night that they had not received an appeal for information from German authorities following reports in the German media that a package with explosives sent to Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had been mailed from Greece.
Debt cut must come with reform
If Greece is to exit its financial crisis, it will require a restructuring of the national debt combined with substantial reforms, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office, which warned on Wednesday in its intermediate report on the Greek debt that restructuring alone is not the right recipe.