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ATHEX: Banks index gives up over 12 percent in four sessions
In a trading session that bore close resemblance to that on Monday, stocks spent all day in the red on Tuesday, led by the credit sector, and with the benchmark's losses being contained during the closing auctions. The difference was that Tuesday's turnover was twice that seen on Monday.
British MPs vote overwhelmingly to reject Brexit deal
British lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the EU divorce deal struck between London and Brussels, in a historic vote that leaves Brexit hanging in the balance.
Potami MP accuses gov't of exploiting Prespes deal
To Potami lawmaker George Mavrotas on Tuesday suggested that the leftist government was using the Prespes deal to extract support in a confidence vote set for Wednesday.
Brussels allows Greece to put off plant deadline
The European Commission has allowed Greece's Public Power Corporation (PPC) to postpone to late January a deadline for binding bids for three coal-fired plants, an Energy Ministry source said on Tuesday.
EastMed deal to be 'signed in a few weeks'
Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Monday his country was hoping to sign a deal for the construction of the 2,000-kilometer EastMed pipeline, which will cross from Israel and Cyprus into Greece and Italy, "in a few weeks' time."
Jumbo sales rise 7.6 pct in H2 2018
Toy and homeware retailer Jumbo on Tuesday reported group sales of 476.7 million euros in the July-December 2018 period, up 7.6 percent on the same period in 2017.
This was mainly thanks to the 30 percent jump in sales in Romania and the 9 percent increase in Bulgaria, while sales rose 1 percent in Greece and 2 percent in Cyprus.
FYROM foreign ministry dismisses Russian criticism of name deal
The Foreign Ministry of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Tuesday dismissed Moscow's criticism of the deal to resolve the name dispute between Athens and Skopje.
"The Prespes agreement does not interfere with the interests of third countries," the ministry said in a statement.
Greek tugboat found packed with cannabis, stimulants
Greek authorities say they have seized 6.5 tons of cannabis and a large quantity of pills containing the banned stimulant Fenethylline hidden in a tug boat on the south coast of the island of Crete.
Accused Albanian drug lord surrenders to police
One of Albania's most wanted drug traffickers surrendered to police on Tuesday after almost three years on the run on charges of smuggling narcotics by neighboring Greece.
Public servants to strike in solidarity with teachers
Civil servants are to walk off the job on Thursday in a 24-hour strike called by their umbrella union, ADEDY, to express solidarity with teachers who have staged a series of protests over the past week against government plans to make changes to the system of public sector hirings.
Twelve to stand trial over Boutaris attack
Twelve people, including the former governor for Central Macedonia Panagiotis Psomiadis, have been ordered to stand trial at a Thessaloniki misdemeanors court for an assault against the northern port city's Mayor Yiannis Boutaris last May.
Medicine recalled over cancer fears
The National Organization for Medicine (EOF) has ordered the recall of certain batches of the medicine Lucidel, which is used to treat hypertension, after tests indicated that it could have carcinogenic repercussions.
Two charged over fatal prison stabbing
Two inmates appeared before a prosecutor on Tuesday, under tight security, over the murder of fellow inmate 36-year-old Albanian national, Arber Bako, in Korydallos Prison in Athens on Monday.
The two suspects, a 33-year-old Albanian and a 24-year-old Greek, are charged with murder and illegal arms possession.
Creditors, analysts express worries
Financial analysts are expressing worries that the prospect of a general election could lead to a fiscal derailment with stagnation, if not backtracking on reforms, given the departures of some government officials from the ruling coalition who belong to the Independent Greeks party.
#Romania2019.eu/ PM Dancila: Our vision on European project, structured around cohesion as European common value
The vision of Romania's Presidency at the EU Council on the European project is structured around the idea of cohesion as a European common value inflected in all its dimensions, political cohesion illustrated by the need for unity among member states, economic and territorial cohesion aimed at reducing the development gaps among member states and regions, social cohesion, important thr