Marousi

Originally from New York and now based in Thessaloniki, artist Barry Feldman presents a series of paintings titled "Living in the Greek Topos" which can be viewed in the display windows of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) building at 33 Karolou Ntil Street in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.

Lara Fabian's concert scheduled to take place at the Olympic Stadium (OAKA) Indoor Arena in Maroussi, northern Athens, on February 1 has been canceled due to "unexpected developments related to the scheduling of the tour." This is a double disappointment for fans of the Belgian lyric soprano, as the concert had already previously been moved from December 12 to February 1.

While talks between the management and the unionists at OTE are resuming on Thursday, aiming at the signing of a new collective labor contract, it appears the Deutsche Telekom-owned group is entering a fresh period of shrinking both its staff and its operation costs.

Lara Fabian's concert that had been originally been planned to take place for December 12 at the Olympic Stadium (OAKA) Indoor Arena in Athens has been rescheduled for February 1.

The Finance Ministry is proceeding with the introduction of another 3,000 areas to the system that determines property rates used for tax purposes - known as "objective values." As a result, property owners in those areas are most likely going to see their Single Property Tax (ENFIA) dues jump this year.

Members of anarchist group Rouvikonas sprayed slogans on the wall of the house of the chairman and chief executive officer of Greek telecoms operator OTE Michael Tsamaz in the northern suburb of Melissia, late Wednesday night.

One of the main issues for the government in 2020 will be claims for retroactive payments by millions of pensioners. The process will begin on January 10 with a hearing at the Council of State whose outcome is expected to affect claims worth billions of euros by 2.5 million retirees.

The process for the transfer of the casino on Mount Parnitha, the Regency Casino Mont Parnes, to the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi, is well under way and will be completed within next year.

The clash between the management of telecommunications giant OTE and its employees has reached boiling point: After the company decided not to refill eight security positions following dismissals, the workers' union called a strike for all working days from December 21 to January 12.

Fourteen years after a judicial inquiry was first launched, the trial into the 1997 Siemens bribery scandal concluded on Tuesday with an Athens court finding 22 of the original 64 defendants guilty of a range of crimes, including money laundering. The sentences are expected to be announced on Friday.