Folli Follie requests suspension of stock trading on Athens Stock exchange
Trading on the Athens Stock Market of the shares of Folli Follie was suspended at the request of the company’s management to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission.
Philippi UNESCO World Heritage site to get 2.3 million euros
The head of the Eastern Macedonia-Thrace Region Christos Metsios has approved the spending of 2.3 million euros from the region’s 2014-2020 Operational Programme to carry out improvements at the Philippi archaeological site, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre since 2016.
Jellyfish now plague Fokida
Aaprt from Crete, Corinth and the Patraikos Gulf, swarms of jellyfish have filled the beaches of Fokida.
House of representatives approves defense budget freezing weapon sales to Turkey
The bill for the US defense budget was finally approved in the House of Representatives, which includes an amendment that provides for the freeze of defense equipment delivery to Turkey until the Pentagon has drafted and delivered a special report to Congress on US-Turkey relations.
The result of the vote (351-66) shows cross-party support in the draft law itself and in the individual amendment concerning Turkey.
The next steps are for the Senate to agree and the President to sign the bill.