Hooligan who seriously injured policeman arrested
A sports fan who seriously injured a policeman with a flare during incidents outside a game in Athens on Thursday has been arrested, police said on Sunday.
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Greek inflation rate slowed to 3.0% in November
Greek inflation slowed further to 3.0% in November from 3.4% in October and 8.5% in November last year, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. This development reflected mostly a decline in natural gas prices (-53.2%) and in fuel-lubricants, while price increases continued in food items (+9%, with olive oil up 31.4%) and other product and services.
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Supreme Court prosecutor intervenes in case of 'murderous attack' against policemen
Supreme Court (Areios Paghos) Prosecutor Georgia Adilini on Friday ordered the Piraeus public prosecutors' department to supervise the investigation into what she called "a murderous attack on police officers" outside the "Melina Mercouri" indoor stadium and to determine whether automatically prosecutable offences had occurred, such as criminal organisation, attempted murder, incitement to commit crimes, violence and others, as well as the investigation to locate and arrest those responsible.
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Greek premier meeting with Turkish president: 'An opportunity to bring our states side by side'
In joint statements with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting in Athens on Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a press conference that this was "a truly special day, as the High-Level Cooperation Council of Greece and Turkiye is convening once more after seven years."
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Greece and Turkey sign 'Athens Declaration', pledging to refrain from actions that create tension
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during their meeting in Athens on Thursday, signed the "Athens Declaration on Friendly Relations and Good-Neighbourliness" on behalf of their respective governments after "having chaired the 5th meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council between the Republic of Türkiye and the Hellenic Republic on December 7th, 2023, in Athens, in a spirit of goodwill and cooperation."
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'This is a truly special day', PM Mitsotakis says, during joint statements with President Erdogan
In joint statements with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting in Athens on Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a press conference that this was "a truly special day, as the High-Level Cooperation Council of Greece and Turkiye is convening once more after seven years."
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Finance minister sends three strong messages to the market
Νational Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis on Thursday sent three strong messages of intensive market inspections, of decisive moves to combat fuel smuggling and of no more delays in installing POS terminals throughout the market.
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Salamis Femicide - "She didn't deserve to live"
The 71-year-old man arrested in Keratsini for the femicide of his 43-year-old partner in Salamina, the mother of one child, was given a deadline to give a depositionon Friday, December 8, by the Piraeus Prosecutor's Office.
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The Hellenic Initiative Raises Over $2.5 Million at 11th Annual New York Gala
The Hellenic Initiative celebrated its 11th Annual New York Gala on Dec. 2, 2023, raising more than $2.5 million – surpassing last year’s profits – to support entrepreneurial and humanitarian programs in Greece. The event marked the most successful fundraising gala in the global Greek diaspora, according to THI.
- Written by Melina Chalkia
Global Rise in Greek Real Estate Investments via Golden Visa
A new situation has been ushered in by the changes made to the Golden Visa investment migration program coupled with the geopolitical developments in Greece’s neighborhood, with data revealing that one in two foreign buyers now purchase Greek real estate as an investment and one in five to live in themselves. That Greece’s real estate market continues to attract capital from third countries is indicative of the considerable global interest, with the Greek economy receiving 1.102 billion Euro from abroad in the first half of 2023.
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Google Maps co-founder Rasmussen to invest in Greek biotech company ResQ Biotech
Investor and co-founder of Google Maps Lars Rasmussen has decided to invest in the Greek biotechnology company 'ResQ Biotech', it was reported on Tuesday.
Greece's IPTO, Abu Dhabi's TAQA & Cyprus' energy ministry sign MoU during COP28 in Dubai
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday in Dubai by Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), the Republic of Cyprus' Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry and Abu Dhabi-based energy conglomerate TAQA, it was reported on Tuesday.
“To Vima” Expands Global Reach with the Launch of English Edition in Partnership with The Wall Street Journal
In a strategic move to broaden its international presence, leading Greek newspaper "To Vima" is proud to announce the launch of its English Edition (tovima.com) in collaboration with the esteemed Wall Street Journal.
The US welcomes the meeting of the Greece-Turkey High Level Cooperation Council in Athens
The US welcomes the upcoming meeting of the Greece-Turkiye High Level Cooperation Council to be held this week in Athens, the State Department said. Responding to a question from the Hellas Journal website, a representative of the US Department of State noted that the US supports the discussions between Athens and Ankara at all levels with the aim of ensuring calm in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.