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Scale is the key to EU independence, Enrico Letta tells ELIAMEP-IOBE event
Marking 40 years since the signing of the Single European Act, Enrico Letta joined Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis in Athens to warn that the European Union must embrace a “mentality of scale” to survive a shifting global order. -
ATHEX: Mid-cap index keeps bourse in the black
Traders continue to appear reserved, with highly targeted moves, both in sales and in purchases. -
Peeping Tom with phone nabbed in gym
A man has been arrested in Thessaloniki for allegedly secretly shooting video footage of women in lavatories, public transport and on beaches, police said Wednesday. -
Reform on the move
No reform is easy when it has to be carried out under time pressure. -
Athens taxi driver arrested for double fare
An Athens taxi driver has been arrested in the city center for charging clients double the legal rate, police said Wednesday. -
Consumer protection authority fines 2 firms
Greece's independent consumer protection authority said Wednesday it has fined the FAGE Hellas dairy giant €1.76 million for alleged price gouging. -
Alleged fraud at children’s activity center
The owners and four staff members of a center in northern Greece offering creative activities for children have been arrested for alleged fraud worth hundreds of thousands of euros through fake attendance claims. -
Ryanair blames Fraport fees for Thessaloniki base closure
Ryanair has said its decision to shut down its base at Thessaloniki Airport next winter was driven entirely by what it described as excessive airport fee increases imposed by Fraport Greece. -
School AI rules to allow use for homework but not exams
Greece on Wednesday announced rules for the “safe, transparent and educationally responsible” use in the country’s schools of artificial intelligence, which will be allowed for homework but not during exams or tests, or to assess pupils’ or teachers’ performance.

