Yesterday’s News Wrap-up includes the following:
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas announced this week the operation of a waste transfer station in Eleonas expected to improve waste management efforts in the Greek capital.
The death of 26-year-old Ionas Karousis, one of seven people killed by two terrorists near a Tel Aviv (Jaffa area) light rail station on Tuesday evening, brought the Mideast conflict closer to Greece this week with the loss of one of its citizens.
Police in the central city of Volos on Wednesday announced that they’ve identified a local man allegedly linked to several video images showing the killing of strays, a shocking animal abuse case that has riled local residents and generated heightened media attention.
Despite reassurances that water utility prices would remain stable, the Greek government is now paving the way for increases based on environmental, climate, geographical and social criteria.
Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) on Wednesday announced that the yield for a new 13-week T-bill auction to collect 500 million euros reached 2.84%, down from 3.23% posted in a previous auction. The total amount offered was 946 million euros, with the coverage ratio at 1.89. The amount accepted was 600 million euros. During the previous auction, offers reached 1.2 billion euros, in July 31, 2024.
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