The EU Commission’s autumn forecast for Greek economic growth puts the figure at 1.8 percent of GDP for the ongoing year, increasing to 2.3 percent in 2020 and 2 percent…
The Greek economy will grow by 2 percent, in terms of annual GDP, and by 2.4 percent for 2020, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Wednesday,…
Greece’s public order minister on Wednesday called for European countries to assume action for a common front to deal with increased migrations flows, and especially in dealing with unaccompanied minors.…
Greece drained 488 million euros on Wednesday from the market with a three-month bond issue, and, more importantly, with another negative yield recorded.
Specifically, the yield was 0,08 percent, falling…
The head of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM) on Wednesday referred to “nonsense” on the part of energy sector analysts regarding the possible existence of a “mammoth” natural gas…
A statement by an opposition leftist deputy vilifying the possible holding of a barbeque serving pork and beer outside shelters hosting seekers generated an intense firestorm of debate in Greece…
Αn explosion at the state-run Larco ferro-nickel production unit in south-central Greece on Wednesday morning claimed the life of a 55-year-old worker. No futher information was provided in the wake…
By T. Tsiros [email protected]
The government is expected to unveil the final text of a tax code provision that will require taxpayers in Greece to accumulate 30 percent of their…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared positive to the prospect of an expansion of the container terminal at the Cosco- managed Piraeus Port Authority, in high-profile statements from Shanghai on…
Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission has given the “green light” for casino license in the northwest Greece prefecture of Florina, which borders with North Macedonia, to a great extent, and with…
Turkish provocations in the eastern Mediterranean are reportedly the reason for a reason by a Total-Eni consortium to move pending hydrocarbon explorations away from Block 7 in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic…
Four crewmembers from a Greek-flagged tanker “Elka Aristotelis”, docked in the west Africa port of Lome, Togo, were abducted by gunmen overnight, according to shipping officials in Piraeus on Monday…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday hailed what he called vibrant economic cooperation between China and the recovering east Mediterranean country, saying the cooperation is heading towards a new…
Αn Essex-like tragedy of dead bodies found in a lorry was avoided in northeastern Greece on Monday, when authorities discovered more than 80 third country nationals crammed into a truck’s…
The latest twist in the seemingly inexhaustible Novartis furor in Greece took a new twist over the weekend with the revelation that a chief prosecutor overseeing a judicial probe acknowledged…
A missing 45-year-old New Zealand woman was found in good health some 40 nautical miles southwest of the Cyclades isle of Folegandros on Sunday morning, more than 24 hours after…
Incidents and local reactions related to the resurgent migrant/refugee crisis faced by Greece continued unabated over the weekend, with the government now stepping up evacuations of thousands of third country…
Coast guard craft late on Saturday were still searching for a missing 45-year-old woman from New Zealand, who went missing the previous evening while reportedly trying to approach the Cyclades…
Two Hellenic Air Force F-16s accompanied a USAF B-52 bomber as it flew through the Athens and Nicosia FIRs towards Syria, according to information by Greece’s air force general staff.…
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and the Athens International Airport (AIA) Eleftherios Venizelos celebrated this year’s inauguration of an Athens to Casablanca route, which began in April with two flights per…
Rent expenses will be eligible for inclusion towards achieving a mandatory 30-percent figure of electronic transactions, as a ratio of declared total annual income, that taxpayers in Greece must show…
The center-right Mitsotakis government on Friday unveiled a bevy of proposed revisions to Greece’s penal code, with many of the provisions aiming to overturn the previous leftist government controversial changes…
Shades of 2015 are emerging on a handful of eastern Aegean islands, with another eight inflatable craft and boats reaching Lesvos (Mytilene) overnight, carrying 323 irregular migrants and would-be asylum…
The Greece-based media group Alter Ego, owned by well-known shipping tycoon and football team owner Vangelis Marinakis, has reportedly submitted the highest bid for the television archive of Mega channel,…
By Vassilis Korkidis*
Undoubtedly immigration is one of the most discussed issues in Europe today. Despite various studies showing that immigration can have a positive contribution to the countries of…
An electronic platform created by Greece’s four systemic banks debuts on Friday, with the aim being to confirm the particulars and figures submitted by borrowers – mostly for mortgages –…
Sazka Group’s share of OPAP, Greece’s sports betting and lottery operator, increased to 40 percent, following a voluntary public offer that concluded on Oct. 29, 2019.
The Czech-based group purchased…
Greece’s tax and customs bureau have reportedly commenced an investigation, in cooperation with their Bulgarian counterparts, on a list of roughly 9,500 high-end vehicles that have changed Greek license plates…
A draft bill unveiled this week by the relevant environment and energy minister foresees the abolition of tenure for new hires at the state-run Public Power Corp (PPC), which is…
Greece’s four systemic banks will reportedly scrap a plan to increase fees – scheduled for Friday – on a variety of transactions conducted via ATMs and even online.
Reports circulating…
