Center-right political leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ first statement after his New Democracy (ND) achieved a convincing victory in Sunday’s general election referred to a “strong mandate” to govern the country, as…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reportedly the first foreign leader that called Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday evening to offer his congratulations for New Democracy (ND) party’s election win the…
With some 34 percent of the vote counted in Greece’s general election so far, by 9 p.m. (19.00 GMT), New Democracy was at 39.8 percent, followed by incumbent SYRIZA at…
A group of roughly 10 self-styled anarchists, according to reports, barged into an election precinct in the inner city district of Exachia on Sunday afternoon and made off with the…
Center-right New Democracy (ND) party is expected to field between 155 to 167 seats in Greece’s 300-deputy Parliament, meaning a slim to comfortable majority with which to form the next…
Greece made a dramatic political “volte-face” on Sunday with a landslide victory by center-right New Democracy (ND) party and its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, over incumbent SYRIZA, ending the first-ever…
The leaders of the two parties expected to vie for first place in Sunday’s general election in Greece, incumbent PM Alexis Tsipras and rival Kyriakos Mitsotakis, cast their ballots in…
A pair of final opinion polls – before a two-day legal ban kicks in – ahead of Sunday’s general election shows lead by New Democracy (ND) over incumbent SYRIZA as…
By K. Kokkaliara
A pressing “to do” list by New Democracy (ND) – assuming it fulfills opinion poll forecasts and comes in first during Sunday’s general election – cautiously emerged…
A misdemeanor council in the central Greece city of Volos on Friday rejected an appeal by a notorious terrorist to receive another short-term prison furlough.
The decision, which was more-or-less…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
Greece-based construction contractor GEK Terna on Thursday announced a strategic cooperation with τη Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) aimed at winning an integrated resort casino (IRC)…
By P. Tsoulos [email protected]
High-profile New Democracy (ND) vice-president Adonis Georgiadis echoed party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ leitmotif of fully implementing reforms and attracting even more investments as the main “argument”…
The yield for Greece’s 10-year bond dropped to as low as 2.03 percent, posting a record-breaking spiral of nearly 90 basis points only within the last month.
The same product…
Results of 36 and 28 percent, respectively, are given to New Democracy (ND) and SYRIZA in a latest opinion poll unveiled on Thursday, a day before a ban against publishing…
Another top member of an increasingly agitated Erdogan government on Thursday hurled more threats against the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus – one-third of which the Turkish military continues to…
The stalled Helleniko privatization abruptly surfaced on the heated campaign trail this week, a day after joint ministerial decision was issued that included provisions bitterly opposed by the international consortium…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Thursday visited the Istanbul town hall, where he was received and congratulated the Bosporus metropolis’ newly elected mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu.
In his comments, the “primus inter…
Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras this week cited seven factors that he claims explain the intensity and duration of the Greek economic crisis over the entire ongoing second…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
Attica Group, the parent company of Blue Star Ferries, Hellenic Seaways and Superfast Ferries , this week announced that it has taken delivery of the ferry…
By G. Kampourakis [email protected]
Incumbent Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday evening more-or-less ruled out the prospect of stepping down from the leadership of the left-wing SYRIZA party if…
Athens-based Lamda Development on Wednesday angrily referred to “four-and-a-half years of mockery” by the outgoing Tsipras government, after being served with a ministerial decision incorporating culture ministry demands that the…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
Pending approval of Cosco’s ambitious 600-million-euro “extended” master plan for the Piraeus Port Authority will now be bumped to the next government to arise from Sunday’s…
Beleaguered incumbent Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday sat for questions in the studio of his harshest media critic, Athens-based Skai TV, personally overturning an “embargo” against the outlet…
Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis addressed the high-profile Herzliya Conference in Israel this week, stressing that Greece and Israel share common values and goals, namely, to promote peace and stability in…
A major deal in Greece’s electronic and white goods sector was announced on Tuesday, with the Olympia group – which owns the Public stores in Greece and Cyprus – to…
Βy. T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
Bureaucratic obstacles and “nit-picking” continue to impede the commencement of the massive Helleniko privatization in coastal southeast Athens, with the culture ministry general secretary in the…
The year’s NBA MVP, Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, will be in the Greek national men’s team lineup for the upcoming world championship in China, with his brothers, Thanassis…
By N. Stasinou [email protected]
The yield for the benchmark 10-year Greek bond posted a spectacular decrease on Tuesday morning, slicing off 21 basis points to hover at 2.09 percent, a…
By C. Dogas [email protected]
A series of initiatives to rapidly boost the institutional role of National Bank of Greece (NBG), with the aim of reasserting its presence in a competitive…
Poll-leading New Democracy (ND) Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday promised that relieving a handful of Greek islands that have bore the brunt of the migrant crisis in the eastern Aegean over…
