The prices of most basic consumer goods in thrice bailed-out Greece, for 2018, were on average higher than the median price in the European Union, according to figures released this…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
Costa Navarino, one of Greece’s pre-eminent resorts, this week announced a cooperation agreement with German powerhouse Bayern Munich, with members of the pro football club’s coaching…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras responded in quick order on Tuesday to the latest “saber-rattling” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who dismissed Athens’ repeated protests over illegal Turkish drilling…
New Democracy (ND) continues to field a sizable lead, this time in double-digit percentage point “territory”, over SYRIZA in the latest opinion poll unveiled this week.
The poll was conducted…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
DT-managed OTE, the dominant state-run telephony utility in Greece and the former state-run monopoly, is reportedly studying the prospect of exiting the Romanian market, which it…
A UBS report on Monday, two weeks before a snap general election in Greece, points to next year’s selection for a new president of the republic – a vote involving…
No debate at all now appears as the most likely outcome of heated negotiations between political party representatives in Greece ahead of the July 7 general election, with each side…
A request by a deputy supreme court prosecutor to reopen lawsuits filed by a trio of top politicians implicated in the controversial – and still ongoing – Novartis kickbacks investigation…
Municipal authorities in the greater Athens area on Monday announced continued night-time patrols and readiness of water tankers, as southern Greece is experiencing a mini heat wave this week, accompanied…
By A. Tsimplakis
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The future of Cosco’s massive, by Greek standards, investment at the port of Piraeus was the focus of a high-profile and multi-party meeting on Friday at…
New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday reiterated that he’s in favor of a televised debate with other mainstream political leaders, ahead of the July 7 election, although…
A whopping 97 percent of coastal waters in Greece in 2018 were considered as excellent for swimming, based on specifications listed in Community directive 2006/7, according to a press release…
Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMHE) on Friday issued clarifications regarding debts, in the form of penalty interest rates tack on to past arrears, owed by the Public Power Corp.…
Center-right New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday unveiled his poll-leading party’s primary economic axes ahead of the July 7 general election, staying “on message” with pledges for less…
The now outgoing Tsipras government this week unveiled another four unilateral – and obligatory – collective bargaining agreements for a handful of labor sectors, namely, for maritime shipping firms and…
Greece’s official unemployment rate continued to fall in May 2019, with the number of registered jobless individuals easing under 930,000, reduced by roughly 44,000 from the previous month, April 2019.…
Center-right New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday evening announced that former caretaker prime minister and top high court justice Panagiotis Pikrammenos will be first on the party’s state…
Α Volos-area prosecutor on Wednesday recommended against an appeal by a convicted terrorist to receive a prison furlough.
A previous application for a furlough by “November 17” arch-assassin Dimitris Koufodinas…
The latest developments in the eastern Mediterranean – in light of continued Turkish provocations in Cyprus’ EEZ – were on the agenda of talks on Wednesday between New Democracy (ND)…
A Tier II bond issue of Piraeus Bank shares attracted strong interest by investors on Wednesday, with the yield falling below 10 percent, and with total bids exceeding 800 million…
By S. Papapetros [email protected]
Nearly 41,000 taxpayers and business entities with arrears to the primary health and pension fund in Greece, known by the acronym EFKA, have applied and…
International ratings firms appear exuberant over the projected impact of a July 7 general election in Greece, with pro-reform and pro-market New Democracy (ND) party coming off two successive election…
The EU’s General Affairs Council on Tuesday adopted enlargement conclusions on Turkey, inviting the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to submit “options for appropriate measures” against…
A Bank of Greece (BoG) review for the country’s banking sector in 2018 notes that it remains in a “recovery orbit”, as an official exit from the bailout era and…
Another protracted and high-profile judicial investigation of alleged wrongdoing in a previous Greek government has been shelved, according to sources close to a probe by an anti-money laundering watchdog. The…
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) on Tuesday welcomed the adoption, by the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 101) of an action plan to deal with critical safety and responsibility…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told reporters on Sunday evening that whoever violates the sovereign rights of EU member-states Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, or international law in the…
Opposition New Democracy (ND) party continued to “flirt” with a double-digit percentage point leader over incumbent SYRIZA in the latest opinion poll to be announced over the weekend, with just…
An abrupt meeting of the high-level Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) was announced for Sunday afternoon, with reports pointing to developments in the east Mediterranean as the…
Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded the Government of Turkey’s long-term issuer ratings to B1 from Ba3 and has maintained the negative outlook. The senior unsecured bond ratings and senior unsecured shelf…
