More than 2.44 million income tax returns have been filed and processed by the Greek tax bureau so far for the 2018 fiscal year, corresponding to 39 percent of the…
The latest opinion, coming days after the second round defeat of ruling SYRIZA party in local government run-off elections assessed main opposition New Democracy (ND) party’s lead over the former…
By E. Triiri [email protected]
Greek bond spreads continued to post historic lows this month, following the trend in the Eurozone but also on the back of new figures showing a…
By K. Deligiannis [email protected]
Arrears owed to the Public Power Corp. (PPC) of between 200 to 250 million euros, dating to 2011, related to public utility offsets, remain “up in…
By N. Bellos [email protected]
Greece’s annual GDP rate has slowed, compared to the three previous quarter, according to comprehensive figures announced this week by Eurostat. Nevertheless, the EU executive’s statistics…
Frigoglass on Friday morning abruptly announced the closure of its plant in the Kato Achaia district of western Greece, near the port city of Patras.
A parent company statement noted…
By J. Kanoupakis [email protected]
A general shareholders’ meeting of Motoroil Group, one of the two biggest petrochemical producers in Greece and the only fully privately held concern, on Wednesday announced…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday met with US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, with talks touching, as expected, on bilateral issues as well as regional…
The government on Thursday afternoon backed off a hasty plan to transfer 32 civil servants from other state entities to Parliament and its affiliated foundation, after a firestorm of criticism…
The UK’s transport and maritime minister, Nusrat Ghani, on Thursday toured the port of Piraeus, where she was received by Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) deputy CEOs Capt. Weng Lin and Angelos…
Amnesty International, in a relevant announcement, on Thursday afternoon praised the withdrawal of a proposed amendment to Greece’s penal code, which aimed to alter the definition of the offense of…
Former minister Evangelos Venizelos, one of Greece’s most prominent politicians and lawmakers, on Thursday made what he said was his last address in Parliament, confirming that he will not stand…
A cascade of late-minute hirings by Parliament’s foundation, signed by Parliament President Nikos Voutsis, along with numerous transfers of civil servants from one state entity to another – 32 alone…
The relevant justice minister on Thursday, from Parliament’s podium, announced an “improvement” in proposed changes in the criminal code referring to the definition of the offense of rape, succumbing to…
By K. Deligiannis
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A new hybrid power unit on the verdant eastern Aegean island of Ikaria will generate up to 50 percent of the power consumed on the…
The ATHEX-listed Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics S.A. (OPAP), which runs betting parlors and manages games of chance in the country, on Wednesday reported a 43.5-percent increase in net profits…
By E. Sakellari [email protected]
The Piraeus Bank Group will offer up 42 properties it owns around Greece, with an electronic auction set for July 9 and 10 on its special…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
Greece-based Arcadia shipping has been honored by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as the posting the best performance in vessel inspections for 2018, with company…
Proposed amendments to Greece’s penal code and the code of criminal procedure, tabled in Parliament this week after Greek PM Alexis Tsipras signaled his intent to resign and declare snap…
Net revenue for the Republic of Cyprus from the sale of natural gas from the “Aphrodite” offshore deposit to Egypt’s Idku LNG terminal are worth 9.5 billion USD, based on…
The EU Commission, as widely expected, on Wednesday conveyed its concern over a series of pre-election pledges by the current Tsipras government, warning of the negative impact they will have…
The leftist Tsipras government appears intent, following an announcement by the prime minister himself on Tuesday evening, on tabling a draft amendment in Parliament ahead of the July 7 snap…
By T. Tsiros [email protected]
A modest increase in GDP growth in the first quarter of 2019 is apparently dampening hopes by the government for an annual hike for the year…
The state’s arrears to the private sector decreased by 119 million euros in April 2019, although outstanding tax rebates during the same month increased by 283 million euros.
According to…
The government, with just slightly more than a month to go before snap elections, on Tuesday announced the hiring of 10,500 teachers for public schools in the country of roughly…
Athens on Tuesday revisited the issue of German reparations to Greece, with the foreign ministry saying the country’s ambassador to Berlin delivered a diplomatic note to the corresponding ministry, requesting…
Greece’s GDP growth rate increased at a rate of 1.3 percent, on an annualized basis, in the first quarter of 2019, and 0.2 percent on a 3-month basis.
According to…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) Kyriakos Mitsotakis called voters to give his center-right party a “strong mandate” to form a government and to implement its program, just more than a…
Another deadline extension, this one dealing with an application for inclusion in a 120-instalment plan to cover arrears to the tax bureau, was announced on Monday, with the due date…
A slightly improved economic climate was recorded in Greece last month, compared with April 2019, with relevant consumer and business confidence indexes, nevertheless, still moving at a lower rates than…
