By I. Zafolia & A. Tsimplakis
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) is reportedly ready to finalize a review of Attica Group’s investor bulletin for a corporate bond worth 150…
The EuroWorking Group on Wednesday, as widely expected, gave its approval for the disbursement of a nearly one-billion-euro tranche to Greece, hours after a positive EU Commission report and ahead…
Concerns by the Cosco-managed Piraeus Port Authority over “redtape-coated” obstacles in its 600-million-euro master plan materialized on a grand scale on Tuesday evening, with a decision by an influential culture…
No binding offers were submitted by the ascribed deadline to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) for a 50.1-percent stake in Hellenic Petroleum S.A. (Hel.pe), Greece’s biggest petro-chemical group,…
By N. Bellos [email protected] The EU Commission’s updated report, which will be tabled at the Eurogroup meeting on Friday in Bucharest, provides the “green light” for approving the second…
One of the more eyebrow-raising quips by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras from Skopje on Tuesday was his reference to the “airport of Mikra”, the name of the Macedonia Airport…
The Central Archaeological Council’s (KAS) abrupt decision on Tuesday evening to declare a large portion of the municipality of Piraeus as entailing “archaeological interest” generated a sharp reaction on Wednesday.…
Nearly 60,500 businesses, self-employed professionals and professional farmers have so far commenced – but not finalized – the process to apply for an out-of-court settlement framework for arrears to the…
In landing in what up until a few months ago was the “Alexander the Great” airport of Skopje, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday was capitalizing on what is…
Real estate prices in Greece will continue to increase, on average, but at ονλυ very moderate rates over the next 12 to 18 months, according to Moody’s.
The international ratings…
The renowned Kalamata variety of olives entail significant nutritional benefits, a study by Greek researchers recently showed.
The clinical study, according to the Greek national news agency, was based on…
Alexis Tsipras arrived in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Tuesday morning for a historic first-ever visit by a standing Greek prime minister, heading up a delegation of 10 ministers and scores…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Monday elected Greek law professor and veteran ECHR jurist Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos as its new president. He will take office on May 5,…
Three Greek islands are among the top 25 European destinations in TripAdvisor’s “Travellers’ Choice” for Europe, namely, Crete in fourth place, Santorini in 11th place and Rhodes, 13th.
London takes…
By T. Igoumenidi
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The first, and mostly expected, extension of a deadline to submit binding offers for an integrated resort casino at the Helleniko site was announced on Monday…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras travels to Skopje on Tuesday for a landmark visit to the newly renamed Republic of North Macedonia, complete with high-ranking talks – but not with…
A shocking video was leaked this week showing the January 2019 murder of an inmate by another two prisoners at what is euphemistically known as Greece’s maximum security penitentiary, all…
The Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday warned that exceeding the already high annual primary budget surplus target (as a percentage of GDP) in tandem with falling under commitments for…
The transfer of state-owned EESSTY (ROSCO) S.A., which provides rolling stock maintenance and railroad availability services in Greece, to Trainose was completed on Monday.
Trainose, a subsidiary of Ferrovie Dello…
The Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday revised, downwards, it forecast for Greek GDP growth in 2019, at under 2 percent annually. The forecast in the budget for 2019 is…
By S. Emmanuil
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H&M’s sales in Greece were reportedly stable over the first quarter of 2019, mostly matching figures from the previous years, according to local executives of the…
By T. Igoumenidi
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The total investment by Netherlands-based Invel Real Estate in a previously National Bank of Greece-controlled (NBG) property holdings group (since 2013) will reportedly exceed one billion…
Chances of Eurozone member-states’ finance ministers approving a 970-million-euro tranche to Greece on Friday are significantly increased after the Tsipras government finally submitted and ratified a new legal framework to…
EU Commission first VP Frans Timmermans, the Party of European Socialists’ (PES) candidate for Commission, spoke in Athens on Sunday at a closely watched conference by the Kinima Allagis party,…
A 31-year-old Bulgarian national was arrested at the extreme northwest port of Igoumenitsa over the weekend after Greek authorities discovered nearly 370,000 psycho-stimulant pills hidden in a large gas tank…
A moderate earthquake was felt in the greater Athens area at 12.46 p.m. (10.46 GMT), with the quake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale.
The epicenter was west of Athens,…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president travelled to the northern city of Thessaloniki on Friday, kicking off a tour of northern Greece, where he promised local producers more protection for…
Alpha Bank reported after-tax profits of 53 million euros in 2018, up from 21.1 million in 2017. Just as importantly, the Athens-based systemic lender said its goal is to reduce…
Scores of current and retired bank executives in Greece, as well as former party treasurers for main opposition New Democracy and PASOK parties, face various felony and misdemeanor charges, after…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday referred to a “model of cooperation” for the wider SE Europe region in referring to the recently implemented Prespa agreement, in statements in…
