Media reports in Athens on Tuesday cited a same-day bounty issued by Ankara against eight former Turkish military officers that have sought political asylum in Greece since July 2016, in…
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was recorded at 04.26 (02.46 GMT) northwest of the Ionian coastal city of Preveza.
The tremor was pinpointed as 14 kilometers west-northwest…
By E. Sakellari [email protected]
The Greek government’s proposal to replace the soon-to-expire legal protection extended to households’ primary residences from creditors’ demands will, by all accounts, revolve around three main…
Inclusion of properties in the greater Athens area in the under-construction national cadastre has brought to light several “peculiarities” of late, with the most characteristic being the Acropolis archaeological site,…
A light quake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 19.41 (17.41 GMT) on Monday in a sea region between the Ionian island of Zakynthos and the southwest…
A new and increased “unofficial” government majority emerged on Monday after six MPs originally hailing from different parties informed the parliament president that their affirmative vote should, from now on,…
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras’ office on Monday released an official itinerary for his two-day visit to neighboring Turkey on Tuesday and Wednesday, with visits to both Ankara and Istanbul.…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday stepped up pressure against the Tsipras government to align itself with the rest of the European Union on the issue…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday morning abruptly ended an initiative, ostensibly being promoted by Parliment President Nikos Voutsis, to change the legislature’s rules in order to maintain perks…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday received Turkey’s new ambassador to Greece Burak Özügergin, days before the former is expected to arrive in Istanbul for an official visit on…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party appears one step closer to achieving a majority government, at least according to a poll published over the weekend by the “Vima” weekly.
Specifically,…
Zeus Capital Management this week announced a new investment in Poland, with the purchase of an office complex, Graffit, in Warsaw.
Market analysts put the property’s value at 52 million…
By L. Kalamara [email protected]
Eldorado Gold has cut back this year’s funding for its troubled Hellas Gold subsidiary, as the latter continues to face recurring bureaucratic and legal obstacles and…
Reuters on Friday cites a Moody’s assessment of Greece’s return to sovereign borrowing markets as a “credit positive” event, days after the Greek state issued a 2.5 billion euro bond.…
A final decision on when Greece will receive a 600-million-euro tranche generated from profits on Greek bonds held by the ECB and Eurozone member-states’ central banks will come on Feb.…
Greek Economy Minister and Deputy PM Yannis Dragasakis on Thursday again sounded “warning bells” over the high level of non-performing loans (NPLs) plaguing Greek banks’ spread sheets.
“We cannot underestimate…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday told party cadres that he believes national elections will be held in tandem with European Parliament elections in May.
General…
By Vassilis Kostoulas [email protected]
The Tsipras government’s unilateral decision this week to increase the minimum monthly wage scale by 11 percent – something repeatedly promised over the recent period –…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Thursday announced a 10-year loan worth 11 million euros with Veridos Matsoukis for the printing of secure ID documents for the Greek state.
According to…
The Tsipras government this week pointed to another 9,000 public sector hirings for 2019, continuing a string of recent spending initiatives ahead of three elections during the year.
On Thursday,…
IHS Markit forecasts sluggish growth rates for the Greek economy over the medium term, adding that projected growth is not enough to reduce the public debt.
The London-based global…
Greece’s independent public revenues authorities this week announced that a stamp duty is due on contracts between property managers and owners when the property is set for short-term leasing via…
Two thirds of a Greek five-year bond floated on Tuesday has ended up with fund managers, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, with hedge funds ending up with 11 percent.
The international…
The recently ratified Prespa agreement continued to generate political clashes this week, with the latest outbreak coming after a videotaped conversation between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with French President…
By Τhanos Tsiros [email protected]
Effects of a unilateral government decision this week to raise the minimum monthly wage scale in Greece now ranks as among the major “wagers” in the country’s…
By G. Fokianos [email protected]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected in Istanbul on Feb. 5 for an official visit to Turkey, according to diplomatic sources in Athens on Tuesday.…
The Greek state will reportedly drain roughly 2.5 billion euros from a five-year bond it floated on Tuesday, with the yield hovering at 3.6 percent.
Demand was reported as very…
Reverberations from the ongoing political and economic turmoil in far-off Venezuela reached Greece this week, after the former’s National Assembly President and self-declared interim president, Juan Guaidó, pointed to what…
The first reactions from Monday’s unilateral increase of private sector minimum monthly wage scales – made by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras himself during a televised Cabinet meeting – came…
The Greek state has “opened books” for a closely scrutinized new five-year bond, Reuters reported on Tuesday afternoon, citing an unnamed source. The news agency reminded that it was Greece’s…
