By N. Bellos [email protected]
Eurozone partners and Brussels continue to express concerns over the Greek government’s delays in implementing a handful of “post-bailout” prior actions, necessary conditions towards releasing a…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to the need for a full respect of religious rights on Wednesday, speaking during his tour of the still-closed Christian Orthodox seminary on the…
Up to 20 members of a notorious self-described “anarchist collective” were reportedly trying to occupy the north Athens offices of the Greek-Turkish Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday afternoon. The chamber’s…
The Greek state drained 812 million euros from the markets on Wednesday during an auction of 13-week T-Bills. The auction was characterized by strong demand, compared to a similar sale…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to “sincere talks” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday afternoon, followed by expanded contacts between delegations of both sides.
Speaking during a…
Grant Thornton estimates the short-term lease sector in Greece as growing by a whopping 25 percent last year, with revenues estimated at 1.9 billion euros, or 10 percent of the…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
The Greek-owned merchant continues to hold first place in terms of value, with a significant difference from the second, according to Vesselvalue.com.
Specifically, the Greek-owned fleet…
Greek Prime Minister held more than two hours of talks on Tuesday in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential mansion, with talks ending at roughly 19.30…
By J. Kanoupakis [email protected]
The well-known Sigelides family, the exclusive importer of Citroën vehicles in Greece since 1965, has purchased the company importing Opel vehicles, a development that was made…
Well-known Greek shipowner and entrepreneur Pericles Panagopoulos passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. After decades as a top shipping executive based in London, Genoa and Piraeus, he…
Greece’s Parliament will begin debate over a closely watched NATO accession protocol for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM) on Friday, Feb. 8, Parliament President Nikos Voutsis announced on…
By T. Tsiros [email protected]
Greece’s economic performance for Q4 2018, as well as the entire year, will be announced in early March, days before a crucial Eurogroup meeting will decide…
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 –…
