Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the coming European Parliament elections in May as entailing elements of a “referendum” in Greece, given that his main political…
Attica Bank President Panagiotis Roumeliotis tendered his resignation on Wednesday afternoon, in a widely expected move, given that a board of directors meeting is scheduled for Thursday morning to accept…
Attica Group issued an immediate statement on Wednesday stressing that agreements referring to issued shares and developments related to shareholders are accompanied by announcements to the public, following a query…
Most private sector wage-earners in Greece are not satisfied with their current employment, results of a study by the research institution of the General Confederation of Greek Workers in cooperation…
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday followed other European regulators in applying mandating a bank on flights by Boeing 737-8 MAX and 737-9 MAX aircraft in Greece’s airspace. The CAA…
Cycling is increasingly becoming a popular way to see downtown Athens and all of its many sights and monuments. Exploring the Greek capital on two wheels now allows a visitor…
Greece has been declared as the best cruise destination (Port or Country) in the world for 2019, picking up the distinction at the annual Wave Awards in London.
Also, for…
This week’s political furor in Greece erupted over proposed changes in the penal code being promoted by the leftist Tsipras government, among others, downgrading the manufacturing and possession of firebombs…
The Tsipras government on Tuesday continued to emphasize its clash with “big pharma”, this time announced that a rebate of up to 241 million euros was not collected from pharmaceutical…
Βy A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
The gradual “reopening” of eastern Mediterranean tourism destinations is apparently improving prospects for the Greek cruise sector for the coming season, as 2019 is projected to…
New Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis on Tuesday received Israel’s ambassador to Greece, Irit Ben-Abba, at his ministry office in Athens.
Discussions focused on issues of mutual interest, according to…
Greece is listed in the unenviable top spot of Eurostat’s fertility index, with the EU executive’s statistics authorities releasing the latest figures (2017) on Tuesday.
Specifically, Greece is last with…
The IMF repeated its “less taxes, more reforms” mantra for Greece, in releasing its “country report” on Tuesday, the Fund’s first post-bailout scrutiny of the country amid the current “enhanced…
One of the stranger post-Prespa agreement “aftershocks” played out in Athens over the weekend, following press reports that Greece’s culture minister proposed sending a well-known glass sculpture to Skopje, the…
A decision to allow the installation of a cremator within the boundaries of the municipality of Athens was signed by the relevant environment minister on Tuesday, another legal move edging…
Clean Monday, a religious holiday in Greece marking the commencement of Great Lent ahead of Christian Orthodox Easter, was celebrated through the country with traditional kite-flying and dinners comprised mostly…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis stuck to his pro-reform and pro-market message during an interview with CNN on Monday, as he continued a visit to the…
By N. Bellos [email protected]
Eurozone finance ministers – the Eurogroup venue – on Monday did not approve the disbursement of a 970-million-euro tranche to Greece, a more-or-less expected development linked…
The foreign minister of newly christened North Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov, referred to his country and neighboring Greece as “natural allies” who can benefit from cooperation, not only on the economic…
Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura this week was honored as the “Best Tourism Minister” worldwide by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), one of several distinctions bestowed by the…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
Multinational hotel brands increased their presence in Greece’s hospitality sector in 2018 by a noteworthy 15 percent, in terms of room capacity, confirming the continuing surge…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras earned the unenviable top spot in a recent Guardian readers’ survey, which rated how populist certain politicians are, both on the right and left. In…
The German chancellery issued a response this week to a letter sent by the mayors of five eastern Aegean islands bearing the brunt of the refugee/migrant crisis since 2015, when…
Renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis remained hospitalized on Friday at a private north Athens hospital, slightly more than a week after experiencing respiratory difficulty and a rapid heartbeat.
According to…
The Greek government is eyeing changes in the “Golden Visa” scheme that grants non-EU third country nationals long-term residency permits in the country for property purchases exceeding 250,000 euros, with…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Friday underlined the development bank’ s participation in Greece-based Aegean Airlines’ first bond issuance, citing its outlay of 22.5 million euros…
The center of Athens, mainly Syntagma square and surrounding roads, will be closed to traffic during the day on Sunday and Monday, which is a holiday, due to the filming…
By K. Deligiannis [email protected]
A new international tender to sell-off three lignite-fired power units operated by the Public Power Corp. (PPC), Greece’s state-run and still dominant electricity utility, commenced on…
Pharmaceutical prices in Greece proved to be the latest “battleground” between the government and the opposition this week, with the former claiming that a bill passed by a slim majority…
Μain opposition New Democracy (ND) President Kyriakos Mitsotakis departed on Thursday for the United States, and specifically Boston and New York City.
According to part of an itinerary announced on…
