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The president of Greece’s land registry, officially called the National Cadastre & Mapping Agency S.A., this week said system now includes nearly 30 percent of property rights in the east…

A relevant deputy social insurances minister on Monday alluded to reasons of “public interest” in precluding the retroactive return of previously cut pension benefits to all affected beneficiaries in Greece.…

Twenty-one aviation companies, with a total of 485 aircraft, are based and operate in Greece, according to figures released by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority last week. Most of the…

The Hellenic Union of Industrial Consumers of Energy (UNICEN), which represents Greece’s power-intensive companies on energy-related issues and regulatory matters, has sharply condemned a recent initiative by the state-run Public…

Extension of an out-of-court settlement framework for arrears owed by businesses, by six months or even a year, is considered a highly likely prospect, according to well-informed sources that spoke…

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday promised a major renewal of his center-right New Democracy (ND) party’s candidate lists for next year’s general election, which cannot be held later…

The latest “tough talk” emanating from neighboring Turkey came from none other than powerful Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, during a military ceremony take possession of two new…

A total of 89 third country nationals attempting to land on Greek territory were located in two instances off the eastern Aegean island of Samos on Friday and subsequently transferred…

Major LNG operator GasLog’s revenue 158.4 million USD in the third quarter of 2018, up from 131.2 million USD in the same quarter of 2017, while profits reached 39.3 million…

By A. Tsimplakis atsimp@naftemporiki.gr UK-based credit fund Chenavari is apparently ready to enter the Greek market, amid its ongoing negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Aegean Baltic Bank, which…

Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras on Friday said after three successive recapitalizations Greece’s four systemic banks now enjoy amongst the highest capitalization rates in the Eurozone, as well…

Two public health system physicians and the former vice-president and general director of Novartis’ subsidiary in Greece, Costas Frouzis, were acquitted of bribery charges – passive and active, respectively –…

The European Union is ready to begin the pilot use of AI-assisted lie detectors at its external borders, part of a plan to combat organized crime and terrorism, the Telegraph…

Handelsblatt on Friday recalled a now infamous boast by then firebrand opposition leader Alexis Tsipras in 2014, namely, that “we’ll beat the tabor (snare drum) and the markets will dance”,…

Jailed former finance and economy minister Yannos Papantoniou, one of the most influential Cabinet members in the Simitis governments between 1996 and 2004, on Friday said he and his spouse…

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday referred to “close cooperation” between Greece and Israel and the strategic significance of the Balkans, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

By G. Kampourakis gkamp@naftemporiki.gr The political thermometer in post-bailout Greece dramatically heated up this week following leaks, mostly in pro-government media, that a majority of Parliament MPs – all backing…

Some 10 members of a self-styled anarchist “collective” on Friday continued their string of recent “interventions” at diplomatic missions in the Greek capital, with a raid against the Argentine embassy…

An Athens-Skopje air link was resumed on Thursday, with an Olympic Air passenger jet taking off from the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport for the capital of the former Yugoslav Republic…

The Athens-based company now at the center of scrutiny over alleged Chinese capital control violations linked with residency visa-granting property purchases in Greece on Thursday decried what it called inaccurate…

The European Bank of Reconstruction & Development on Thursday again forecast GDP growth for Greece at 2.2 percent this year, rising to 2.3 percent in 2019, retaining the same forecasts…

By T. Igoumenidi tigoum@naftemporiki.gr A very high-profile case involving alleged capital control violations in far-off China linked with property purchases in Greece, combining the export of capital via POS transactions…

Criteria for receiving state welfare payments have been stiffened as of Thursday in Greece, a measure affecting some 650,000 people in the country of roughly 11 million residents. The three…

Tourist arrivals by plane increased in September 2018, while road travel decreased, compared to the same month in 2017, according to a study by SETE Intelligence, the research arm for…

Vouliagmeni-based Mast Maritime Services SA. this week announced an agreement whereby it will serve as the exclusive representative in Greece of Turkey’s Kuzey Star Shipyard. The two companies have had a…

Thrice bailed-out Greece’s ranking in another international survey continued to lag far behind other European countries, falling behind Colombia, Kirghistan and Albania in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2019” report.…

By A. Tsimplakis atsimp@naftemporiki.gr The head of the recently privatized Thessaloniki Port Authority (OL.Th) this week promised to maintain the port’s status as the biggest hub for cargo headed to…

By S. Emmanuil semm@naftemporiki.gr Alleged violations of China’s capital controls in Greek real estate transactions linked with the so-called “Golden Visa” program have involved a high-profile executive vice-president of the…

An attorney for the family of a 35-year-old Greek citizen killed in a shootout with Albanian police on Sunday said authorities in the neighboring country allowed him and an accompanying…

High-profile proposals for constitutional revision in Greece were again unveiled by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this week, with general elections now less than a year away and roughly two…