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The Greek foreign ministry on Sunday evening called on law enforcement authorities in neighboring Albania to fully investigate and clarify the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 35-year-old Greek…

Official Turkey continued to ratchet up the tension in the eastern Aegean by issuing a navigational telex (NAVTEX) on Saturday essentially surrounding the Greek isle of Kastellorizo, in the extreme…

A national holiday in Greece on Sunday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the country’s entry into WWII, known as “Oxi Day”, with Italian President Sergio Mattarella joining his Greek counterpart…

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party is given an 11.2-percentage point lead over ruling SYRIZA in the latest opinion result, which was published over the weekend in the staunchly anti-government…

One of the first and most influential private television broadcasters in Greece permanently went off the air at 2.11 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, with the nationwide digital platform in…

One of Greece’s most notorious urban terrorists on Sunday received another prison furlough, this time extending to six days. “17 November” arch-assassin Dimitris Koufodinas was released from a farm prison…

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday again expressed his center-right party’s standing disagreement with the Prespa Agreement, the provisional accord signed by the Tsipras and Zaev…

Thursday’s EWG session witnessed in-depth discussions on the draft 2019 Greek budget and Athens’ pressing request to avoid a pre-legislated social security reduction measure, set for implementation in January 2019.…

Citi forecasts a yield of for 10-year Greek bonds of 4.75 in the second quarter of 2019, rising to 4.8 percent by the third quarter and 4.85 by the end…

A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was reported before 2 a.m. (local time) southwest of the Ionian island of Zakynthos, with damages reported to buildings on the…

By T. Igoumenidi [email protected] The number of properties in Greece now commercially exploited via short-term AirBnB-type leasing has apparently doubled over the past year, available data shows, with the number…

Folli Follie’s financial director at its Hong Kong subsidiary and the auditor who signed off on the multinational’s balance sheets in Athens are the latest company-affiliated officials to have their…

Athens on Thursday again pointed to international law and the UN charter in responding to the latest round of Turkish saber-rattling over Aegean sovereignty and maritime issues, with Turkey’s defense…

By E. Sakellari [email protected] According to sources that spoke with “N” this week new lending by Greece’s four systemic banks over the 2018-19 is forecast to reach up to 23…

German coach Michael Skibbe’s tenure on the Greek national team’s bench has apparently come to an end, with a formal announcement expected this week by the country’s football federation (EPO).…

By F. Zois [email protected] Officials from Greece’s privatization agency this week blamed “erroneous estimates” by consultants involved in negotiations to extend the Athens International Airport (AIA) concession for a 740-million-euro…

Two Turkish nationals were arrested at the main port on the eastern Aegean island of Hios this week (Chios) on migrant smuggling charges, with local media claiming the pair were…

Coastal and marine tourism directly accounts for 2.3 billion euros in Greece’s annual GDP, whereas indirect effects are calculated at five to six billion euros, a study by the Greek…

By A. Tsimplakis [email protected] Shipping minister Fotis Kouvelis this week promised “restructure” a recent decision applying VAT on goods and services supplied to non-ocean-going vessels and craft, such as ferry…

The general government’s arrears to third parties – private citizens, suppliers and all types of businesses – actually exceed six billion euros, officials from Greece’s Court of Audit told members…

The finance ministry on Wednesday announced shortfalls in terms of targets for collecting personal income tax and property taxes in Greece over the first nine-month period of 2018, with September…

The Athens-based Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE) on Wednesday forecast a GDP growth rate in Greece next year of around 2 percent this year, rising to 2.4 percent…

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party’s foreign affairs sector head on Wednesday demanded that a nine-page resignation letter by now former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias be publicized. MP Giorgos Koumoutsakos,…

Greece’s independent public revenues authority this week unveiled detailed instructions for property owners and managers to submit income statements from short-term leasings, i.e. AirBnB-style exploitation. The Greek state’s now independent…

By N. Bellos [email protected] Eurostat on Tuesday reported that Greece’s public debt in the second quarter of 2018 reached 179.7 percent of GDP, or 323.3 billion euros, posting a marginal…

One of the most influential ministers in successive PASOK governments up until 2004, Yiannos Papantoniou, was remanded in custody on Tuesday evening, following his marathon deposition before investigating magistrates and…

Center-right main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday promised to scrap the current asylum status granted to university campuses in the country if he’s elected as the next premier, amid…

Ankara on Tuesday again resorted to saber-rattling after Greece’s recently resigned foreign minister said Athens is considering extending certain territorial water boundaries to the internationally accepted 12-mile limit. “It is…

By Vassilis Kostoulas [email protected] Greece’s exit to the markets is not a high priority, especially under the present circumstances, given that a “cash buffer” has been accumulated whereas the country’s…

European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Klaus Regling on Tuesday again dampened the poll-trailing Tsipras government’s hopes of eventually avoiding a pre-legislated social security reduction next January, saying that “fiscal…