“Four of the five countries that were in EFSF or ESM assistance programmes are clear success stories. Greece has a chance to join this group, if it continues to implement…
Greece-based Motor Oil, the biggest privately run refinery and fuel supply group in the country, on Thursday announced the purchase of a 90-percent stake in the electricity producer NRG.
The…
The unemployment rate in Greece continued to fall in May 2018, compared to both the corresponding month in 2017 and in relation to the preceding month, April 2018, with official…
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici reiterated this week, in an interview published by Politico, that Eurozone finance ministers should find a “new way” to ensure that thrice-bailed out Greece meets its…
Readjusted objective tax criteria for real estate are on the agenda in Greece for 2019 and 2020, with the aim being a harmonization of commercial rates with the rate in…
The land-locked country to Greece’s north, recognized by Athens since the early 1990s as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM), again dominated media attention and much of the political…
The European Commission on Wednesday announced that the Greek government has fulfilled all 88 “prior actions” needed for concluding the fourth review of the ongoing bailout program, a day before…
Travelbook.de praises Greece as one of the top destinations for German tourists this season, whlie at the same time listing what it calls the “Top 10” Greek beaches, with special…
Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, the head of the small right-wing party that props up the current government, on Wednesday continued to generated political “waves” regarding the recently concluded fYRoM “name…
Further commitments, specific timetables and even penalties, if agreed to provisions are not fulfilled, are reportedly included in a plan for Greece’s “enhanced supervision” by creditors in the post-bailout period,…
Greece’s balance of payments April 2018 showed a deficit of 1.3 billion euros, increasing by 838 million euros compared to the same month in 2017, a development attributed to a…
Members of the small right-wing junior coalition partner in the otherwise leftist Greek government continued to walk a “political tightrope” this week, expressing overt opposition to a bilateral agreement resolving…
A perceived lack of meritocracy and corruption are the two primary factors fueling “brain drain” in Greece, according to the findings of a study published this week by ICAP People…
The defense ministers of Greece, Israel and Cyprus will meet on Friday at the island republic’s Joint Rescue Coordination Center ( JRCC) in the port-city of Larnaca , with the…
A US State Department spokeswoman on Tuesday reiterated Washington’s stern opposition to any type of leniency for one of Greece’s most notorious terrorists, as the latter was again granted a…
Handelsblatt’s report this week on Thursday’s Eurogroup – where the post-bailout future of the Greek program dominates the agenda – refers to “incessant bargaining”, but also offers a more unimpressive…
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind expressed an optimistic view that bilateral trade between his country and Greece can exceed one billion USD in 2019, speaking at a business forum in…
Pressure continues to build on the junior partner in the Greek coalition government, the right-wing Independent Greeks’ (AN.EL) party, in the wake of a bilateral agreement between Athens and Skopje…
The first landing by an Airbus A380 at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport of Athens took place on Friday, inaugurating a Dubai-Athens-Dubai route by Emirates.
The specific route (EK103) will…
A first instance court in the European Turkey border city of Edirne on Tuesday again rejected a motion to free two Greek servicemen from pre-trial detention, according to press reports.…
By L. Karageorgos
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Greece-based Navios Maritime Containers is reportedly “setting sail” for a listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange, while at the same time eyeing the purchase of another…
By S. Papapetros [email protected]
The average net monthly pay for part-time work in Greece continues to hover close to the 360-euro mark, which is the regular unemployment benefit doled out…
The ECB’s Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) is reportedly expected to request an accelerated clearance rate for non-performing loans (NPLs) severely weighing down thrice recapitalized Greek systemic banks’ balance sheets.
The…
By F. Zois
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Five applications for a license to transport freight by rail and operate logistics services have been submitted to Greece’s independent Regulatory for Railways (RAS), with Grup…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
Dorian LPG, headed by John Hadjipateras, this week announced that it has unanimously rejected a proposal by BW LPG Ltd for a merger between the two…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, a previous political firebrand that swept into power on a radical leftist and populist platform in January 2015, appeared decidedly pragmatic and even apologetic in…
An outspoken Greek Parliament deputy that recently called on the country’s military leaders to “overthrow” the government – resulting in his censure and even expulsion from the extremist Golden Dawn…
The latest opinion poll results released over the weekend – amid a particularly eventful previous week in terms of political developments – has main opposition New Democracy (ND) party widening…
By T. Tsiros
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Three types of “supervision” of the Greek economy and the Greek state’s finances are expected to be applied simultaneously after Aug. 20 ,2018, when the current…
A landmark agreement ostensibly resolving the nearly three-decades-long fYRoM “name issue” was signed by the foreign ministers of Greece and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM) on Sunday at a…
