By G. Sakkas [email protected]
A report by HSBC this week includes an assessment that debt relief measures extended by Greece’s institutional creditors will be finalized with an agreement at a…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt at the former’s office in Parliament on Friday.
According to ND sources, the two…
An Athens appellate court on Friday cut a previous eight-year prison term, handed down to a former minister who received a sizeable lump sum from German multinational Siemens almost 20…
Greece’s state-run broadcaster (ERT) on Friday morning reported that Turkish maritime surveillance aircraft was responsible for some 30 airspace violations over a firing range off the northern Cyclades island of…
Water supply in the greater Thessaloniki area was again interrupted on Friday, following similar problems throughout the week. The long-standing problem of uninterrupted water supply and the quality of tap…
A fatal traffic accident in Athens this week involving a tractor trailer truck, driven by a 64-year-old man subsequently charged with DUI, has apparently revealed a worrying state of regulation…
Up to eight people were arrested on the Cyclades island of Tinos on Thursday following a lawsuit filed by the island’s mayor, and after a group identified as belonging to…
According to the Bank of Greece the Governing Council of the ECB this week lowered the ELA-ceiling for Greek banks from 13.55 billion euros, in March 2018, to 10.21 billion…
By N. Bellos [email protected]
The fourth review of the ongoing Greek program should be concluded in a timely manner and at the staff level by May 24, Eurogroup president Mario…
Fraport Greece, which manages 14 regional airports around the country, including in the top tourism destinations, on Thursday announced that it was upgrading telecoms and IT infrastructure at the facilities…
By G. Hatzilidis [email protected]
The “Airbnb” phenomenon has apparently spread to the northern port city of Thessaloniki, the second largest municipality in the country and the nearest metropolis to the…
The inflation rate in Greece remained unchanged in April 2018, compared to the same month in 2017, but was increased by 0.9 percent compared to the preceding month, March 2018.…
Greece comes in second, globally, among 47 countries in terms of the quality of its sea waters and services to bathers, with 519 beaches winning distinctions, the national entity for…
By L. Kalamara
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No progress was made this week in standing efforts by Eldorado Gold and its Greek subsidiary, Hellas Gold, to finally obtain necessary permits to restart gold…
A notorious “antifa-like” group responsible for numerous high-profile protests in the country over the recent period struck again on Thursday morning, this time targeting the Oxfam NGO’s offices in central…
The Republic of Cyprus will not be dragged into any escalation of tension with Turkey, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades stressed this week, while also expressing a view that after the…
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos brought up the issue of the return of the Parthenon Marbles, in addressing a toast to a pair of very prominent royal guests on Wednesday evening,…
A draft law on adoption and foster care was passed by a Parliament majority on Wednesday, as debate attracted scrutiny due to an article allowing same sex couples in a…
A recent management reshuffle at the National Bank of Greece, namely, the resignation of NBG CEO Leonidas Fragiadakis last Friday, is expected to delay a tender for the sale of…
Greece auctioned off 875 million euros worth of 13-week T-bills on Wednesday, with total bids reaching 1.907 billion euros, and with the amount finally accepted being 1.137.5 billion euros. The…
By G. Palaitsakis [email protected]
A pending reduction in the annual tax-free income threshold – an austerity measure passed by the Tsipras government in 2016 that may be instituted as of…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) maintains its forecast for Greek GDP growth in 2018, saying the country’s economy will grow by 2.2 percent, increasing slightly in 2019…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday morning met at his office in Parliament with former ND leader and two-time prime minister Costas Karamanlis. The reason for…
China-based Fosun on Wednesday more-or-less provided a “vote of confidence” for Folli Follie by increasing its share in the latter, amid an ongoing furor regarding the Greek jewelry and accessory…
Preliminary results so far in 2018 posted by the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) show a continued upward trend, with the most noteworthy performance being a significant rise in volume through…
By L. Karageorgos
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A shipping ministry-affiliated council for coastal transports (ferry boat routes, chiefly) has reportedly blocked a request by Minoan Lines to use another vessel for its Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Naxos…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
A mini hotel “boon” in the country over the past few years, notably in the greater Athens area, mostly relates to luxury and what’s described…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will receive the Prince of Wales, Charles, on Wednesday at his Maximos Mansion office. The meeting is scheduled in the afternoon.…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
Greek shipping comprises a major part of the economic history between Greec e and the United States, US ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday, speaking at…
An appellate-level asylum council on Tuesday decided to grant political asylum to a second Turkish serviceman that fled to Greece aboard a military helicopter in July 2016, less than a…
