The Greek coalition government’s junior partner, right-wing Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, on Tuesday again expressed his small populist party’s opposition to use of the term “Macedonia” in any solution to…
Greece posted a primary budget surplus of 2.75 billion euros in the first two months of 2018, beating a target of 1.3 billion euros, and up 28.9 percent from the…
European Council President Donald Tusk told reporters on Monday evening, after the conclusion of a closely watched EU-Turkey summit in the Bulgarian port city of Varna, that he expressed his…
A noteworthy sample of respondents in Greece, 28.7 percent, in fact, recently told pollsters they believe the long-lasting condensation emissions of high-flying aircraft are indeed “chemtrails”, an “urban legend” that…
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed reservations over whether the country will achieve a “clean exit” from the bailout era when the current memorandum ends in August, as the prospect…
By V. Kostoulas [email protected]
Recession-battered Greece ranks in first place in terms of financing from the so-called “Juncker plan”, in relation to its GDP, Commission sources said last week, a…
The criminal division of Greece’s supreme court on Monday validated the acquittal of well-known Greek shipowner and football club owner Vangelis Marinakis on a handful of felony charges related to…
The badly decomposed bodies of two people were found in an abandoned village in the Alexandroupolis border district over the weekend. The site was identified as the Potamos settlement inside…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
A Greece-based investment fund, Dromeus Capital, submitted the highest bid last week for two out of four properties put on the auction block by National Bank…
The new head of the Euro Working Group (EWG), Hans Vijlbrief, on Monday was quoted by the Athens daily “Ta Nea” as requesting “reinforced supervision” of Greece’s finances by institutional…
Greek systemic lender Alpha Bank on Friday completed the transfer of a portfolio containing non-performing loans (NPLs) – mostly consumer borrowing without collateral – worth 3.7 billion euros, to Ultimo…
By V. Vegiri
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The new board of directors at the Thessaloniki Port Authority (OL.Th), following the successful privatization of northern Greece’s biggest port, will be called upon to quickly…
The European Union has so far allocated roughly 1.5 billion euros towards managing irregular migrant and refugee flows targeting Greece from neighboring Turkey and other third countries, with 750 staff…
Greece and Greeks around the world on Sunday celebrated the 197th anniversary of the 1821 War of Independence, with customary parades around the country and the ubiquitous high-profile statements by…
A Greek proseuctor on Friday referred allegations of establishing a criminal enterprise as well as drug smuggling against well-known Greek shipowner Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of Greek football giants Olympiacos…
Energean Oil & Gas this past week said a total investment of 1.6 billion euros to exploit a pair of major deposits – Karish and Tanin – in Israeli waters…
By T. Igoumenidi
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Lamda Development is busily working to fulfill all of its obligations related to a closely watched concession for the Helleniko privatization at the old Athens airport…
By L. Kalamara
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Canadian mining giant Eldorado Gold expects the arbitration process pitting its Greek subsidiary, Hellas Gold, and the Greek state to be completed by early April, as…
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias continued Athens’ “friendship offensive” vis-a-vis the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM) on Friday, calling the latter a “friendly northern country”, during a press conference…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted the annual White House commemoration of Greece’s Independence Day (March 25).
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America Demetrios led the Greek delegation at the…
European Union leaders on Thursday made good on their promise to rebuke an increasingly erratic Turkish government over its recent provocations in the eastern Aegean and eastern Mediterranean.
A text…
By V. Vegiri [email protected]
The transfer of 67 percent of the Thessaloniki Port Authority’s (OL.Th) shares to a special investment vehicle set up by the consortium that won an international…
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday reiterated from Brussels that two Greek servicemen still being held by Turkish authorities must be immediately freed.
The head the poll-leading New Democracy…
European Union leaders are expected to scold Turkey for its saber-rattling in the eastern Mediterranean, part of its efforts to block oil and gas exploration in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone…
REFF Europe, the European edition of Euromoney’s flagship franchise of renewable energy finance forums, returns to London in May 2018.
“Naftemporiki” is a communications sponsor of the event, with “N” subscribers…
The high-profile US ambassador to Greece on Thursday again took a position on a timely and sensitive matter taking up Athens’ attention, namely, the continued incarceration of two Greek servicemen…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke by phone on Thursday with newly re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin, extending his congratulations to the latter.
According to a press release issued by…
Registered unemployed people fell by nearly 15,000 in February 2018, compared with the same month in 2017, a reduction of 1.35 percent. The jobless rolls also showed nearly 12,000 people…
By L. Karageorgos
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Greek-controlled shipping increased its share of the global fleet, according to recent data by IHS Markit, which was processed this week by the London-based Greek Shipping…
Another 766 million euros were added in January 2018 to the category of arrears owed to the Greek state, with the overall figure now exceeding 101 billion euros.
Based on…
