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A pro-government media outlet in neighboring Turkey on Thursday posted a video allegedly showing three out of eight Turkish servicemen, who fled to Greece in the wake of a foiled…

Instances of measles around Greece since the beginning of the year have reached 2,099, as the previously rare but highly contagious infectious virus appears to be making a comeback due…

Greek carrier Aegean on Thursday announced financial results for 2017, showing an 11-percent rise in consolidated revenue at 1.127 billion euros.  Aegean said its revenues from international routes boosted consolidated…

A relevant minister on Thursday announced that an evaluation process for civil servants in Greece’s cavernous public sector will be “temporarily suspended”, following a request by the union representing employees…

By T. Igoumenidi tigoum@naftemporiki.gr No interest was reportedly expressed by Thursday’s deadline for a 5-percent stake in the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) held by Greece’s privatization fund – the last…

A president of Greece’s Council of State (CoS), the country’s administrative court, on Thursday issued a temporary injunction against a decision by a broadcast watchdog authority to stop the transmission…

Greece ranks 10th in the OECD’s report “Tourism Trends and Policies 2018” as a global holiday destination. The report was unveiled on Wednesday. In 2016, Greece attracted 2807 million tourists…

Deputy Prime Minister and recently appointed Economy Minister Yannis Dragasakis on Wednesday reiterated his categorical opposition to the prospect of a precautionary credit line for Greece after the third bailout…

Masked perpetrators, allegedly belonging to the so-called “anti-establishment” movement, again carried out attacks against banks’ storefronts and ATMs in the center of Athens on Wednesday morning. According to reports, some…

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized his plan for attracting much-needed foreign direct investments to Greece, in contacts on Wednesday during on the second day of his…

Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) has reportedly approved the entry of the dominant power utility in the country, the Public Power Corp. (PPC), into the natural gas market. The…

ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling on Wednesday remained steadfast in his position that Greece does not need a “haircut” of its debt, but rather should focus on reforms in order…

A “master plan” presented by the Cosco-managed Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) received a conditional “green light” by the municipality of Piraeus this week, with the city’s mayor, Yannis Moralis, saying…

More protests, including skirmishes between protestors and riot police, greeted Wednesday’s electronic auctions of foreclosed real estate in the greater Athens area, with a relevant notaries’ association charging, afterwards, that…

The Greek state budget posted a primary budget surplus of 2.752 billion euros in the first two-month period of 2018, exceeding a budget goal of 1.307 billion euros. The same…

League-leading AEK Athens this week made good on its promise to seek recourse to a relevant sports prosecutor over the incidents that took place on Sunday evening at the Toumba…

Greece’s public debt management organization on Wednesday announced the auction of EUR 625 million euros of 52W T-Bills, with total bids reaching 1.986 million euros, and with the amount finally…

Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (AIA) picked up the first-place award bestowed by the Airports Council International / ACI World for passengers’ satisfaction, in the category of European airport with…

Greece needs more sustainable development in tandem with debt relief, as a condition for a long-term recovery, the EU Commission’s chief auditor, Declan Costello, said on Tuesday evening. Speaking at…

Significantly improved results in 2017 and noteworthy cash reserves are expected to positively affect international bids for the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator S.A. (DESFA), a memorandum-mandated privatization. For instance, after-tax…

By T. Igoumenidi                                                                                                                                                tigoum@naftemporiki.gr This week is expected to witness a couple of major developments in Greece’s telecoms sector, as Thursday marks a deadline for the submission of bids for…

FIFA has responded to a letter by Greece’s sports minister this week and a controversial decision by the Tsipras government to suspend the Greek pro football league (Superleague) indefinitely in…

Controversial and erstwhile fugitive Ivan Savvidis on reappeared on Tuesday , at least via an issued statement, and offered an apology for his behavior and Greek fans some 48 after…

The private construction sector in crisis-battered Greece posted a recovery in 2017, after 11 years of recession, according to the independent statistics authority in the country. Overall, the construction sector…

A mild earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 1 p.m. (11 GMT) on Tuesday south of the Ionian island of Zakynthos, according to a revised estimate…

A union representing police officers in Greece on Tuesday issued a damning statement over Sunday evening’s interrupted pro football match between PAOK Thessaloniki and AEK Athens on the former’s pitch,…

Labor-related costs increased by 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, excluding the primary production sector and households’ activities, according to figures released by Greece’s independent statistics authority (EL.STAT)…

Greece-based Motor Oil reported increased turnover for 2017 by 1.49 billion euros, or 23.39 percent higher than results in 2016. Total turnover exceeded 7.84 billion euros in 2017, up from…

By T. Tsiros ttsiros@naftemporiki.gr The IMF and European creditors are again reportedly at odds over the Greek program, months before the third bailout is expected to be concluded in August,…

Political fallout continued across the political spectrum in Greece on Monday after the previous evening’s interruption of an important professional football match in the northern city of Thessaloniki, as images…