Alternate Labor Minister Rania Antonopoulou resigned on Monday, only a few days after an embarrasing report emerged that she had applied for and received up to 23,000 euros in a…
A high-profile local investigative journalist and newspaper publisher was arrested on Monday outside an Athens courtroom on a warrant stemming from a malicious libel lawsuit brought against by former Greek prime…
A revelation that one of the current government’s wealthiest ministers has requested and received a 1,000-euro monthly housing stipend continued to cause a stir on Monday, with a government spokesman…
Unknown assailants made a half-hearted attempt to attack an east Athens area police precinct (Kesariani district) on Monday morning, lobbing a hand grenade some 30 meters away but injuring a…
Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras this week referred to what he called requirements for sustainable growth on the part of the Greek economy, speaking at the 85th annual…
The biggest vessel in recent memory to arrive at the port of Piraeus, Greece’s largest and busiest port, is expected to dock at the port on Monday.
The brand new…
By S. Papapetros
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Greece’s relevant social insurances and labor minister stressed, in an interview with “N”, that the government’s “central political goal” is to increase the minimal monthly wage…
Institutional creditors’ top auditors return to Athens on Monday to commence negotiations aimed at concluding the fourth, and last, review of the ongoing bailout for Greece. Moreover, the third successive…
By J. Kanoupakis [email protected]
Cutting-edge automobile manufacturer Tesla, a pioneer in high-end electric cars, will officially enter the Greek market this year, confirming an initial report by “N” last…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party retained a comfortable lead over ruling SYRIZA party in the latest opinion poll, published over the weekend, although falling just short of previous double-digit…
Elafonisi, tucked away in the southwest corner of Crete, is included in TripAdvisor’s 2018 list for the best beaches in the world, a ranking based on its users’ preferences. Elafonisi…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday emphasized that Turkey, an EU candidate-state, must fully respect international law, speaking on the sidelines of an informal EU summit in Brussels.
Amid…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to fYRoM “name issue” negotiations on Friday in talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the sidelines of an informal EU Summit in Brussels,…
A drilling ship operated by Italian multinational ENI is reportedly departing from Cyprus’ EEZ, hours after a Turkish frigate nearly rammed the vessel, according to Cypriot media.
The Saipem 12000…
Travel receipts for Greece increased by 10.5 percent in 2017, compared to 2016, reaching 14.596 billion euros, while the number of visitors to the country also increased by 9.7 percent…
Reuters quoted Greek judicial sources on Thursday afternoon in reporting that the Council of State (CoS), Greece’s highest administrative court, has ratified a presidential decree that includes a Comprehensive Development…
A Council of State (CoS) board of appeals on Thursday discussed a petition by the Tsipras government to overturn an independent authority’s previous decision to grant political asylum to one…
Fallout continued on Thursday from the previous day’s acrimonious debate in Parliament prior to a vote to establish a committee of inquiry related to a controversial indictment that itself is…
Moody’s on Wednesday upgraded Greece’s issuer rating to B3 from Caa2, while the country’s senior unsecured bond and program ratings were also upgraded to B3/(P)B3 from Caa2/(P)Caa2.
As expected, Moody’s…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will receive the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, on Thursday at his Maximos Mansion office, according to a press release on Wednesday.…
Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) has today upgraded Greece’s issuer rating to B3 from Caa2. Greece’s senior unsecured bond and program ratings were also upgraded to B3/(P)B3 from Caa2/(P)Caa2. The outlook remains positive. The…
Political acrimony on Wednesday reached an even higher pitch than usual in Greece during a Parliament debate on the establishment of a committee of inquiry to investigate a transferred indictment…
More violations by Turkish warplanes in the eastern Aegean were reported on Wednesday, with four fighters planes, two F-16s and two F-4s, flying over several islets in the Fourni complex,…
By T. Igoumenidi
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A much-anticipated decision by the Council of State (CoS) to approve a presidential decree that is considered as the last main bureaucratic hurdle standing before the…
By J. Kanoupakis
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Greece’s largest employers’ federation, SEV, this week expressed concerns over the performances by the country’s small-to-medium business (SMEs) sector, compared to European averages.
SMEs in Greece…
A headless statue believed to depict the ancient goddess Aphrodite has been uncovered at a construction worksite for the metro project in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.
The statue…
Moody’s is expected to close out the most recent cycle of Greece’s credit rating upgrades, as the former – by all accounts — will follow Standard and Poor’s – last…
EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday was the latest Greek politician – one of 10 implicated in an indictment involving the Greek subsidiary of drug manufacturer Novartis – to lash…
Greece’s often Kafkaesque political arena will take an even stranger turn on Wednesday, as 10 individual ballot boxes will be set up in Parliament for deputies to vote for or…
The stepped and universal commencement of electronic auctions of foreclosed real estate will commence in Greece on Feb. 28, according to the president of an association of notaries in the…
