The Bank of Greece (BoG) on Thursday announced that the ECB’s governing council did not object to an ELA-ceiling for Greek banks eased to 26.9 billion euros, up to and…
By N. Bellos
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A French plan, initially hatched during the previous Hollande administration, to link the rate of repayment of Greece’s debts to European creditors with annual GDP growth…
Greece’s most notorious urban terrorist, condemned to 11 life sentences for his role in the notorious “November 17” group, has received a two-day furlough from prison officials.
Dimitris Koufontinas (Koufodinas)…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party on Wednesday made good on its promise to table a question in Parliament into a proposed sale of excess Greek military ordnance to Saudi…
The government on Wednesday promised to stiffen the law in Greece to allow the proprio motu (via law enforcement’s own motion) prosecution of individuals on charges of threatening and disorderly…
Olympiacos FC president Vangelis Marinakis on Wednesday announced that he will step down from the club’s helm, hours after an appellate judicial council handed down a single count of “altering…
The newly established Greek-Chinese Chamber of Economic Cooperation convened on Tuesday at the Port of Piraeus’ offices, with the port authority CEO, Capt. Fu Chengqiu, welcoming members of the chamber.…
The rapid increase in the use of credit and debit cards, even after the complete lifting of capital controls in Greece, will not decrease, according to results in a study…
By T. Igoumenidi
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Only one out of 10 major contractual conditions set by the consortium awarded the real estate concession at the Helleniko site, in order to commence the…
The Greek government appears ready to ensure the holding of auctions of foreclosed properties and the safety of notaries, after another round of pressure by creditors this week to finally…
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman arrived in Athens this week for talks with the political and military leadership of Greece’s defense ministry.
Following talks with his Greek counterpart, Panos Kammenos,…
The head of Greece’s independent public revenues authority has reportedly ordered an investigation into whether the now infamous “Paradise Papers” include names of Greek taxpayers.
The huge leak of secret…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in its latest report, issued the same forecasts for Greek GDP growth for 2017 and 2018: 2 and 2.2 percent respectively.
The…
A simmering row between the leftist-rightist coalition government and the Greek subsidiary of Canadian miner Eldorado Gold continued on Tuesday, as the latter filed a petition with Greece’s highest administrative…
By G. Palaitsakis [email protected]
Figures released this week by the independent authority for public revenues showed a worrying hike in the number of taxpayers, SMEs and businesses with outstanding arrears…
A shadowy urban terrorist group is reportedly behind the assault rifle attack outside the offices of the PASOK party in central Athens on Monday afternoon.
Greek authorities said spent cartridges…
By N. Malliara [email protected]
The latest “monkey wrench” in efforts to again resume auctions of foreclosed property in the country, especially assets belonging to major debtors and corporate entities, emerged…
While Greek-controlled shipping increased its percentage of the global fleet, the number of vessels (above 1,000 gt) on the Greek registry fell slightly, with the difference seen in the commensurate…
Eurozone finance ministers emphasized the need for the Greek government to continue agreed to reforms, according to reports related to the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Monday.
Moreover, ECB President…
Gunfire was reported on Monday afternoon outside the offices of the PASOK political party, in downtown Athens. The incident occurred at roughly 8 p.m. (18.00 GMT).
According to reports, at…
Greece’s privatization fund, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), on Monday announced a board of directors’ reshuffle, in line with a relevant decision by the Hellenic Corporation of Assets…
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Greece’s all-important shipping sector increased its share of the global fleet and widened the distance from its nearest competitors, with Greek shipowners and Greek-controlled companies accounting for16.71…
Greek households and non-profit entities that serve households lost 2.7 billion euros in disposable income (or 2.3 percent) in 2016, according to Greece’s independent statistics authority (EL.STAT).
According to figures…
Βy Vassilis Kostoulas [email protected]
Greece is the Eurozone’s first real test, and efforts to deal with the Greek crisis have not yet finished, although things are moving in the right…
Greece’s relevant development and economy ministry issued a quick response over the weekend to a yet another negative international ranking touching the recession-battered country’s competitiveness, claiming that foreign direct investments…
The independent public revenues authority is reportedly ready to launch a special online platform owners leasing residential lodgings in Greece on a short-term basis must declare the specific property, the…
By T. Tsiros [email protected]
The crisis years in Greece have exacerbated long-term problems in the country, such as a demographic decline, while negatively – and one would expected – affecting…
The onslaught of a new negative trend in still bailout-dependent Greece, what’s dubbed as the “working poor”, is the focus of a latest Der Spiegel article, namely, young adults with…
Ryanair this week announced its winter 2017-18 schedule for Thessaloniki’s Macedonia Airport, with flights to Naples (twice a week) debuting this season.
Fourteen destinations are served by Ryanair from Thessaloniki,…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
The US ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, on Friday referred to the pending transfer, as he said, of the Neorion group shipyard on the Cyclades island…
