Efforts to raise a small sunken tanker that caused major environmental damage – by Greek standards – in the sea region off the greater Athens area are due to begin…
Lufthansa will inaugurate a route to the iconic Greek island of Santorini next summer, connecting the Cyclades isle with Frankfurt every Saturday, beginning on March 31, 2018.
Moreover, the…
A “convergence of views” on fiscal matters was on phrase on the lips of government officials on Friday after week-long talks between the Greek side and creditors’ top auditors wound…
By L. Kalamara [email protected]
A draft bill on gaming – including online betting and casino-types games – is set for vote by Parliament’s plenum in the coming days, with the…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
Effects from a high-profile deal last week by Attica Group and Grimaldi Group for Hellenic Seaways (HSW) will be immediate and beneficial for both sides, coastal…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
The Greek state’s decades-long effort to finally create a unified and functional land registry (cadastre) throughout the country will reportedly add another chapter in the coming…
Police arrested a 29-year-old man on Saturday in connection with an ongoing investigation into a handful of parcel bombs sent to various top EU officials and former Greek premier Lucas…
Police arrested a 29-year-old man on Saturday in connection with an ongoing investigation into a handful of parcel bombs sent to various top EU officials and former Greek premier Lucas…
The Bank of Greece (BoG) on Thursday announced that private sector deposits in the country increased by 52 million euros in September, compared to the previous month, reaching 1.047 billion…
A record-breaking bid for future electricity supplies, as witnessed in Wednesday’s NOME-type auction, generated diametrically opposed assessments in days following, with the dominant state-run utility drawing a different conclusion from…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday clarified that there is “no agreement, but negotiations” in referring to any future program to upgrade the country’s fleet of US-made F-16 fighter…
By S. Papapetros
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Greece’s Manpower Employment Agency (OEAD) this week inaugurated a program offering subsidies to employers to change the status of people they employ on a contract…
A pair of minor earthquakes were reported in the greater Athens area early Friday afternoon, with the first at 13.06 (11.06 GMT) and the second at 13.08 (11.08 GMT) recorded…
By T. Tsiros [email protected]
Creditors’ auditors have reportedly detected a “limited” fiscal gap for 2018 of between 150 to 200 million euros in the Greek state’s budget, as negotiations continued…
Greece’s public debt eased to 309.136 billion euros in the second quarter of 2017, or 175 percent of GDP, while nevertheless recording the highest GDP-to-debt ratio in the Eurozone and…
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on Thursday announced that its board of directors had authorized the release of an 800-billion-euro sub-tranche of bailout money to Greece “for the clearance of…
The Greek government again referred to an “agreement” on Thursday evening between Athens and creditors’ representatives, who arrived this week for negotiations to conclude the third review of the ongoing…
By L. Karageorgos
Attica Group and Grimaldi Group on Thursday announced an agreement allowing for the former to purchase the 48.53-percent stake owned by Minoan Lines – a subsidiary of…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said his party will table a question in Parliament towards Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras himself demanding answers over a…
The Bank of Greece (BoG) on Thursday announced that the European Central Bank’s governing council did not object to an ELA-ceiling for Greek banks set at 28.6 billion euros, up…
Top main opposition New Democracy (ND) party cadre Dora Bakoyannis this week referred to the negative impact on the country’s retail sector from the ongoing economic crisis, speaking during the…
The former head of the finance ministry’s powerful financial crimes unit (SDOE), Ioannis Diotis, was handed down a suspended 10-year sentence this week on a single charge of abuse of…
A finance ministry general secretary on Thursday was quoted as saying that the Greek state’s arrears to the private sector have been reduced by 1.5 billion euros, a figure he…
Βy L. Karageorgos [email protected]
The fate of the premium property which today hosts the five-star King George Hotel in downtown Athens is expected to be decided within the next two…
Greece and South Korea signed a MoC on Monday aimed at boosting e-governance in the former by employing know-how extended by Seoul.
The agreement was signed in Athens by Greek…
A 48-hour strike was called the Athens Journalists’ Union (ESIEA) beginning at 06.00 (04.00 GMT) on Tuesday, Oct. 24 until 06.00 on Thursday, Oct. 26.
The strike will affect most mainstream…
The government circulated a non paper on Monday afternoon claiming that the first day of negotiations with creditors’ top auditors in Athens – hours earlier – confirmed that the Greek…
By V. Kostoulas [email protected]
Nine Greek citizens wound up a mini tour of the United States last week with more than well-meaning wishes for investments towards their still recession-battered country…
Greek multinational Frigoglass, a commercial refrigeration manufacturer and a leading producer of glass in West Africa, on Monday announced a board reshuffle, with three new members to be appointed.
The…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday again tabled a draft bill on behalf of his party that, if approved, would finally grant Greek citizens living abroad…
