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…
L. Karageorgos [email protected]
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…
An end-of-the-week debate in Parliament on the “hot-button” topic of crime and public safety generated sparks on Friday, with main opposition New Democracy (ND) Kyriakos Mitsotakis directly blaming what he…
Greece’s finance ministry, as expected, has included a provision in a tabled draft bill on gaming that allows for the relocation of the greater Athens area’s sole casino from atop…
European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Klaus Regling clarified on Thursday that Greece’s institutional lenders will decide next August whether the thrice-bailed out Eurozone member will need further debt relief.…
Six Italian nationals, identified as fans of AC Milan, were detained by Greek police in Athens late Thursday in relation to serious hooligan violence at a metro station hours before…
Press reports in Athens on Friday morning referred to a latest Turkish provocation in the eastern Aegean, and specifically the flight of a Turkish military helicopter over one of two…
An extraordinary “social benefit” will again be doled out by the leftist-rightist government come Christmas time this year – similar to a 617-million-euro “holiday bonus” allocated last year – from…
