Three-time gold medal weightlifter Pyrros Dimas, one of modern Greece’s most distinguished athletes, generated one of a handful of political “cat fights” in the country this week, charging that ruling…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
A scion of one of Greece’s best-known shipping and business dynasties, Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis, has partnered with two international investors in creating a new consortium aimed at…
By Th. Adamopoulos [email protected]
A further loosening of capital controls in Greece is envisioned as of Sept. 1, as a relevant decision was published in the government gazette this week.…
Greece’s relevant economy and environment minister on Thursday said recourse to arbitration would be the best solution to resolve all pending issues related to the Hellas Gold investment in northern…
The Greek state on Thursday launched a long-awaited online platform for the out-of-court settlement of arrears owed by private businesses, a memorandum-mandated obligation.
According to figures supplied by the economy…
The latest Εuroarometer results gauging public opinion in the European Union – as late as last spring – shows Greek respondents as the most pessimistic in the Union (69 percent), whereas…
A bill passed by a slim margin through Parliament on Wednesday, which rolls back previous reforms in Greece’s higher education system, was just the “warm up” to sharp criticism against…
Results of yet another study focusing on the high life expectancy and high health quality enjoyed by residents on the eastern Aegean island of Ikaria will be unveiled next month…
The former head of Greece’s national statistical service (EL.STAT) was quoted by Financial Times on Wednesday as saying he was convicted of a misdemeanor count of breaching his duty for…
A National Bank of Greece study, released this week, states that up to 22 billion euros worth of investment in Greece’s tourism sector over a five-year span will yield an…
The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) this week announced its intent to invest 31.1 million euros in a bond issued by Hellenic Petroleum S.A. (Hel.Pe), Greece’s largest refining…
The Greek economic sentiment index rose in July to 98.2 points, up from 94 points in June, the highest level since February 2015, the Athens-based Foundation for Economic and Industrial…
Tourism arrivals to Greece reached 11 million in the first half of 2017, according to figures supplied this week by the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE).
Specifically, arrivals by plane or…
A European Commission spokeswoman on Tuesday reiterated that the EU executive has full confidence in Greece’s national statistical service (EL.STAT) between the years 2010 and 2015 “and beyond”, in reaction…
A Greek pole vault champion has filed a 538,000-euro lawsuit against the management of the state-owned Athens Olympic Stadium (OAKA) alleging that a serious injury he suffered more than a…
A three-justice appeals court in Athens on Tuesday handed down a two-year suspended sentence against the former head of Greece’s statistics bureau (EL.STAT) after finding him guilty on one of…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
The Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research arm, SETE Intelligence, forecasts a continuing bright future for the east Mediterranean country’s all-important tourism sector, as its most recent…
Former Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras was received by the president of Chinese multinational Cosco, Xu Lirong, during the former’s ongoing visit to China this week.
Samaras was briefed on…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
Three strategic investors with a presumed interest in the troubled Neorion shipyard on the island of Syros were cited last week during a ministerial-level meeting in…
The leftist-rightist coalition Greek government has rejected a demand by the main opposition to establish a Parliamentary committee of inquiry focusing exclusively on the first half of 2015 — the…
The latest celebrities enjoying a Grecian vacation this period – as social media will attest to – are Kris Jenner, in the company of the Hilfiger couple, Tommy and Dee…
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos called on the IMF to clarify its position vis-a-vis its participation in the ongoing third Greece bailout program by the end of December, in comments…
A continuous increase in tourism arrivals to Greece over the last few years has also boosted demand for holiday homes in the country, German financial daily Handelsblatt reported from Athens…
By A. Tsimplakis [email protected]
The “honeymoon phase” in relations between Chinese multinational Cosco and Greece’s privatization fund (HRADF) regarding the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), which the former assumed last August,…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party on Sunday demanded explanations over what it calls relations between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Venezuela, following a same-day front-page newspaper article alleging that the…
Grivalia Properties on Friday announced the completion of a share capital increase for its subsidiary, Grivalia Hospitality SA, worth 60 million euros.
According to a press release, Grivalia Properties announced…
Ninety-three archaeological sites and monuments around Greece will remain open during the evening hours on Tuesday, Aug. 7, as part of events coinciding with August’s full moon, with concerts, theatrical performances…
Visiting Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci met in Athens on Friday with his Greek counterpart, Dimitri Papadimitriou, and Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos, who holds the international trade relations portfolio at the…
Aqua Vista Hotels group’s Acqua Vatos Paros, the chain’s first unit in the Cyclades island chain, opened with a 100 vacancy this month.
The resort was fully renovated within 90…
Fourteen provincial airports around Greece now managed by a Fraport-led consortium continue to post higher passenger traffic in the first six months of the year, with the overall increase put…