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The Greek prime minister’s office reacted angrily to a same-day Reuters report asserting that the embattled leftist government in Athens is considering snap elections. In fact, a statement circulated to…

By A. Doga adoga@naftemporiki.gr Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras on Wednesday again called for a compromise between Athens and institutional creditors to overcome differences and finally achieve a…

A shadowy urban terror group on Thursday assumed responsibility for the sending of an explosive-laced parcel to the German finance ministry. The “Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei”, which has in the…

According to exclusive information cited by Märkische Allgemeine, the parcel reportedly lists a sender with an address in Greece, while a Greek postal stamp was also visible – or so…

Increased liquidity for Greece’s still “asphyxiated” credit sector and the “Olympus-sized” mountain of non-performing loans (NPLs) dominated talks on Wednesday between main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and…

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Labor Minister Efi Achtsioglou on Wednesday briefed groups of deputies of ruling SYRIZA party over the course of still ongoing negotiations between Athens and…

The increasingly outspoken Parliament Budget Office, an independent entity under the legislature’s jurisdiction, on Wednesday again reiterated the need for a “serious restructuring of Greece’s debt”. Moreover, the Budget Office,…

Greek Health Minister Andreas Xanthos this week called for better monitoring and “counter-incentives” to reduce the extremely high incidence of caesarean sections in the country, as a percentage of births.…

Two of the members of Russia’s controversial Pussy Riot rock group will be in Athens later this month for an appearance at the Onassis Cultural Centre. The event, entitled “Who…

By A. Doga adoga@naftemporiki.gr A pressing need to better manage Greek banks’ “bad loan” portfolios dominated the contacts that the chairwoman of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) supervisory board, and…

By M. Hatziconstantinou chatzikon@parliament.gr Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday continued to hammer away at the embattled leftist Greek government, as yet another “unofficial deadline” to…

The finance ministry’s very tight spending practices at the beginning of 2017 emerged on Tuesday with the release of  provisional data, amended on cash basis, which showed a 423-million-euros surplus…

Investors’ interest in private Greek medical clinics suddenly emerged this week with reports that the CVC Capital Partners fund will proceed with the purchase of 70 percent of Metropolitan Hospital…

By N. Bellos nbellos@naftemporiki.gr Although long-distance negotiations between the Greek government and institutional creditors’ top representatives are continuing to try and resolve differences blocking a conclusion to the second review…

Excavation works over the 2016 season at the Vergina archaeological site brought to light a wall dated to the Macedonian period, a development that long-time researchers of the specific dig…

Monday’s Eurogroup meeting agenda includes the issue of the Greek program’s review, the European Commission announced on Tuesday, while adding that recent developments regarding the now utterly delayed second review…

A report by the largest Greek union confederation this week shows a “two-speed” labor sector in Greece, with employees in the wider public sector enjoying, on average, higher wages and…

Βy Vassilis Kostoulas vkost@naftemporiki.gr The average Greek citizen, eight years into an unprecedented post-war economic implosion, now wants a smaller state and lower taxes — cornerstones of a western liberal…

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) continues to field “double score” leads over ruling SYRIZA party, with the latest opinion poll in Greece showing the center-right party ahead of the hard…

Wages in Greece declined by 3.1 percent, on average, every year in Greece from 2009 to 2016, according to a study published this week by the European Trade Union Confederation…

By Y. Kanoupakis jkan@naftemporiki.gr​ The Greek government spokesman appeared confident on Monday that whatever new austerity measures will be enacted and simultaneously implemented with corresponding countervailing measures, with the latter…

Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday briefed the Dutch Parliament, in his capacity as the finance minister in the Netherlands, that Greece must exceed the primary budget surplus goals of…

Concerns that forecasts of GDP growth in the crisis-battered Greek economy are at risk have emerged even before the end of the first quarter of 2017, as the year figures…

Concerns that forecasts of GDP growth in the crisis-battered Greek economy are at risk have emerged even before the end of the first quarter of 2017, as the year figures…

By L. Karageorgos lkar@naftemporiki.gr A bevy of upscale market hotel purchases have been recorded in Greece over the recent period, with market analysts pointing to a surge in tourism arrivals…

By A. Doga Greece’s four systemic banks are expected to point to “macro-economic errors” and uncertainty, in tandem with a deficient institutional framework, as the primary reasons for failure to…

Aegean announced another cancellation of its flight to/from Berlin’s Tegel Airport on Monday, March 13, due to a strike called by ground crews and other airport personnel. The affected flights…

Emirates on Sunday inaugurated its highly-anticipated Dubai-Athens-Newark Liberty (New York City metro area) route, with flight EK209 landing at Athens International Airport (AIA) to pick up passengers before continuing for…

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party continued to enjoy a comfortable double-digit lead against ruling SYRIZA party in the latest opinion poll published in the country. Specifically, ND was preferred…

A detailed contract between Greek Police (EL.AS) and the German-Greek consortium set to acquire a 40-year concession for the management  of 14 provincial airports around Greece was finalized and signed late…