EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici reiterated in Athens on Wednesday that the IMF is an important partner in the Greek bailout program, in response to press questions after his meeting with…
By Vassilis Kostoulas [email protected]
Growing concern over the still delayed conclusion of the second review in tandem with the coming election season in several European countries have rekindled the specter of…
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici began the first of several one-on-one meetings with Greek leadership on Wednesday, talks aimed directly at unblocking a deadlock over the now utterly delayed second review…
A request by luxury goods icon Gucci to hold and film an international fashion show atop the Acropolis — and with the Parthenon as a backdrop no less — was…
Fraport Greece CEO Alexander Zinell this week expressed confidence in the growth potential of the 14 regional airports around Greece whose management the German-Greek consortium will soon assume.
Τhe German…
Producers’ groups in Greece reacted angrily on Tuesday to reports that the iconic feta cheese produced in the country will not enjoy a Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) status in…
Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Tuesday warned that a second review of the Greek program will not be concluded by an upcoming Eurogroup meeting on Feb. 20, a previous “unofficial…
A closely watched meeting in Berlin on Tuesday between visiting Greek main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and powerful German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble lasted for roughly 75 minutes, with sources…
The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) on Tuesday announced a process to recruit and appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its executive board, with a selection panel to…
By D. Alexaki
2016 marked the worst performance over the past five-year period for Greece’s retain super market sector, which over the specific year saw a decrease of 6.5 percent…
By N. Bellos
Institutional creditors have still not received word from the Greek government as to whether the latter accepts the latest proposal by the former, which was tabled last…
The latest nationwide opinion poll in Greece again showed a double-digit lead by center-right New Democracy (ND) over leftist SYRIZA, the party that dominates the government coalition.
Specifically, ND is…
Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras said a report by the ECB over the Greek debt’s sustainability is ready, with only medium-term measures remaining to be included.
His comments…
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Monday again waded into the knotty Greek program saga by stressing that the Fund is doing its best over the bailout, but cannot compromise…
Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took his pro-reform plan to finally exit the economic crisis on the road to Berlin on Monday, reportedly stressing to German Chancellor Angela Merkel that…
Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras on Monday added his encouragement towards the rapid conclusion of the delayed second review of the Greek program, saying “conditions will be much…
The Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) on Monday reiterated that a foreseen and absolutely imperative economic recovery in crisis-battered Greece depends on a rapid conclusion of the now delayed Greek…
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici will reportedly arrive in Athens on Wednesday in a lightning visit to try an unblock the current impasse in the Greek bailout program, according to a…
Haute couture with the quintessence of classical antiquity as the backdrop is the idea proposed by iconic multinational Gucci, which has petitioned Greece’s powerful Central Archaeological Council (KAS) to allow…
The head of Athens’ first instance courts on Monday overturned a previous temporary ruling rejecting a motion to unblock a bank account held by the Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), by…
By N. Bellos [email protected]
The European Commission on Monday revised, upwards, its forecasts for Greek economic growth in 2016, while confirming that the recovery will continue in 2017 — but…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ two-day visit to Berlin, for talks with German leadership, was featured in a front-page article in Monday’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung, where the latter…
By F. Zois [email protected]
A final agreement between all three sides involved in the concession for 14 regional airports around Greece — the Greek state, the German-Greek consortium that won…
Some 1,000 hoteliers attending the annual general assembly of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on Friday in central Athens enthusiastic greeted a proposal by the chamber’s president towards the relevant…
Some 72,000 residents in the Thessaloniki-area Kordelio district were being evacuated on Sunday from a perimeter 1,900 meters around where a WWII-era bomb was discovered.
An effort to neutralize the…
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Saturday once again engaged in “damage control” to allay yet another impasse bedeviling a Greek bailout, telling German radio that the program could collapse…
By D. Alexaki
A last-ditch rescue and restructuring plan for troubled the troubled supermarket retailer Marinopoulos cleared another hurdle on Friday after a ruling by a three-judge first instance court in…
Greek shipping interests, foremost among Europe’s maritime shipping blocs, stepped up pressure on the EU this month to agree that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the best and foremost…
By N. Bellos & T. Tsiros
Representatives of institutional creditors will reportedly return to Athens this coming week for renewed negotiations with the Greek government to finally conclude a…
A meeting in Brussels between high-ranking representatives of Greece’s institutional creditors with a Greek delegation led by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos ended just before 8 p.m. local time.
According to…
