German mass daily Handelsblatt this week claimed it has a German finance ministry document in its possession warning that any “freeze” in interest rates tacked on to Greek loans until…
A Muslim imam in the northeastern prefecture of Xanthi was arrested this week on weapons charges, after three firearms and a small cache of ammunition were found in a mosque…
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos appeared optimistic on Tuesday that the delayed second review of the bailout program “will conclude sooner than you expect,” even as no date has been…
By V. Vegiri [email protected]
Which two of the three consortia that has submitted a bid for purchasing a majority stake in the Thessaloniki Port Authority (OL.Th) will continue into the…
No less that 37 violations by Turkish fighter planes were recorded on Tuesday in the central Aegean, according to Greek military officials in Athens, while in one instance an engagement…
One sector where “good news” remains the norm in the still recession-battered Greek economy is tourism, with one Russian travel agents reporting pre-bookings for Greece up by four to five…
Prosecutors filed numerous felony charges on Tuesday against a self-declared multi-billionaire roughly a week after he disappeared to avoid incarceration stemming from a previous conviction on embezzlement charges earlier in…
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday told top party cadres that the leftist government in Greece is now following a “scorched earth” policy, amid still ongoing efforts to close…
Greece’s transports ministry is reportedly eyeing changes to make the country’s legal framework stricter for multinationals offering Internet or app-based transport services, an initiative mostly aimed at Uber-like providers. …
The Greek 10-year bond yield was down by 29 basis points in midday trading on Tuesday, a three-week low at 7.19 percent, with the two-year bond yield down 41 basis…
German mass daily Die Welt this week reiterated that while the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean continue to be first in terms of German tourists’ preferences, Greece is none-the-less…
The latest “unofficial deadline” for concluding the now utterly delayed second review of the Greek program (third bailout) was given by the controversial defense minister on Tuesday, who pointed to…
Fraport Greece on Monday announced that it has concluded a loan agreement worth nearly one billion euros in order to finance its looming assumption of 14 regional airports around Greece.…
Increased speculation in Athens this week that the leftist Greek government will concede to creditors’ standing demands for a liberalization of the energy sector, especially in terms of power generation…
By F. Zois [email protected]
The state-run Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), which previously operated and exploited all railways activities in the country, is reportedly eyeing an increase in network fees ahead…
More “warning bells” sounded on Monday regarding the course of the still recession-battered Greek economy, with roughly 750 million euros leaving Greek banks’ vaults in February 2017.
The negative development…
Greece’s influential central banker issued an urgent warning on Monday for an immediate conclusion of the now utterly delayed second review of the Greek program (third bailout), saying recent negative…
By G. Palaitsakis [email protected]
State revenues missed targets in several primaries categories over the first two months of the year, such as income tax, VAT remittances and special consumer taxes,…
By N. Bellos
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Creditors’ top negotiators will have to return to Athens this week in order for a staff-level agreement to be achieved by the April 7 Eurogroup meeting,…
The characteristics of a person with the highest probability of being a prospective tax evader in Greece, according to a recent EY study, are: a self-employed physician who is a…
Greek central banker Yannis Stournaras pointed to instability on the part of institutions in the country, as well as a lack of credibility and courage on the part of the…
US President Donald Trump paid homage to the Greek Independence Day (March 25) at a ceremony at the White House on Saturday, an annual commemoration first begun under the Reagan…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent his message for the country’s Independence Day from the Italian capital on Saturday, where EU leaders signed and issued a joint statement on the…
Saturday marked the 196th anniversary of the beginning of Greek War of Independence (1821-1829), a national holiday throughout the country, which is commemorated with pupils’ and military parades.
An annual…
Greece’s privatization fund on Saturday announced that it has received three binding bids for the sale -percent stake of the Thessaloniki Port Authority (OL.Th), which were submitted by a Friday…
A deadline for submitting binding bids for a 67-percent stake of the Thessaloniki Port Authority’s (OL.Th) shares was concluded on Friday, with the Greek privatization fund’s (TAIPED or HRADF) declaring himself…
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for a rapid conclusion of ongoing negotiations between Athens and its institutional creditors to finally conclude the second review of the current Greek program…
Βy Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer Policy Analyst European Policy Centre
At the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Rome treaties, the old concept of multi-speed Europe has surfaced again. This already…
Susanna Vogt Head of Greece Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
60 years after the signing of the Treaties of Rome the European Union has to open a thorough and serious debate on its…
By N. Bellos
Stepped up negotiations between institutional creditors and a delegation of top Greek ministers wrapped up in Brussels at midnight on Thursday without a final agreement but with…
