By N. Bellos
The course of the Greek program in the wake of a conclusion of talks between the Greek side and institutional creditors’ representatives was the subject of Friday’s…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated on Friday, albeit in an affable tone, that decisions on the Greek bailout program are not taken in Berlin but at the Eurogroup setting, a…
The Bank of Greece’s (BoG) interim report for monetary policy on Friday echoed European creditors in citing risks for achieving fiscal targets due to the recent and surprise announcement of…
The latest flare-up in Greek-German relations came this week when authorities in both countries confirmed that a teenage Afghan man sentenced to jail in Greece in 2014 for attempted homicide…
Expectations from Friday’s scheduled meeting in Berlin between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are low, according to a report by DW the same day.…
The Bank of Greece (BoG) on Friday released its interim report for monetary policy in 2016, as per its institutional obligation, with its primary message being a continuation of memorandum-mandated…
The latest flare-up in Greek-German relations came this week when authorities in both countries confirmed that a teenage Afghan man sentenced to jail in Greece in 2014 for attempted homicide…
Contentious former Greek minister Yianis Varoufakis struck again this week from Athens, grimly predicting that his former political ally, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, faces a bleak future.
“The path…
A European Stability Mechanism (ESM) spokesman on Thursday warned that last week’s abrupt “holiday bonus” announced by the Greek prime minister raises concerns over Athens’ bailout commitments, while nevertheless adding…
A decision to give some 1.6 million pensioners a “holiday bonus” worth 617 million euros was easily ratified by Parliament MPs on Thursday afternoon, with 196 deputies voting in favor…
The Eurogroup, i.e. Eurozone member-states’ finance ministers, has not taken any decision regarding a freezing of short-term debt relief measures for Greece, Greek FinMin Euclid Tsakalotos told reporters in Berlin…
The Athens Tourism Partnership (ΑΤΡ), an initiative aimed to better promote tourism in the Greek capital, was presented on Thursday by Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis at City Hall.
The municipality…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on the sidelines of a Party of European Socialists (PES) summit in Brussels on Thursday, with reports attributed to…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party’s deputies in Parliament will vote “present” in Thursday’s role call vote for a one-off holiday bonus announced last week by the Greek premier for…
Greece’s tax-laden 2016 state budget is nearing a successful completion, with only 3.3 billion euros remaining to be collected over the last month of the year to meet annual revenue…
Ruling SYRIZA party will request a roll call vote on Thursday for a one-off bonus to 1.6 million pensioners in Greece, a procedure viewed as trying to “corner” the political…
By A. Doga
Decisions regarding appointments for Athens-based systemic lender Piraeus Bank’s top management have been bumped to Friday.
On Wednesday afternoon a board of directors meeting was interrupted so…
The embattled Tsipras government is experiencing another «Quo Vadis» moment this week, with the Greek prime minister expected to request from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the IMF completely exit…
A provision in an omnibus draft bill that would have facilitated the relocation of the greater Athens area’s only casino from atop Mt. Parnitha to a more accessible site has…
Short-term debt relief measures announced last week for Greek will be suspended at least until January, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) abruptly announced on Wednesday.
The reason given is…
By A. Doga
A recapitalization of non-systemic lender Attica Bank is scheduled for late January 2017, with a capital infusion of 70 million euros expected to come from an investor…
Germany’s finance ministry on Wednesday confirmed that its leadership has requested that Greece’s institutional creditors assess a recent one-off bonus announced by the Greek prime minister late last week.
In…
A “hiccup” between the German-Greek consortium that won a concession for 14 regional airports and the relevant transport ministry was averted this week, after scheduled runway maintenance at Thessaloniki’s airport…
By T. Igoumenidi
A rider in a draft bill tabled on Monday foresees a new casino gaming license for the Helleniko property development concession in coastal southeast Athens, as well…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returned to a defiant tone vis-à-vis creditors on Tuesday — almost a year and a half after the third memorandum was signed — saying “we…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday referred to three “priorities”, as he said, to finally achieve Greece’s exit from the ongoing seven-year economic crisis.
Speaking before…
Archaeologists from the universities of Gothenburg and Bournemouth say they have stumbled upon a “lost” ancient city near the present-day village of Vlohos, in the central Greece province of Thessaly.…
European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director and European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) CEO Klaus Regling took to the “newsletter” format on Tuesday to highlight the more-or-less expected short-term debt relief…
Greek FinMin Euclid Tsakalotos shot back at the IMF’s very public and stinging criticism of the Greek program on Monday, which salvos fired at both the leftist government in Athens…
Flamboyant and equally controversial former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Tuesday claimed that German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had already decided by June 2014 to withdraw support from the…
