By V. Kostoulas
European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici concluded numerous meetings and appearances in Athens this week by emphasizing that Greece is a sovereign state that imposes the taxes it wants,…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras represented the country at a memorial service in Havana on Tuesday for late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, beginning his brief eulogy — one of many…
The leftist Tsipras government is apparently “doubling down” this week on the prospect of both achieving a second review of the Greek program (third bailout) by the unofficial Dec. 5…
European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici continued his stepped up contacts and appearances in the Greek capital on Tuesday by leaving open the possibility of lower 2018 fiscal targets demanded of the…
The EWG’s conclusions from its lengthy Monday session echoed previous and repeated Eurozone officials’ statements of “progress in talks” towards a second review of the Greek program, in tandem with…
By N. Bellos
Eurogroup chair Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Tuesday told MEPs that all types of measures envisioning Greek debt relief will be discussed at next week’s Dec. 5 meeting of…
Athens’ proposal to encourage the IMF and European creditors to compromise on the Greek program — but without adversely affecting the Greek side — foresees a reduction of high primary…
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Bulgarian leadership on Monday in Sofia, as he was received separately by Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov and Bulgarian President Rosen…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday received visiting European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici, with talks – according to the former’σ office – focusing on the Greek program and the overall…
By Nikos Bellos [email protected]
ECB President Mario Draghi said it was to the Eurozone’s benefit for a solution to be hatched for Greek debt relief, saying momentum must not be lost.…
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici laid bare the differences between European creditors and the IMF concerning the Greek program (third bailout) in an address in Athens on Monday, during a day…
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Benoît Cœuré had soothing words for his Greek hosts on Monday, where he told an audience at an economic conference in Athens that…
European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Klaus Regling appeared categorically against the prospect of a “haircut” for the Greek debt, without however, ruling out relief measures such as an extension…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday mostly echoed European creditors, the IMF and the Greek government in announcing that the recession-battered Greek economy returned to growth…
By G. Kouros
A new proposal tabled by Greece’s institutional creditors also reportedly dampens any prospect of instituting a more favorable regime for paying off arrears to the state, or…
By G. Kouros
Fast-forward seven years into Greece’s punishing and unremitting economic crisis and 35 percent of the population appears in danger of falling under the EU’s poverty and social…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will depart for Cuba on Monday evening to in order to attend a memorial service for Fidel Castro in Havana this week.
Government sources on…
Yet another crucial week for the current Greek program – the third bailout since 2010 — begins anew on Monday, with only days left for Athens to achieve a timely…
Greek leadership joined the international chorus of reaction over the weekend on the occasion of Cuban leader Fidel Castro passing, with statements by political leaders mostly mirroring their ideological foundations.…
Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd. founder Athanasios Martinos was the recipient of this year’s top honor by the Hellenic Institute for Marine Technology (ELINT) for his major contributions to the global…
By G. Kouros
The finance ministry’s continued “safari” to locate and tax undeclared income and assets held in Greece and abroad by alleged tax evaders and Greek citizens using tax…
A torrential thunder storm over the greater Athens area in the early morning hours of Sunday caused several flood-related problems, including knocking out three metro stations.
More than 200 calls…
Some 897 million euros out of the 154-billion-euro “Juncker package” have already been approved by the European Investment Bank (EIB) for nine separate projects in Greece from the specific initiative,…
“Black Friday” emerged as a resounding success in Greece this week, as several store chains and the major shopping malls reported record sales and long lines of shoppers waiting to…
By N. Bellos
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker conveyed his support towards Athens to conclude a second review of the Greek program in the coming period, so that efforts can…
By T. Tsiros
Tax revenues worth 8.1 billion euros must be collected by the finance ministry services over the last two months of 2016 in order achieve the revised, upwards,…
Finance ministry officials on Thursday quickly clarified that two articles in the revised tax code allowing for the re-imposition of a surplus value tax on property transactions will remain suspended…
A 60-year-old woman and her five-year-old grandson, identified as Kurds from Iraq, were killed in a fire at the Moria “hotspot” on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Thursday…
National Bank of Greece (NBG) group returned to profitability over the January-September 2016 period, with after- tax earnings totaling 26 million euros, up from a loss of 1.7 billion euros…
Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who held power between 1996 and 2004, is expected to outline his premise that the ongoing and punishing economic crisis in the country has…
