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The latest criticism aimed directly at the IMF by a high-ranking Greek government official came on Wednesday, with the head of fiscal policy charging that the Fund is consistently questioning…

Greece now appears as a “world champion” in terms of taxes and contributions, an ominous distinction that will downgrades the country’s business competitiveness indexes, following a new package of increases…

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Tuesday reiterated that he believes the first review of the Greek program (third bailout) will be achieved by April 22. Speaking in Parliament, Tsakalotos…

The relevant environment and energy ministry this week approved a license to allow operation of new electro-mechanical infrastructure at the Olympiada mining site in northern Greece. The site is operated…

The organization representing small-to-medium sized business owners in Greece cited a return to the dire economic situation of 2012, in its half-year report, which was released on Tuesday. The first…

The world congress “Aristotle 2400 Years” will be held in late May in the northern city of Thessaloniki, as well as the ancient sites of Stageira, the philosopher’s birthplace and…

The state-run Enterprise Greece promotional agency will inaugurate a new campaign to market and promote Greek wines abroad, in selected targeted markets.   Most of the initiatives will target markets…

Greek authorities ordered stepped up security measures at the Athens International Airport on Tuesday in the wake of the deadly twin bombing attacks earlier in the day in Brussels. Special…

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke by phone on Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with implementation of a recent EU-Turkey agreement to solve the ongoing refugee crisis dominating the…

By Nikos Bellos Brussels Despite positive comments by European leaders over the recent period, mostly citing progress in talks between the Greek government and institutional creditors, the so-called “quartet”, differences…

A subsidized employment program for jobless people over the age of 50 begins this month, with the goal of covering 15,000 job spots for a 12-month period. The program, run…

The government will proceed with a re-evaluation of real estate objective criteria so that by Jan. 1, 2017 the rates used by the state to tax property are based more…

The spring rally of classic automobiles will again conclude on the verdant Saronic island Spetses this year, with special circuits following the picturesque mountainous routes from the Isthmus of Corinth…

The world football federation (FIFA) is reportedly pressing for a resumption in the Greek cup tournament, which was postponed indefinitely two weeks ago by a relevant sports deputy minister after…

The severe economic crisis in Greece was not caused by the memorandums, but by “unjustifiable fiscal policy”, Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras said on Monday, addressing a political…

By Vassilis Kostoulas [email protected] @VasKostoulas   The latest theme repeated by the Greek government over the recent period, amid in its often thorny negotiations with international creditors, is that without…

A total of 50,411 refugees and newly arrived migrants are currently in Greece, according to official figures released on Monday by the Greek government. Of those, nearly 14,000 remain in…

Industrial turnover in January 2016 dropped by 13.3 percent in Greece, yoy, while over the first two-month period of the year the figure was -10.3 percent. The biggest drop in…

The Greek government believes it is on track to achieve the first review of the Greek program (third bailout) within the coming period, with a high-ranking meeting held on Monday…

The president of the board of the Hellenic Banks Federation – the group that represents systemic banks in the country – again went on record this week to preclude the…

Τhe Greek government is cultivating hopes that a completion of the closely watched first review of the Greek program (the third bailout) will be achieved by April 11, following the…

Talks between the Greek government and the “quartet” of institutional creditors on the thorny issue of pension reform have recorded convergences but also remaining differences, with one report citing that…

Tax hikes foreseen by Greek government to cover fiscal gaps, as demanded by creditors, will reportedly include an increase in the lowest income tax co-efficient to 22.5 percent from the…

A cabinet meeting, chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, focusing directly on implementing this week’s EU-Turkey agreement on dealing with the ongoing refugee / migrant crisis was concluded on…

A ministerial decision is expected within days to outline the process for returning controversial farm subsidies given by a Greek government beginning in 2008, the so-called “Hatzigakis package”, named after…

Greece’s Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, has ruled that cuts to civil servants’ lump sum pension payments – a bonus usually paid upon retirement – were legal.…

Greek taxpayers in the so-called “middle” and “upper” tax brackets are expected to dig even deeper into their pockets this year, as the government in Athens mostly based its ideas…

Today the Members of the European Council met with their Turkish counterpart. This was the third meeting since November 2015 dedicated to deepening Turkey-EU relations as well as addressing the…

Lafarge Cementos on Friday concluded, as expected, its purchase of AGET Heracles’ common shares, giving the former 71,082,707 shares of the south-central Greek cement and concrete manufacturer, i.e. or 100…

I. MIGRATION 1.  The European Council confirms its comprehensive strategy to tackle the migration crisis. Several elements of our common European response are in place today and are yielding results.…