Greek News

Greek police announced that protest marches will not be allowed in Athens around the visit of the Ecofin and Eurogroup for meetings at Zappeion, on Tuesday and Thursday. In particular, Greek Police decided to ban any protest marches around the Greek...

Monday’s meeting of the HRADF Board unanimously declared Lamda Development SA the preferred investor for the acquisition of 100% of Hellinikon SA shares, after the positive feedback from the Council of Experts. This followed the submission of fairness opinions from...

The temporary alliance between PASOK and three other small center-left movements, named “Olive Tree”, has published its candidates for May’s European Parliament elections. Among the candidates are current MPs and MEPs such as Katerina Batzeli and Sylvana Rapti, high-profile PASOK members such...

This morning, Greek Coast Guard authorities mounted a rescue operation after receiving an SOS signal on Sunday, sent by a boat carrying illegal immigrants. The rescue mission successfully came to an end on Monday afternoon, with the Coast Guard rescuing...

According to Greek news, the Greek Prime Minister’s close associates are suggesting that national elections take place in May alongside the regional and European elections. Seeing the coalition crumbling, while Antonis Samaras' poll numbers are not the worst, his colleagues are proposing that...

The number suicides in Greece was 508 in 2012 and 477 in 2011, according to a Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) report concerning the causes of death in Greece. Overall deaths were up 5% in Greece, the main causes being...

A new political is unfolding Monday concerning the candidates for the forthcoming municipal elections in Piraeus. Many eminent citizens of Piraeus, along with local forums, are urging shipping tycoon and chairman of Olympiakos FC, Vangelis Marinakis, to run for mayor, a move that would...

On March 30 several photos came to light in Cyprus depicting models posing on Greek-Cypriots graves in the occupied part of the island. According to Cyprus media, the photo shoot took place last August but the photos were released Sunday....

Pharmacists in Attica decided to end their strike over the liberalization of their industry on April 1, despite the approval of the critical reform bill by the Greek Parliament. Greek pharmacists launched an indefinite strike last week over the liberalization...

Greece, where the euro-area debt crisis erupted more than four years ago, won’t require a third international bailout if its economy continues to revive, according to Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras. With euro-zone finance ministers converging on Athens tomorrow, Stournaras said...

Greece remains among the countries with the highest social security contribution rates, although those numbers are forecast to go south by 3.9 percent by July 2014, according to the Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Greek employers’ contributions are expected to drop...

Although cruise ships are vital to Greece’s tourist season, most Greek ports are unfit to berth such vessels, a study has found. Research by the National Technical University of Athens highlights critical deficiencies in Greece’s harborage: 70 of 93 ports have inadequate facilities...

The approval in the early hours of Monday morning by Greece's parliament of the critical omnibus reform bill needed to release a delayed €10.5 billion instalment from international lenders means the sustainability of Greece’s debt hinges upon a new cycle of negotiations. Beyond gearing up for...

The critical omnibus reform bill that needed to release a delayed €10.5 billion installment from Greece’s international lenders was approved by the Greek parliament in the early morning hours of Monday. The bill corrects many injustices that used to exist...

Nikos Tagaras and Theofilos Leontaridis are to replace their Nea Dimokratia colleagues Maximus Charakopoulos and Stavros Kalafatis, following their resignations, as Deputy Ministers for Environment and Agriculture, respectively. Kalafatis is now running for mayor of Thessaloniki, while Charakopoulos resigned on Saturday over proposed milk reform. Charakopoulos protested...