Greece

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a draft bill presented by the Development, Competitiveness and Shipping ministry that lowers the minimum limits for including proposed investments in the ΄Fast Track΄ process, as well as fully -- after decades -- lifting...

Greece and Cyprus may agree to link the power grids of Crete, Greece’s largest island, and Cyprus to raise security and increase supplies, the Greek energy minister said. “We will look into the financial and technical aspects of linking Cyprus...

Representatives of major international cruise lines have expressed interest in participating in the construction of infrastructure at a number of Greek ports, provided that the cruise market in Greece is fully liberalized. Cruise industry giants such as Carnival, Royal Caribbean,...

The cold weather in Greece caused the death of one climber and some material damage as the country was gripped by a cold front this weekend, local authorities and media stated on Sunday. Rescue teams retrieved the body of a...

Greece΄s government would not stand in the way of a European Union embargo on Iranian crude exports, a government official said Wednesday. Greece had been the only country openly opposed to the oil embargo proposal, which France put forward last...

Former prime minister George Papandreou told the Pasok leadership on Wednesday that he will step down as party leader and not seek re-election, a party MP told Reuters. "He told us that he will resign as PASOK leader and that...

It doesn’t look like his split from wife Demi Moore is getting Ashton Kutcher down. TheTwo and a Half Men star  has been partying like crazy  for the past week in Athens  with actress Lorene Scafaria .  Ashton and Lorene went to one of Athen's...

Most Hollywood stars visit Greece during the summer but Ashton Kutcher broke the tradition of Hollywood summer holidays in Greece by visiting Athens in the heart of winter. Kutcher and his new gal pal Lorene Scafaria were spotted in nightclubs in...

Resistance and difficulties still exist between Greece and its private bondholders on a number of issues in talks for a new debt swap plan, the deputy finance minister was quoted as saying on Friday. Yannis Mourmouras, one of three deputy...

Greece sold 1.3 billion euros ($1.69 billion) of three-month T-bills on Tuesday, with the yield rising by 5 basis points compared to an auction in November, according to debt agency PDMA. The sale's bid-cover ratio was 2.91, down from 2.94...