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Record Greek Participation in Fruit Logistica

A record number of Greek participants was documented at the international fruit and vegetable fair “Fruit Logistica 2015” that took place in Berlin. Based on the number of exhibitors, Greece was in 15th place, according to the German-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce. A total...

Greek Govt: Not a Single Step Back in Negotiations

The Greek government is sending a double message to its European partners and the country’s creditors ahead of the emergency Eurogroup meeting to be held in five days and in the wake of Berlin's and European Central Bank's (ECB) persistent...

Berlin: Greek Culture Foundation Event on Theo Angelopoulos

Three years have passed since famous Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos passed away at the age of 76, after being involved in an accident while shooting his latest film "The Other Sea" in Athens, Greece. However, the Greek Culture Foundation...

Former EU Commission President Prodi: Greece Must Be Supported

His personal estimations and worries, just a week ahead of the critical January 25 Greek general elections, expressed in an article published by Italian newspaper "Il Messaggero" the Italian Former Prime Minister and Former President of the European Commission,...

German Govt Refuses 11 Billion Euro Debt over Nazi Occupation Loan to Greece

The spokesperson for the German Ministry of Finance, Martin Jager, during a public appearance yesterday ruled out the possibility of a Greek debt haircut. While commenting on scenarios on an electoral win of Greek main opposition party, SYRIZA, he...

Germany Owes Greece 11 Billion Euros From the Nazi Occupation Loan

Germany owes the impressive amount of 11 billion euros to Greece, solely due to the forced occupation loan taken by the Nazis during World War II and which remains unpaid until today, a new official Greek report, handed to...

Spiegel: Grexit Not a Problem For Germany

Fears of Greece's departure from the Euro after an impeding preponderance of Alexis Tsipras' anti-austerity political party, SYRIZA, on the January 25 Greek elections, don't seem to torment the Angela Merkel administration, according to German magazine Der Spiegel. Unnamed authority...

Greek Govt VP and German FinMin: Political Stability Is Key for Greek Economy

To the reforms and the progress Greece has made during all this time, referred the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, after his meeting with Greek government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, earlier this afternoon in Berlin. "Greece has gone...

Hardouvelis – Schaeuble: We Should Find a Common Solution for Greece's Next Day

An hour-long meeting was held earlier today between Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble, on the sidelines of the OECD World Forum held in Berlin. The two Ministers, amongst other, focused on the upcoming review...

Greek Ambassador to Germany Panagiotis Zografos Resigns

In a surprise move, Greek ambassador to Germany Panagiotis Zografos resigned from his post just 24 hours after Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. The 60-year-old diplomat, who is Samaras' second cousin, was...