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Why These Greek Euro Coins Could Be Worth Thousands
Two Germans are raising eyebrows in the world of numismatics after listing two 2-euro coins on eBay with an asking price of several thousand euros. The sellers claim that their coins, which were among the first to be issued in 2002,...
Economy
EuroWorking Group Suggests Greece Can Meet Targets Without Pension Cuts
The "EuroWorking" group, an advisory body to the Eurogroup of the European Union, was ''broadly positive" on Thursday regarding the Greek state budget and the European Commission's suggestion that Greece can meet the 3.5 per cent primary surplus target...
Economy
Greece and European Commission Close To Agreement on Pension Cuts
The European Commission is nearing an agreement with the Greek government to approve Greece's draft budget for 2019, European sources said on state-run A.M.N.A. on Monday.
The draft budget review is a process to which all Euro-zone countries must submit.
In...
Greece
EU Commission's Autumn Forecast: Greek Economy To Grow By 2 % in 2019
The Greek economy is expected to grow by 2 per cent in the next three years, the European Commission said in its autumn forecast report released on Thursday. The Commission report noted that Greece exited the adjustment program with...
Economy
Bank of Greece: Interest Rates to Remain Low
Interest rates will remain at low levels for the forseeable future and European central banks could continue using quantitative easing (QE) tools, according to a report by the Bank of Greece said on Thursday.
The report was presented by Dimitris...
Economy
Schaeuble: I was Accused of Being Very Generous with Greece (video)
"I have been accused of being very generous with Greece." These were the remarks of former German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in an interview with Deutsche Welle.
Schaeuble had been the finance minister of Germany—Greece's biggest lender—during the crucial years...
Economy
EU: Decision on Greek Pensions Expected in Mid-November
The decision on whether Greece will have to implement previously agreed-upon pension cuts will likely be made in mid-November, according to a report on Friday by Greek daily Kathimerini, quoting a senior EU official.
The official said an additional Eurogroup...
Economy
Greece Tops Eurozone in Indirect Taxation
Greece has the highest level of indirect taxation in the eurozone and it is likely that it will remain in the same position in 2019. This finding steps from next year's draft budgets recently submitted by the 19 eurozone...
Cyprus
Cyprus Records EU’s Largest Unemployment Annual Fall, Data Reveals
Yet more positive news from Cyprus as the unemployment on the island has dropped from 10.5 percent in August 2017 to 7.5 percent in August 2018.
More specifically, the unemployment among men fell to 7.0 percent while women saw their rate...
Economy
Greek Pension Cuts: Decision to Be Made by December, According to EU Official
According to Eurozone officials, the decision regarding the issue of the scheduled for January 2019 Greek pension cuts will be made in December, after a full examination of Greece's budget draft for 2019.
This issue is not included in the...