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Economy
Greek Parallel Economic Bill Withdrawn
The Greek government was forced by international lenders to withdraw the parallel economic program bill from parliament on Thursday, while the Euro Working Group was meeting on the completion of the 13 prerequisites for the approval of the 1...
Greece
Meeting Between Tsipras-Davutoglu Concluded
The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was completed on Thursday.
Tsipras underlined the importance of cooperation between Greece and Turkey on the handling of refugees flows.
On his side, Davutoglu agreed on the...
Greece
Greece to Use Two Army Camps as Migrant Reception Centers
Greece's Ministry of Defense is to allocate two army camps to be used as migrant reception centers as the country is facing problems accommodating migrants who don't qualify as refugees.
The two camps are located in Attica and in northern...
Australia
Greek-Australian Andrew Liveris Could Become Head of Second Largest Chemicals Company
Greek-Australian Andrew Liveris Chairman and chief executive officer of Dow Chemical Company could become the CEO of the second largest chemicals company in the world, if the talks about the merge between Dow Chemical and DuPont are successful.
If the...
Economy
Greece and Russia Share Common Interest in Investments
Panagiotis Skoutas, Director of the Office of the State Minister Niko Pappa, highlighted today, at an event organized by the Greek-Russian Chamber in Moscow, the interest both the Greek and Russian community share in the investment opportunities that can be developed...
Greece
NameExoWorlds Vote Gives Ancient Greek Names to Three Exoplanets
With all 573,000 votes from 182 countries now counted, the global NameExoWorlds public vote has selected ancient Greek names for three, out of a total of 31, exoplanets and 14 stars, which were officially named via avote organized by...
Greece
FYROM Willing to Change Name to End Dispute with Greece
FYROM Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski says he would be open to change his country's name in the hope of ending a 24-year long dispute with Greece.
Since 1991, when Yugoslavia broke up, Greece accuses Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for...
Australia
Greek-Australian Journalist Shortlisted for Literary Awards
Greek-Australian journalist, political commentator and author George Megalogenis was shortlisted in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for his work on Australia’s Second Chance.
The shortlist was announced by the Australian Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley and it includes 21...
Economy
Greece Receives Delayed €1 Bln Loan Tranche
The Euro Working Group is to approve on Thursday a 1-billion-euro loan subtranche as Greece has legislated the 13 prior actions required by the bailout program.
The tranche is delayed by two months as the prior actions were originally scheduled...
Economy
IMF Admits Mistakes Over Greece's Bailout Program
The International Monetary Fund acknowledged that it made mistakes and omissions in the Greek bailout program approved in May 2010, as it did not include debt restructuring.
The IMF Board of Directors approved the evaluation report on the programs during...