Greece

Hedge fund manager, Kyle Bass, believes that Greece will come out of the crisis and investors will pour billions into its economy once the government changes, according to a CNBC report. The founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital...

The Greek government has frozen the Public Investments Program in order to pay the social dividend worth 1.4 billion euros promised by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, a Kathimerini newspaper report says. Based on figures for the January-October period provided by...

Groups of anarchists have occupied the main building of Athens Polytechnic, two days before the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against the dictatorship. According to a statement published on a leftist web site, the occupiers are calling for "rebellion...

Growers have expressed interest in investing over 1.5 billion euros in the cultivation of cannabis for medical use, said Greece's Minister of Rural Development and Food Evangelos Apostolou. Speaking to Bloomberg, the Greek minister said that Greece's warm and sunny...

Twenty-three ambassadors paid a visit to the facilities of Apivita natural cosmetics company in Markopoulo, southeast of Athens, on Tuesday. Company president Nikos Koutsianas said the invitation was for ambassadors to tour the bioclimatic factory of Apivita, the beehives, and...

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos signed a decree easing capital controls in the country. According to the new regulations, Greek residents will be able to withdraw 100 percent of money transferred from abroad to current accounts opened in Greek credit institutions,...

At least 15 people, ten men and five women, were killed in the town of Mandra, west of Athens in the most deadly such incident in recent years. A torrent of red mud swept through towns west of the capital...

A mother's plea for a crowdfunding campaign to save her 5-year-old son from a life threatening disease had a happy ending, with the funds needed for Dimitris' operation secured in less than three days. The story moved Greek audiences with...

A pioneering educational program aimed at introducing the art of grapes and wine making to 9-18 year old students is presented by "Katogi Averoff Hotel & Winery" member of Aria Hotels. The "Oinologondas" ("Wine-talking", in free translation) program wishes to...

The Greek finance ministry's plan to tax owners who short-lease their properties to foreign visitors has stumbled on Airbnb's reported refusal to provide owner information. According to previous announcements by Greece's finance ministry, a tax would be implemented on owners...