Greece
Economy
New Russia-Turkey Natural Gas Deal May Affect Greece
Russia will supply natural gas to Turkey through the Blue Stream pipeline and increase deliveries by 3 billion cubic meters a year at a discount, after a deal signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Greece
Greek-American Relations Have Never Been Better
Greek and U.S. officials stressed that the bilateral relations between the two countries are better than ever. However, this “does not mean that our problems will be solved tomorrow,” note Nick Larigakis, president of the American Hellenic Institute (AHI)...
Greece
Eurodisney Looking for Staff in Greece
Eurodisney is offering Greeks a chance to work at the magical theme park in Paris, France. Company representatives will arrive in Athens, Greece in January 2015 in order to interview people for various posts.
Over the course of two days...
Economy
Poll: Greeks Want SYRIZA Gov't and Samaras as Prime Minister
As SYRIZA leads the opinion polls steadily, Greeks seem to prefer Antonis Samaras as Prime Minister, according to the latest poll published by Pulse on behalf of Action24 TV channel.
According to the new poll, the leftist opposition party leads...
Economy
Tsipras: Greece Will Remain in Eurozone, Bank Deposits Safe if SYRIZA Wins
Greece will remain in the Eurozone, bank deposits are safe, negotiations with the troika will be based on the SYRIZA economic plan, were the key points opposition leader Alexis Tsipras announced during a lengthy television interview on Monday night.
Speaking...
Economy
PM Samaras on Greece's 'New Era of Opportunity'
The progress made on the Greek economy over the last two years, as well as the many opportunities now offered to investors, emphasized Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in a message he sent via webcast at the 16th annual Capital...
Economy
Greek FinMin: We are Working to Avoid Return to Uncertainty
His estimation that significant progress has been made in the ongoing talks between Troika's representatives and the Greek government, expressed earlier today Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, during his speech at the Greek Economic Conference organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber...
Education
Greek Education: 22 Ministers in 40 Years Turn Students into Guinea Pigs
Since the restoration of democracy in 1974, Greek high school students have become guinea pigs as 22 different Education Ministers - two of them twice - have tried to implement reforms that would put their name in history rather...
Cyprus
Central Bank of Cyprus Governor: Cyprus Will Return to Growth in 2015
Cyprus is expected to return to growth in 2015, while the capital control imposed by the bailout program signed in 2013 can soon be dismantled, Central Bank of Cyprus Governor Chrystalla Georghadji said before the parliament's financial affairs committee...
Greece
Planned VAT Increase in Hotels Disastrous, Say Tourism Professionals
The strong reaction of Greek tourism industry professionals caused the scenarios that leaked lately regarding a possible rise in the VAT rate for hotels, from the current 6.5% to 13%. Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) chief Andreas Andreadis characterized such...