Thessaloniki International Fair

Part-time employment has skyrocketed by 90 percent in crisis-stricken Greece as full-time employment has decreased by almost half a million workers. According to new figures by the General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE), part-time work has become the employment norm...

Thessaloniki, AP - Greece 's economy is expected to expand in the third quarter for the first time in eight years, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Saturday. In a speech in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Samaras hailed what...

Government spokesperson Sofia Voultepsi confirmed earlier today that talks between the Greek delegation, headed by Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, and the Troika representatives in Paris are being held in a “positive climate.” “The Greek side has stressed the need for...

The 79th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) will take place at the city's HELEXPO center September 6-14, with "The Game Goes On!" as its central slogan. This prestigious commercial event, established in the economic areas of the Balkans, the Black Sea and Eastern...

Greek government officials are ready to begin the next round of negotiations with the Troika of international lenders in Paris tomorrow. The Greek delegation, led by Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, has three main points in its negotiation strategy. The key...

Four important meetings will precede the Troika's new evaluation of the Greek economy, which will probably take place in the last ten days of September. The first is the European Council special meeting scheduled for next Saturday, followed by a...

“2014 is a very crucial year. Even the slightest crisis reversal must turn into reality. Otherwise, neither the economy nor society could cope with another recession and another downgrade. Even if our partners prove to be patient, the patience...

The guests of the 78th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) will have the chance to taste the Greek production of food and wines in the framework of the thematic exhibition of Greek gastronomy, which will be hosted at stand 14. The...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, still trying to convince reluctant partners in his uneasy coalition government to renege on their campaign pledge and agree to $14.16 billion in spending cuts aimed primarily at workers, pensioners and the poor, said...

This year's Thessaloniki International Fair, an annual event designed to promote Greek business and lure investors to Greece, opened with the cruel irony of visitors seeing a city in decline, with 30 percent of the shops downtown having closed...