Christine Lagarde will attend the June 21 eurogroup meeting in Luxemburg to present the International Monetary Fund’s report on the eurozone, the Washington based group said on Thursday. Measures to be taken on Greek debt will also discussed at the meeting of eurozone finance ministers. Talks between the IMF and eurozone countries on Greek debt relief … Περισσότερα
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March 2018 was 20.1 pct compared to the 22.1 pct in March 2017 and the downward revised 20.6 pct in February 2018, the Helleic Statistical Authrity said on Thursday. The number of employed in March 2018 amounted to 3,793,934 persons. The number of unemployed amounted to 956,260 while the … Περισσότερα
A new railroad line was inaugurated on Wednesday with the trial operation of an electrical train running from Piraeus to Lianokladi, close to Lamia. Riding on the train were MEP Mathieu Grosch, coordinator of the Orient/East-Med Corridor project, Infrastructure Secretary General Thanos Vourdas, Hellenic Railways (OSE) president Giorgos Kakoulakis and CEO Panagiotis Theocharis, and other … Περισσότερα
The release of a sub-tranche of one billion euros of loans to Greece will be on the agenda when the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Board of Directors meets on Friday, June 8. The meeting will examine whether Greece has made sufficient progress in clearing arrears, based on a report drawn up by the institutions, and … Περισσότερα
Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a meeting with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani on Wednesday in Munich, where he is attending a meeting of the European People’s Party (PES) Group. Talking to Greek reporters afterward, Mitsotakis said that events in Italy dominated their discussion Noting that there were “interesting” similarities between Italy … Περισσότερα
The legal regime of the Aegean Sea and Greece’s ability to exercise its sovereign rights cannot be put in doubt, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandros Gennimatas on Wednesday. He was responding to a statement issued earlier by Turkey’s Foreign Ministry accusing Greece of abusing EU environment programs in connection to issues in the Aegean. Gennimatas … Περισσότερα
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras telephoned the new Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday and congratulated him on his appointment as prime minister. According to an announcement from Tsipras’ office, the two leaders “agreed to cooperate closely over the coming period, so that Greece and Spain can contribute constructively to promoting the necessary reforms in … Περισσότερα
“Greece has the largest commercial fleet worldwide, with 20 percent of the world’s commercial fleet and 50 percent of Europe’s, in terms of capacity,” said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. Speaking at the Posidonia shipping exhibition, Tsipras said that shipping is of major importance for the country, contributing more than 9 billion euros to … Περισσότερα
“Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his deputies had promised everything to everyone. They did the same in the recent ‘development’ conference, without even considering what happened in the past 3 years. He could have said ‘nothing’,” main opposition New Democracy’s Vassilis Kikillias said on Saturday in a regional development conference. Kikilias underlined that lower taxes … Περισσότερα
The completion of Olympia Odos, a 200-km motorway running along the north coast of the Peloponnese from Elefsina to Patras, was celebrated at an event organized by Olympia Odos SA at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre. Welcoming the guests, Olympia Odos managing director Mr Panagiotis Papanikolas pointed out that the work of Olympia Odos … Περισσότερα