The message that Greek banks have improved and that depositors need to be convinced to return their deposits after the successful results of the stress tests was sent by Daniele Nouy, the Chair of the Supervisory Board at the European Central Bank on Tuesday. “Greek banks did well during these stress tests and some were … Περισσότερα
Parliament parties passed in principle the draft bill on asylum granted to migrants and refugees, following a lengthy debate of 12 hours, on Tuesday night. The bill was introduced by the Migration Policy Ministry and incorporates EU directives into Greek law, speeding up and setting out guidelines for granting asylum. Ruling coalition partners SYRIZA and … Περισσότερα
The messages from Athens and Skopje regarding the FYROM name issue are positive, an EU official said on Tuesday, pointing out that this issue was the subject of a phone call between European Council President Donald Tusk and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit on Thursday in Sofia, Bulgaria. “The … Περισσότερα
A work group met officially at the Environment and Energy Ministry on Monday to discuss the construction of the EastMed natural gas pipeline. The project, connecting the Levantine Basin gas fields in the SE Mediterranean with mainland Greece, is developed by IGI Poseidon SA, a subsidiary of the Natural Gas Company (DEPA) that is 50 … Περισσότερα
New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was attending anniversary celebrations in Alexandroupolis on Monday, referred to the ongoing detention of two Greek officers in Edirne prison in Turkey. “It has been 98 years since the wind of freedom blew in Alexandroupolis, completing the incorporation of Thrace into the body of the nation. A freedom, … Περισσότερα
“International and European Law have definitively and irrevocably shaped the borders of Greece, which are also borders of the European Union. There is no question about these borders. So there are no gray zones,” Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Monday in Alexandroupolis, where he attended the celebration of the 98th anniversary of its liberation. … Περισσότερα
The Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of 2.334 billion euros in the January-April period this year, up from a budget target for a surplus of 374 million euros and primary surplus of 1.726 billion in the same period in 2017. The Finance ministry in a report on budget execution, on an amended cash … Περισσότερα
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall concluded their three-day visit to Greece on Friday with a visit to the town of Archanes, on Crete, where they met with refugees and volunteers at a center under the aegis of the United Nations. The center is run by a private company set up by the municipality … Περισσότερα
US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt met with main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the latter’s parliamentary office on Friday. New Democracy party sources said the half-hour meeting was part of regular contact the two have agreed to. This is the third time in the last two months that Mitsotakis meets with the US ambassador. Mitsotakis later … Περισσότερα
With the agreement of New Democracy for the deal to upgrade the F-16 fighter jets, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said that a strong majority is backing the deal. He also said that when the United States responds to Greece’s Letter of Agreement, the committee will meet to discuss the deal. Sources from New Democracy and … Περισσότερα