Migration Policy Minister Dimitris Vitsas will be travelling to Lesvos on Thursday to meet with local officials and visit the Moria reception and identification center, where he will participate in a briefing. He will then meet with representatives from villages neighbouring Moria and the makeshift camp of Kara Tepe. On Friday, the minister will visit … Περισσότερα
The statements by a European Union official on Wednesday who rejected the need for the precautionary credit line for Greece after it exits its adjustment program in August confirms that this debate is used domestically for political expediencies, government sources said on Wednesday. The sources were responding to comments made earlier in the day by … Περισσότερα
The German government refused to comment on press reports alleging that Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the detention of the two Greek soldiers who inadvertently crossed the border. “As a principle, the German government doesn’t provide information on the content of the Chancellor’s confidential talks,” a government spokesperson told … Περισσότερα
Private investments must increase by 50% in the near future if Greece’s production potential is to improve, Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras said during an event at the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE) on Monday. Stournaras said reforms and privatisations must continue, and investors must be reassured that fiscal and reform … Περισσότερα
Non-systemic banks could play a role in Greece’s development, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said at an event of the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE) on Monday. The finance minister said that these banks’ role had not been sufficiently examined in the past, and cited as examples the role cooperative banks and a development … Περισσότερα
Member-states of the European Union expressed their solidarity with Greece over the two soldiers detained in Turkey since they mistakenly crossed into the country a few weeks ago, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Monday, speaking after a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. “Our European partners show their solidarity and sympathy. As … Περισσότερα
The project linking the Cyclades islands to the Greek power grid on the mainland, whose first phase was launched on Monday, had brought to life a decades-long dream for Greece and the Cyclades islands, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during an event on the island of Syros that officially inaugurated the new power connection. “The … Περισσότερα
The start of any sort of dialogue with the new Movement for Change (MFC) party would first have to start with some “plain talk on its side,” government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Sunday. Talking to the radio station ‘Real FM’, he pointed to the refusal of the MFC’s predecessor PASOK to engage in political … Περισσότερα
The founding conference of the new centre-left political party Movement For Change (MFC) concluded with a speech by its leader Fofi Gennimata and the presentation of the party logo – a multi-coloured rose with red, blue and green petals. In a vote held at the end of the conference on Saturday night, the delegates had … Περισσότερα
A rash of more than 130 wildfires in 24 hours, between the early hours of Saturday and until 6:00 on Sunday morning, prompted Greece’s fire brigade to issue an announcement on Sunday asking people, especially farmers, for heightened vigilance and caution when using fire. Most of the fires have been put out, with only five … Περισσότερα