The two Greek servicemen who are detained by Turkey will appear before a court with a single charge of illegal trespassing in a restricted area on Monday, according to sources speaking on condition of anonymity on Friday. The two army staff were on patrol at a wooded border area in the northern prefecture of Evros, … Περισσότερα
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in concert with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, intends to raise the issue of Turkey’s provocative actions in the Aegean and Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) during the European leaders’ summit meetings in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, government sources said on Wednesday. The sources also noted a statement by European Council … Περισσότερα
Greece needs social stability and consensus to achieve the country’s return to normality, Bank of Greece’s governor Yannis Stournaras said on Monday. Presenting the bank’s annual report, the central banker said that the country, after the completion of the programme, must convince productive forces and international markets that “it has definitely left past practices behind … Περισσότερα
The upgrading of Greece’s largest port and its rising importance in international trade were some of the points noted during the official opening on Monday of extension works at Pier III and the inaugural stop of the giga-container ship “Cosco Shipping Taurus”. The ceremony was attended by Greek officials, representatives of China-based Cosco, which is … Περισσότερα
The draft bill for the sale of lignite units belonging to the Public Power Corporation (PPC), part of Greece’s prior actions, will be tabled in Parliament by mid-March, Environment and Energy Minister George Stathakis said on Monday following a meeting with representatives of the country’s creditors in Athens. The lignite units are located in Florina, … Περισσότερα
Technical issues related to the 88 prior actions for the fourth review of Greece’s bailout program will be the focus of discussions until Thursday, when representatives of the country’s creditors are expected to leave Athens, a high-level source of the finance ministry said on Monday following the conclusion of the day’s meetings. Representatives of the … Περισσότερα
Anti-establishment group Rubicon (Rouvikonas) targeted the headquarters of Novartis Hellas at the Athens suburb of Metamorphosi early on Sunday. Members of the group broke the sentry box and windows of the offices with a sledgehammer and threw red paint at 5:15 on Sunday and afterwards they fled. Rubicon assumed the reasonability of the attack in … Περισσότερα
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos characterised the Novartis case prime example of a political scandal in an interview with the Sunday newspaper Nea Selida. Referring to a possible criminal involvement of political persons, he noted that there are indications but it is not the government’s work but the Justice’s work to personalise the responsibilities. Moreover, Tzanakopoulos … Περισσότερα
Greek government’s deliberations with the heads of the institutions (IMF Peter Dolman, European Commission Declan Costello, ECB Francesco Drudi and ESM Nicola Giammarioli) for the fourth review of the Greek programme will start on Monday at 15:00 with focus on the energy. A meeting will follow at 16:00 with the review of the programme and … Περισσότερα
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos honoured President of Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos with the Grand Cross of Apostle Paul on Sunday at the Metropolitan Church of Athens in which was celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy. President Pavlopoulos praised the Church’s work and especially its emblematic social role during the crisis at a dinner hosted … Περισσότερα