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He said that for this to happen, the Greek government needs stay on track with the implementation of reforms and its “post-program fiscal trajectory, but also includes program partners, including the IMF, signaling to the markets.” The IMF's position is important, Dombrovskis said, because even though it may ...

The Greek government is aiming to strike a technical agreement to conclude the 4th and final review of its bailout program at the 24 May Eurogroup meeting, in order to rubber-stamp the agreement at a political level at the 21 June Eurogroup meeting via a comprehensive deal which will include debt relief ...

This has been the latest chapter in an ongoing effort by the Greek government to attract investment into the country, as a way to restart the economy. The Consul ... “We need to articulate it to the Greek government that things need to change in order for Australian businesses to do business in Greece.”.

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government is rejecting a proposal by Turkey's president to exchange two Greek soldiers detained since early March for eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece in 2016,. Erdogan mentioned the proposed swap during an interview Saturday, saying that if Greece wanted ...

The Greek government has distanced itself from the initiative taken by a group of Greeks to raise their country's flag on islets in the eastern Aegean. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that the country's foreign policy “cannot be implemented by the initiatives of private citizens.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A highly-anticipated television series adapting spy novelist John le Carre's “The Little Drummer Girl” will not include scenes from an ancient site near Athens after a panel of archaeologists turned down an access request by the BBC and the U.S.-based cable network AMC.

The government of Greece also lays claim to the leader's history. ... The Greek government has repeatedly demonstrated a solid will to reach a mutually acceptable agreement. The United States ambassador to Greece recently acknowledged the Greek government's will to resolve the name issue.

The Greek government has slammed a decision by the country's powerful archaeological council not to allow the BBC to film part of a serialized adaptation of a John le Carre novel in Cape Sounion, site of an ancient temple of Poseidon. Lefteris Kretsos, general secretary for media and communication, said ...

The Greek government has launched an attack on the Council of State after this week's decision that changes in grade-school religion lessons are unconstitutional. The decision concerns policy changes made by former education minister Nikos Filis. The Church of Greece appealed to the highest ...

The Greek government is preparing a plan for country's development over the next four years, which will be presented to the creditors in April. The plan includes four main features – tax cuts in compliance with the country's budget targets, support for small and medium-sized businesses and the agricultural ...

The relationship between businessman Ivan Savvidis and the Greek government is shaking after the PAOK owner stormed his team's pitch at Toumba Stadium on Sunday sporting a handgun. Sunday's incident in Thessaloniki made headlines in the domestic media and circulated all over the world, tarring ...

Eurozone finance ministers on Monday gave Greece a tight timetable for the completion of the fourth and final bailout review, the agreement on the post-bailout framework and the measures to ease its debt, so that everything will be completed by June 21. In Monday's Eurogroup meeting they also opened ...

With the program, the Greek government is trying to revive the crisis-ridden real estate market. During the eight-year-long recession, housing prices in Greece plunged by an average of 43 percent, according to the statistical service Elstat. But now, foreign buyers eagerly snap up properties. The Greek ...

A soccer game in Europe was abandoned when a club president stormed onto the pitch with a gun strapped to his hip. The PAOK FC president was seething at an offside decision and tried to confront the referee. The Greek Superleague match against AEK Athens was officially abandoned. The Greek government has now ...

“What we say to the Greeks and the Greek government is to remember that, not long ago, the glorious red flag with the crescent was flying in their lands. With the help of God, this flag that was attacked and burnt will be flying again in Athens,” Destici said. The BBP chief also demanded Greece extradite what ...

Greek government legislates to secure employment for civil servants under temporary contracts. The amendment removes restrictions for contract renewals. Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis argued that there are a lot of specific increased needs in the public sector which have to be met by contract ...

Well, the Greek government up until the elections was saying that everything will be fine, which was obviously impossible if one looked at the spending trends. People were expecting problems but they were not expecting a catastrophe. And when the new Greek finance minister came in and said we looked ...

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said the country would need a precautionary credit line from Europeans after August to maintain investor confidence, which the Greek government has been reluctant to request. According to Klaus Regling, head of eurozone's bailout fund, it is "too early," do ...

The Greek government should act immediately to end the “containment policy” that traps asylum seekers in these conditions on the islands and move them to safety on the mainland. As the two-year anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal nears on March 18, 2018, more than 13,000 men, women, and children ...

To prepare for that reality, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Greek government, and the National Technical University of Athens have teamed up to help museums protect their collections from earthquakes in a joint research project signed on Tuesday. The Getty and the Hellenic Ministry of ...

Greece's minister of defense Panos Kammenos says he will oppose an agreement that will grant FYROM any use of the name 'Macedonia'. Kammenos, a member of the Independent Greeks junior partner in the SYRIZA-led government coalition, said he disagrees with the policy pursued by Prime Minister ...

In the meantime, discussions between the Greek government and its creditors have been accelerated, referring to the preparation of a growth-oriented agenda 'made in Greece'. This agenda should embark on the major challenges of the economy, such as the continuation of reforms and financial stability, ...

Readers of the Athens monthly magazine 'Shedia', sold on the streets by homeless, marginalised and disadvantaged people, as a means to support themselves, were astonished to see none of the sellers out on the streets. The reason, was that they had been the target of Greek bureaucracy, demanding ...

Readers of the Athens monthly magazine 'Shedia', sold on the streets by homeless, marginalised and disadvantaged people, as a means to support themselves, were astonished to see none of the sellers out on the streets. The reason, was that they had been the target of Greek bureaucracy, demanding ...

The recent development regarding the Macedonian issue could not leave the Pan-Macedonian Association of New South Wales unaffected. The organisation, which represents the Macedonian Hellenic community of the state, has called two meetings recently, with the participation of delegates from all ...

The recent development regarding the Macedonian issue could not leave the Pan-Macedonian Association of New South Wales unaffected. The organisation, which represents the Macedonian Hellenic community of the state, has called two meetings recently, with the participation of delegates from all ...

New evidence has seen a number of senior Greek politicians from the former administration come under fire regarding their alleged involvement in a bribery case involving Swiss drug firm Novartis, amid accusations the company made illegal payments to fix prices and increase market access.

The Greek government was forced to withdraw proposed legislation on pets and strays following widespread outcry from animal welfare organizations and opposition parties. Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou announced that the bill will be updated and tabled on a later date.

The Greek government's indefinite suspension of the Greek Super League and Cup competitions, has been lifted following a meeting on Monday in which the 16 Greek Super League clubs unanimously decided to abide to a raft of conditions set down by the Government and the Hellenic Football ...

(Athens) – Thousands of asylum seekers are trapped on the Aegean islands in deplorable conditions and without access to adequate protection and basic services, nine human rights and humanitarian organizations said today as part of the #OpenTheIslands campaign. The Greek government should act ...