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Commission urges Greece and other 18 member-states to cut costs to boost high-speed internet

Trilateral meeting between the energy ministers of Greece, Israel and Cyprus
The East Med pipeline project which will transfer natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe through Greece was discussed in a trilateral meeting between the energy ministers of Greece, Israel [...]

PM Tsipras: Greece for the first time has an opportunity to overcome the crisis
Education was an area where all sides were obliged to strive for the greatest possible agreement, despite having widely opposing views, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras noted on Wednesday, in closing remarks [...]

President Pavlopoulos: We should all be united on important issues

Politics
The Treaty of Lausanne is a reality and must be respected, Greek diplomatic sources said
The Treaty of Lausanne is a reality and must be respected, Greek diplomatic sources said on Thursday, responding to comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who, according to a report in Turkish [...]
Politics
Nikos Pappas meets TV licence tender winners Marinakis and Alafouzos
Minister of State Nikos Pappas on Thursday had a meeting at the Maximos Mansion with one of four successful bidders in a recent TV licence tender auction, Alter Ego MME SA owner Vangelis Marinakis, Athens-Macedonian [...]
Politics
Chinese government delegation is due in Crete for a two-day visit on Sunday
A large Chinese government delegation is due in Crete for a two-day visit on Sunday, as a guest of the Greek government. It will be led by the First-ranked Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the [...]

Politics
Public prosecutor pressed charges of fraud against the former head of the PASOK party’s finances R. Spyropoulos
A public prosecutor on Thursday pressed charges of fraud against the former head of the PASOK party’s finances Rovertos Spyropoulos, following an investigation into the party’s finances. The [...]
Politics
Article by Admiral Jim Stavridis (Ret.): Greece, the “hot corner in Europe”
Article by Admiral Jim Stavridis (Ret.) Supreme Commander of NATO (2009-2013); Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it [...]
Politics
President Pavlopoulos to attend Peres funeral in Israel
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will depart for Israel on Friday, in order to represent Greece at the funeral of former Israeli statesman Shimon Peres.

Greece, Cyprus and Israel summit in December for the viability of the East Med pipeline

Economy
Greece has forecast 2.7 percent economic growth next year, government official said on Thursday
Greece has forecast 2.7 percent economic growth next year, its first rebound after seven years of crippling recession, as investment picks up and tourism surges, a government official familiar with the [...]
Economy
Deputy Economy Minister Charitsis: 6.75 billion euros to the market by the end of 2016
The government will put all its weight behind the real economy and intends to start disbursing funds from the very next month, Deputy Economy Minister Alexis Charitsis said on Thursday, in statements to [...]
Economy
PPC reports 91.4 mln euro net income in H1
PPC on Wednesday said that Group turnover decreased by 248.8 million euros (8.5%) to 2,664.5 million euros in 1H2016 from 2,913.3 million euros in 1H2015. The reduction is attributed to the decline of [...]

Economy
Greece drops five places to 86th in WEF global competitiveness report
Greece dropped five places to 86th place among 138 countries, in the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 released on Wednesday. In the 2015-2016 report, Greece had ranked 81st [...]
Economy
FinMin Tsakalotos: Europe needs a new model of economic development
Europe needs a new model of economic development that will be “fairer, more social and more participatory”, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said during a keynote speech at an event organized by [...]
Economy
Taxpayers’ old and new debts to the state rise to 91.5 bln euros
Taxpayers’ expired debts to the state for this year expanded by 1.3 billion euros last month, taking the total of old and new debts to the tax authorities and social security funds to 91.5 billion euros, [...]

Fethiye Mosque in central Athens will open to tourists and visitors by November

Society
Al Jazeera: Inside the juvenile prisons in Greece
by Marianna Economou More than a year before the big refugee influx into Europe began in 2015, I came across a book titled In School I Forget Prison (2013). It is based on the accounts of male adolescents [...]
Society
State Council rejects TV channels’ injunctive measures
The plenary of the Council of State on Wednesday rejected all the petitions of the injunctive measures by TV channels that were discussed on September 17 regarding the four TV licences, while it upheld [...]
Society
Hrysopiyi Devetzi loses the Osaka and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 medals
Retired Greek triple jump athlete Hrysopiyi Devetzi has forfeited the medals that she won at the Osaka World Championships in 2007 and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, after yet another of her samples [...]

Society
Hundreds of Chiots marched to protest the government’s migration policy
Hundreds of Chiots marched in the center of Chios on Wednesday evening to protest the government’s migration policy and demand the closure of hotspots on the island. The rally was organized by local [...]
Society
Light earthquake 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted the island of Alonissos
A light earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted the island of Alonissos early on Thursday. According to the Athens Geodynamics Institute, the earthquake was recorded at 04:17 a.m., with its [...]
Society
Former manager of the Church of Greece NGO “Allileggii” to face trial on serious embezzlement, breach of trust charges
The former manager of the Church of Greece non-governmental charity “Allileggii” (Solidarity) and three alleged accomplices were on Tuesday indicted to stand trial on serious charges ranging [...]

Trilateral meeting between the energy ministers of Greece, Israel and Cyprus

PM Tsipras: Greece for the first time has an opportunity to overcome the crisis

President Pavlopoulos: We should all be united on important issues

The Treaty of Lausanne is a reality and must be respected, Greek diplomatic sources said

Nikos Pappas meets TV licence tender winners Marinakis and Alafouzos

Chinese government delegation is due in Crete for a two-day visit on Sunday

Public prosecutor pressed charges of fraud against the former head of the PASOK party’s finances R. Spyropoulos

Article by Admiral Jim Stavridis (Ret.): Greece, the “hot corner in Europe”

President Pavlopoulos to attend Peres funeral in Israel

Greece, Cyprus and Israel summit in December for the viability of the East Med pipeline

Greece has forecast 2.7 percent economic growth next year, government official said on Thursday

Deputy Economy Minister Charitsis: 6.75 billion euros to the market by the end of 2016

PPC reports 91.4 mln euro net income in H1

Greece drops five places to 86th in WEF global competitiveness report

FinMin Tsakalotos: Europe needs a new model of economic development

Taxpayers’ old and new debts to the state rise to 91.5 bln euros

Fethiye Mosque in central Athens will open to tourists and visitors by November

Al Jazeera: Inside the juvenile prisons in Greece

State Council rejects TV channels’ injunctive measures

Hrysopiyi Devetzi loses the Osaka and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 medals

Hundreds of Chiots marched to protest the government’s migration policy

Light earthquake 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted the island of Alonissos

Former manager of the Church of Greece NGO “Allileggii” to face trial on serious embezzlement, breach of trust charges

American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Trade USA are organizing the Export USA Forum 2016 on December 5

EY: Σημαντικές αλλαγές στο νέο θεσμικό πλαίσιο για υποχρεωτικούς ελέγχους

Athens Chamber of Tradesmen participates in Greek delegation to Israel

Kotsovolos-Dixons South-East Europe expects its earnings to surpass 6.0 million euros in the fiscal year 2015/2016

ΚLEEMANN: Προσαρμογή στρατηγικής με σταθερή βάση τη Βόρειο Ελλάδα