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Pavlopoulos: We don’t accept arbitrary interpretations of the Prespes Agreement
Greece is not willing to accept any arbitrary interpretations of the Prespes Agreement between Greece and FYROM, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Tuesday, speaking to Greek European Union [...]

Police trace car used in bomb explosion against Skai TV and Kathimerini
A black Opel Corsa that was found burned shortly after the warning calls for the explosion outside the building of Skai TV and Kathimerini newspaper in Faliro on Monday, was stolen from the Athens suburb [...]

OPAP subsidiary completes acquisition of 36.75 pct of TCB Holdings

Economy
Greece ranks first in POS terminals in Central and Eastern Europe
Greece ranks first among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the proportion of POS terminals to population, according to a survey by Mastercard. The findings of the survey refer to the simplification [...]
Economy
Labour Min Achtsioglou announces new procedure for the settlement of debt
Labour Minister Effie Achtsioglou in an interview with public broadcaster ERT announced a new procedure for the settlement of debt to social security funds. Achtsioglou explained that the new system will [...]
Economy
Greece lags OECD peers in export growth
In the years since the financial crisis began in Greece, exports have been considered one of the few lifelines for Greek enterprises and the economy in general. However, rival countries have progressed [...]

Economy
1,500 job openings in local gov’t to be announced early in 2019, Charitsis says
A call for applications for 1,500 job openings at local government level, included in the joint three-year plan of the Ministries of Interior and Administrative Reforms, will be issued early in 2019, Interior [...]
Economy
Parliament to vote the extension of out-of-court settlement by the end of the year,
Parliament will vote for an amendment extending and expanding the area of application of the out-of-court settlement system by the end of the year, government Vice president and Economy and Development [...]
Economy
Liquidity ‘bomb’ arriving in Greek economy, Dep. Digital Policy Min says
A new liquidity “bomb” of eight billion euros will be injected into the Greek economy with the prospect of changing the climate in the market, Deputy Minister of Digital Policy and Media Lefteris [...]

Independent deputy Haris Theoharis joins New Democracy

Politics
No country can face migration challenges alone, Commissioner Avramopoulos says
The EU is steadily committed to protecting the human rights of migrants and to ensuring the conditions necessary for legal and secure migration, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship [...]
Politics
Gov’t examining a system for protecting primary homes that will reassure borrowers, says Flambouraris
The government is working on a system that will give a breather to the banks and reassure borrowers, Minister of State Alekos Flambouraris stated on Tuesday, outlining a proposed solution for protecting [...]

Politics
ND intends to send the country back into the arms of the IMF, Tzanakopoulos says
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday said that main opposition New Democracy (ND) wants to restore a harsh neoliberal model in Greece and send the country back into the arms of the International [...]
Politics
Greek, FYROM PMs Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev to be nominated for Nobel Prize
One of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize winners, Tunisian economist Wided Bouchamaoui, said she will nominate the two prime ministers of Greece and FYROM, Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, for signing a landmark [...]

Social solidarity and health ministers present three-year plan to fight homelessness

Society
Human Rights Watch reports refoulements in Evros
Returns of asylum seekers with fast-track procedures and occasional use of violence by the Greek authorities were reported on Tuesday, in an announcement issued by the Human Rights Watch (HRW). The HRW [...]
Society
Man alleged to have sexually abused underage girl from Belgium held in custody
A 43-year-old man facing charges of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl from Belgium will remain in custody following his testimony on Tuesday to the examining magistrate. The suspect, a foreign national [...]
Society
A 54-year-old foreign national was arrested in Thessaloniki for drug dealing.
A 54-year-old foreign national was arrested in Thessaloniki for drug dealing. Police raided the suspect’s house and found 24 packets containing 1,374 grams of cocaine, two sets of precision scales [...]

Society
Greek Police investigates bomb explosion outside Skai TV – The scenarios
A bomb exploded outside private Skai TV early on Monday, causing extensive damage but no injuries. Police said the blast occurred at 2:35 a.m. outside the broadcaster’s headquarters in Athens after [...]
Society
Kathimerini: We are not daunted by bomb attack
Kathimerini will not be daunted by the bomb that exploded at its headquarters in Athens early on Monday morning, and Tuesday’s issue will circulate as normal, the newspaper announced. A blast that [...]
Society
Radio & TV national council, press union condemn bomb attack at Skai TV
The country’s radio and TV agency and the largest press union of Athens condemned the bombing early on Monday morning that caused damage at the Skai TV facilities but no injuries. Police said the [...]

Business
DEPA to build LNG bunkering vessel
The natural gas supplier DEPA is going to build a ship that will supply other vessels in Piraeus and other Greek ports with liquified natural gas (LNG). The project will be co-funded by the EU. According [...]
Business
Moody’s changes Eurobank long-term deposits rating to positive from stable
The credit rating agency Moody’s on Tuesday announced that it is changing its rating for the long-term deposits of the Greek systemic bank Eurobank Ergasias to positive from stable, affirming them [...]
Business
ADMIE says nine-month profits up 20.9 pct
ADMIE on Tuesday said its nine-month net profits totaled 60 million euros, up 20.9 pct from the same period last year, while net borrowing fell by 51.8 pct to 112.9 million euros and EBITDA rose 1.4 pct [...]
Business
Piraeus Bank announces new single pension scheme for its employees
Piraeus Bank on Friday announced it will offer a new, single group pension programme to its employees in the framework of a strategic plan to create a single working framework in the group. Under the new [...]
Business
Ethniki Asfalistiki continues its positive course in the 9-month period
Ethniki Insurance continues its positive course in the 9-month period of 2018, recording an increase of 4.3% compared to the 9-month period of 2017. Profits prior to taxes for the same period amounted [...]
Business
Vasilios Psaltis to take over as new Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Bank
Alpha Bank announced that Vassilios Psaltis, current Chief Financial Officer and managing director of the bank, will take over as new Chief Executive Officer after the departure of Dimitrios Mantzounis. [...]