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Comprehensive European approach ‘only way’ to tackle refugee flows, Tsipras says
In a message for World Refugee Day on Thursday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras praised the way that the Greek people had “courageously and generously handled the biggest movement of human populations [...]

EEP and Party of European Socialists condemn Turkey’s actions in Cyprus’ EEZ
The European People’s Party (EPP) and the Party of European Socialists (PES) have both condemned Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), in announcements [...]

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Economy
Greek cash budget showed primary deficit of 1.45 billion euros in Jan-May, BoG report says
Greek state budget showed a primary deficit of 1.45 billion euros on a cash basis in the January-May period, from a primary surplus of 6.4 billion euros in the same period last year, the Bank of Greece [...]
Economy
Hellenic Statistical Authority: Greek merchant shipping fleet up in April
Greek merchant shipping fleet grew in numbers but fell in capacity in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report on Thursday. The statistics service said that the Greek merchant shipping fleet [...]
Economy
Commission positive on Greek National Plan for Energy and Climate, Stathakis says
The European Commission has assessed a Greek National Plan for Energy and Climate positively, recognising the positive steps taken by the country and confirming the efficiency of policies implemented by [...]

Economy
BOG: Foreign investors’ holdings of Greek state securities totaled 4.2 billion euros in Jan-April
Foreign investors’ holdings of Greek government bonds and Treasury bills totaled 4.2 billion euros in the January-April period, the Bank of Greece said in a report on Thursday. The central bank, [...]
Economy
FinMin Tsakalotos: I believe Euroelections result can be reversed in general elections
The Euroections result can be reversed in general elections, said Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Thursday, adding that “the Greek people should believe it.” In statements to to News [...]
Economy
Cyprus pressured over Russian money
The outflow of Russian deposits from Cyprus continues unabated, due to the pressure exerted by the United States, over the past few years. According to information published by the Central Bank of Cyprus, [...]

Greece remains on Tier 2 in US State Department’s 2019 human trafficking report

Politics
Athens Newspapers Headlines: Friday 21/01 edition
The Friday edition of Athens dailies at a glance DIΜΟΚRΑΤΙΑ: Stricter warnings from the European Union ΕTHΝΟS: EU directive for measures against Turkey ΕLEFTHEROS TYPOS: 150,000 pensioners waiting [...]
Politics
Government misread Turkey’s actions, ND’s George Koumoutsakos says
Main opposition New Democracy shadow foreign minister George Koumoutsakos on Thursday said “it is time for the EU to view its relationship with Turkey from a realistic perspective, which would be [...]

Politics
Pavlopoulos raises the return of Parthenon sculptures at Acropolis Museum
Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said that the struggle for the “repatriation” of the Parthenon Sculptures is “legally and institutionally imperative in the name of World Cultural [...]
Politics
Mitsotakis had meetings with Merkel, Anastasiades and Weber in Brussels
Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday had a meeting on the sidelines of the European People’s Party (EPP) summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as Cyprus [...]

Antikythera Mechanism to be honoured by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Society
Migration Min Vitsas on World’s Refugee Day: Protection of refugees a moral obligation
“The protection of the refugees and of the asylum seekers in Greece and Europe is not only a legal duty based on the International Law and the International Treaties, but most of all an ethical duty,” [...]
Society
A total of 49 migrants and refugees located and rescued off Alexandroupolis
A total of 49 migrants and refugees that were on board a dinghy located on Thursday in the sea region “Nea Hili” of Alexandroupolis were rescued by the Greek Coast Guard. All the foreign nationals [...]
Society
Eight arrested at Crete’s airports for showing fake documents to travel abroad
Eight persons were arrested on Wednesday at Heraklio Airport “N. Kazantzakis” and at the Airport of Chania, both on Crete, when they attempted to travel abroad with fake documents. The six [...]

Society
Over 10,000 thunderbolts and large hail fell in Greece
Over 10,000 thunderbolts have occurred throughout Greece in 12 hours on Sunday according to ZEUS system of the National Observatory of Athens. The combination of hot and liquid masses with the high atmospheric [...]
Society
Archaeologists association rejects call for resignations over Acropolis wheelchair lift
The problem that has kept the wheelchair lift to the Athens Acropolis out of commission since the autumn was not the result of negligence but “serious safety concerns”, the Greek archaeologists [...]
Society
Special vessels are removing garbage and other objects from Thessaloniki’s Thermaic Gulf
Two special vessels have been cleaning the Thermaic Gulf in Thessaloniki since early Friday, removing garbage, even mice, that were found floating on the surface after recent heavy rain. At the orders [...]

Business
Greek dairy companies hold 500 meetings with foreign buyers to promote exports
Enterprise Greece’s 4th business meeting programme for exporters in the dairy sector held in Athens (June 10) and Larissa (June 12) resulted in a total of 500 meetings, they said on Thursday. Forty [...]
Business
Hellenic Petroleum and Edison gain full control in Elpedison
Hellenic Petroleum SA on Thursday announced that Elpedison SA, in which Hellenic Petroleum Group has a 50 pct equity participation, agreed to acquire a 24.22 pct stake in Elpedison SA from Ellaktor and [...]
Business
Total of 34 Greek enterprises at PLMA 2019 fair in Amsterdam
A total of 34 Greek enterprises participated in the 34th International Private Label Fair held in Amsterdam, May 21-22. The PLMA is the biggest and most significant international fair in the private label [...]
Business
Aegean Airlines says traffic, revenue up in Q1
Aegean Airlines on Monday reported a 7.0 pct increase in passenger traffic and a 4.0 pct rise in consolidated revenue to 172 million euros in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period last [...]
Business
Piraeus Bank announces strategic partnership with Intrum
Piraeus Bank S.A. on Monday announced a long-term strategic partnership with Intrum to establish a market-leading servicer of non-performing assets in Greece, in a deal valued at 410 million euros. The [...]
Business
PPC postpones tendering for lignite units
The Public Power Corporation (PPC) announced that it is postponing the tendering deadline for the lignite units in Megalopoli and Florina to July 15. PPC said the change of deadline was agreed upon with [...]

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