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The European Commission has noted the decision by the Greek authorities to close down public broadcaster the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, ERT, saying that it did not question the government’s authority […]
Greek national broadcaster ERT was shut down Tuesday. Government spokesman, Simos Kedikoglou, announced a shock decision to pull the plug on ERT with immediate effect. The government cut the signal […]
Greece was rocked on June 10 by the news that Russian energy giant Gazprom would not be tabling a bid for the country’s public gas company, DEPA. Greece failed to […]
Greece’s Central Bank expects the country’s economy to shrink by 4.6 per cent in 2013, a report released on May 29 2013 shows. The good news is that the report, […]
As Greek banks prepare for their imminent recapitalization, speculation mounts over whether or not they will be able to come up with the 10% of their total capital needs privately […]
Greece and its international bailout lenders must adopt a human rights-based approach to economic reform, a United Nations expert said on May 1 2013, warning that some austerity measures are […]
Two bodies have been recovered and a rescue for eight more sailors was underway after two cargo ships collided off the coast of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, Greek daily […]
A group of Bulgarians twice blocked the Ilinden-Exochi border crossing with Greece, on April 27 and 28, alleging discrimination against Bulgarians by Greek police. The protesters said that they would […]
Thrasyvoulos “Terry” Stamatopoulos, Greece’s ambassador to Bulgaria since February 2012, has been appointed Nato assistant secretary-general for political affairs and security policy. Before becoming the Greek ambassador in Sofia, Sta ...
Greece’s international lenders say the debt-ridden country is meeting their demands to improve its economy and is on track to get more bailout money in the coming weeks. Greek Prime […]
