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There has been a boom in Bulgarians buying second homes in Greece after property prices in the country’s troubled southern neighbour decreased by close to 10 per cent since the […]
Greece has run into a snag in its efforts to renegotiate its European-led bailout, as health problems sidelined the new prime minister and finance minister ahead of a critical meeting […]
Conservative Antonis Samaras has been sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister, leading a newly formed coalition government that intends to renegotiate the terms of an international bailout package. Three […]
The European Union says it is set to ease the strict austerity conditions of Greece’s financial bailout, possibly agreeing to changes in the rescue package in the next few months. […]
Greek party leaders are holding a second day of talks aimed at forming a coalition government. The country’s president has given the head of the conservative New Democracy party, Antonis […]
Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party took a narrow lead in June 17 2012 elections in what party leader Antonis Samaras hailed as a vote to stay in the euro, but […]
French retail chain Carrefour said on June 15 that it was selling its stake in a joint venture with Greek group Marinopoulos, taking a 220 million euro loss on the […]
Greeks vote for a government for the second time in six weeks on Sunday. The last election, in May, gave no conclusive outcome. And tempers are rising as politicians from […]
Thousands of Greek small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are looking for the road to financial recovery in Bulgaria, and about 6000 companies had relocated from Greece to Bulgaria, Athens-based eKathimerini […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is himself no favorite in Brussels these days, says he has a contingency plan for the Visegrad Four (V4) countries if Greece exits the […]
