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Wildfire threat to air base puts government in embarrassing position
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe ongoing struggle to contain the myriad wildfires that have broken out in Greece amid a record heatwave took an embarrassing turn for the government on Thursday, when a blaze approached the Nea Aghialos Air Force Base in central Greece. The fire reached an ammunition storage area, reportedly
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Eurobank's NII jumps by 56.2 pct in H1 to more than 1 bln
EconomyBankingincreased by 5.7 percent YoY to 443 million euros. This took the cost-to-income ratio to 33.3 percent
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SYRIZA leadership contest off to slow start, as ND rushes to contain political damage from fires
PoliticsGreek Politics, took the fight to New Democracy in an interview with SYRIZA-aligned radio station Sto Kokkino. He
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Government offers free holidays, bigger fines and more hirings in evolving fire response
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom preparing for this autumn’s local elections. PM Mitsotakis took the key decision this week
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Government cracks down on sun lounger sprawl as public mood towards tourism sours
PoliticsGreek Politicswas respected. Marinakis raised the example of the action that the central government took earlier
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Stress tests not proving stressful for Greek banks any longer
EconomyBankinginterest rates. Meanwhile, in the AGMs that took place in recent weeks, almost all lenders said
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Travel surplus rises to 5.06 bln in June as arrivals soar by 26 pct in 6M
EconomyMacroeconomypercent to 6.17 billion euros. Payments also increased to 1.12 billion, which took the overall
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PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the wildfires since they took on alarming dimensions over the weekend. On Wednesday, the PM made
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Credit expansion slows to 1.2 pct in July as corporate loans contract
EconomyMacroeconomy. Credit to insurance corporations showed a net monthly outflow of 28 million euros. This took
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SYRIZA leadership contenders enter final stretch, as ID cards become latest headache for govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsprotests took place in Thessaloniki by citizens opposing the new identity cards. Over recent weeks, posts
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