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Athens takes steps to mend fences with Balkan neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policyminister has not been active enough on issues relating to the refugee crisis. Kotzias announced during... to the refugee crisis. Other signs of a more proactive stance from Athens are that Kotzias has recently
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Poor conditions in Greece fail to deter refugees from wanting to continue journey
Societyin four camps has found. Only 13.5 percent said they would try to continue their journey..., a detailed survey of over 600 refugees has found. Of those who lost loved ones, just over
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Amid risk of 2015 re-run, Greece searching for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot intend to have MPs vote on the draft legislation until an SLA has been secured. Solution sought In fact... their differences over the fiscal gap, primary surplus target and debt relief. Athens has made it clear
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PASOK and Potami seek common ground as Konstantopoulou prepares to return
PoliticsGreek Politics, on the other hand, has made it very clear it wants nothing to do with SYRIZA but Theodorakis is keener... but Konstantopoulou may prove more durable. She was a determined and dominant member of SYRIZA and has
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Club Med in Washington
Agora’s and Fitch). Only the Canada-based DBRS still has Portugal one notch above a junk rating. DBRS’s... Matteo Renzi has had to register a growing list of institutions in need of wholesale restructuring
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Elektroniki’s bankruptcy reflects struggles of consumer electronics sector
EconomyFeatureselectronics market. The chain’s decline marks a general trend in the Greek electronics sector, which has... years, the consumer electronics sector has all but collapsed. For example, in December 2010, the year
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Greeks' confidence in democracy faltering, survey suggests
Societyprosperity, a new survey into the Greek public’s trust in democratic institutions has found. Conducted...) of whom subscribe to the view that Greece has a democracy in name only. Just over half (50.5 percent
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Disposable income edges up by 0.2 pct in Q4 on second straight rise in compensation of employees
EconomyMacroeconomyby a nosedive in property income by 22.8 percent. Disposable income has tumbled by 16.18 billion... by 1.5 percent to 31.08 billion in Q4. Since 2009, consumption has declined by more than 11 billion
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Delays in concluding programme review are credit negative for Greece, says Moody’s
Economytime, the government has to pay approximately 1.5 billion euros in salaries and pensions every month.... S&P has the highest rating for Greece, a ‘B-’ that was set on January 22 this year, while Fitch’s
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Greece looks for support as expectations for May 9 Eurogroup lowered
PoliticsGreek Politics. The Tsipras administration seems to feel that it has some useful allies on its side, who could help... banking on the support of the European Parliament. It has been encouraged by the stance of Gianni
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