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Siemens trial hitch ratchets up tension between coalition and judiciary
PoliticsGreek Politics, while lawyers have been on strike since the beginning of the year over the changes to their social
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ELSTAT publishes data on bankruptcies since 2004, showing deterioration during crisis
EconomyThe Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released for the first time on Friday bankruptcy statistics based on bankruptcy court orders from 2004 to 2014. According to the published figures, an average of 1,061 bankruptcy petitions were filed per year in the 2004-2014 period with the highest
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Electoral law vote brought forward, refugee crisis returns to political agenda
PoliticsForeign Policyin European Union funds this year to tackle the crisis, with another 150 million going directly
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Sallas exit from Piraeus marks end of era in Greek banking sector
EconomyBankingMichalis Sallas, the non-executive chairman of Piraeus Bank, resigned during a Board of Directors (BoD) meeting on Wednesday afternoon, marking the end of an era in the Greek banking sector. Sallas said he had informed the institutions about his decision to leave since the beginning of the year
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Lew highlights geopolitical dimension of debt relief discussion on visit to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicscrisis rearing its head again later this year, especially at a time that the global economy
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Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
PoliticsGreek Politics, there has been a suspicion since last year that at some point he may be invited to join the government
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Travel receipts drop at an accelerating pace of 10.4 pct in May despite growth in arrivals
EconomyMacroeconomyin the first half of the year. SETE initial estimates were pointing to an increase in foreign
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S&P affirms Greece’s rating with stable outlook
Economyestimates that Greece’s debt to GDP ratio will peak at 179 percent this year, while is expected to fall
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PASOK and Potami strengthen basis for cooperation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK and To Potami are gradually moving closer to cementing their cooperation, which is expected to lead to the two parties coming under a single leader later this year. After several months of talks, the experts assigned by the two parties to create a common policy platform that both could
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Greece's public healthcare in a muddled and troubled state
EconomyFeaturesin order to receive some sort of healthcare. The government announced this year that as of June 1
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