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Greece and Albania hold private talks to tackle longstanding differences
PoliticsForeign Policyof war that has existed between the two countries since the Second World War. Athens, meanwhile, does... from the country during the Second World War. Athens dismisses the claim and argues that the Chams were... the official negotiations within Nimetz’s mandate, which is for the name and its use. The second
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Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
Parliament last year following the conclusion of the second review. Each measure is worth 1 percent... for a second straight month Building permits rose by 16.4 percent in October, reversing September’s decline... figure of permits issued in October came to 1,275, remaining above the 1000-mark for a second
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Industrial turnover increases by 12.9 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomyon Friday. The headline figure is the second double-digit growth since May this year. The 12-month trailing index grew by 13.3 percent, driven by a comparatively weak second half of 2016. The main factor... a rise of 25.7 percent in November, which is the second highest rise behind basic metals which rose
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Eurogroup sets up completion of third review, plans for programme's end
EconomyProgrammeof the European Stability Mechanism’s executive board in February. The second tranche of 1 billion euros... the completion of the second review. However, the institutions added another condition, which is “the unimpeded... relief measures agreed at last June's Eurogroup, when the second review was concluded. The statement
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Work on post-programme framework continues despite tranche holdup
EconomyProgrammethat the tranche will now be released is in the second half of March, rather than towards the beginning... will be able to disburse this first sub-tranche before the second half of March,” said European Stability... of the former airport at Hellenikon in southern Athens to be redeveloped. The second, though, is more
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Economic sentiment at 104.3 pts in Feb, consumer confidence falls by 2 pts
EconomyMacroeconomy, especially after May 2017 and the successful conclusion of the second programme review. Greece’s... points compared to February 2017. After rising in December, consumer confidence declined for a second... by 3 points month-on-month to 4.2, staying positive for a second month. The last time Greece’s
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PMI at 56.1 in February, most improved since June 2000
EconomyMacroeconomy, it was also reported that unfinished work accumulated for the second month in a row and at the highest rate... for the second time in nine-and-a-half years, resulting in a growth in output at the highest rate for a decade... prices for a second month. The above factors combined to raise business confidence to a record high
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
Societyin their country, Greeks came second only after Cypriots in saying that fake news was definitely a problem... are responsible (41 percent), but their second most popular answer was citizens themselves (36 percent against... average to place responsibility with EU institutions (25 percent versus 21 percent). Second after
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Piraeus Bank makes net profit of 12 mln in Q4, edges into profitability for 2017
EconomyBankingAmeoba, has attracted strong interest. The first phase was recently completed, with the second phase... of the loans. The total value is 1.6 billion euros, though sources note that in the second phase... Megalou, CEO of Piraeus Bank noted improving performance, particularly in the second half of the year
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Retail sales rise by 0.7 pct in Jan, volume up by 1.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy) on Friday. January’s headline figure is the second positive reading after three consecutive months of negative readings. It also represents the second year since 2010, after 2017, that the index has... increase of 1.7 percent in December, staying positive for a second month. January’s increase
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