BoG chief: Greece needs a new deal to reduce fiscal surplus
The disbursement of the next tranche of bailout loan to Greece could be approved by the Eurogroup meeting on Thursday, stated ESM chief Klaus Reggling.
Port strikes cause trouble for Greek cruise tourism
The port of Piraeus on Saturday welcomed some 10,000 cruise passengers as dock workers continued an extended strike for the third week.
Russian Orthodox Church won’t take part in work in Pan-Orthodox Council
Russian Orthodox Church’s representative will not take part in drafting of the message of the Pan-Orthodox Council, which must be ready one week before the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church is convened, a source from the Russian Orthodox Church told Tass on Friday.
Organizers of anti-gov’t protest defend motives
Only three days ahead of planned anti-government rallies in Athens and Thessaloniki, organized through Facebook and other social media under the hashtag #paraititheite (“resign”), organizers have defended the motives of a campaign that has sparked an awkward reaction from the country’s leftist administration.