UN Adviser on Cyprus Eide in Athens
UN Special Adviser for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide is currently in Athens to meet with Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
UN Special Adviser for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide is currently in Athens to meet with Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias.
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) this week confirmed that Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund IV LP signed a new agreement to submit an amended special zoning and spatial plan for the development of the Astir Palace Vouliagmeni venue, one of the best known resorts and tourist-related sites in the greater Athens area.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday in an interview with Real News newspaper sent the message to Greece’s creditors that the government will not succumb to unreasonable demands.
An unbelievable incident took place in Heraklion during the night, as unknown perpetrators stole the gutters from the church of Agios Ioannis Eleimonas, at Koroni Magaras.
The social security and pension reform will top the agenda of talks between government and its lenders.
European Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici urged the Greek government to respect its commitment to reform its pension system and keep the country on a virtuous reform path.
Greece's Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) grew to 50.2 points in December from 48.1 in November, recording the first improvement in the manufacturing sector in the last 16 months, returning to growth levels for the first time in 12 months, Markit said on Monday.
A process for licensing the televised media was now in the final stages of preparation and will soon be ready to begin, Minister of State Nikos Pappas said on Monday in an interview with the Greek radio station "Sto Kokkino".
Greek capital market officials appeared optimistic over the outlook of 2016, after a negative 2015, at the opening session of the new year in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday.
A new development law to be tabled to Parliament soon will include 3-4 basic principles, it will be simplified compared with a prevailing bureaucracy and will put an end to mistakes made in the past such as no safeguarding of funds and piling up state debts to private investors, Economy Minister George Stathakis said on Monday.
The development of the industrial sector should become a national target if we want at some point to leave from the vicious circle of the memoranda and of the neoliberal European economic subordination, noted Deputy Economy Minister Theodora Tzakri in statements within the framework of the first meeting of the forum for the industry.
A 28-day baby girl was pronounced dead at the Venizeleio Hospital in Heraklion on Friday, doctors announced over the weekend.
The government will be ready for the evaluation by the institutions, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday during a brief discussion with reporters at Maximos Mansion.
The weather service warned that temperatures will drop significantly in the next 24 hours in Greece, with sleet and high winds expected for most of the country, and snow forecast for the mountainous and northern regions.
Snowfall is expected in the northern parts of Athens.