Tsipras Calls for Popular Participation
Emboldened by the recent success of his party in the European parliamentary elections, Alexis Tsipras gave a speech on the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, outlining his plan for the economy.
Greece Leads in Pension Cuts
Greece is the only country to have taken drastic action, to cut pensions by 30 percent between 2009 and 2013 under the terms of its international bailouts, Reuters reports.
Papandreou Prepares Resurgence
Former PM George Papandreou is in Berlin participating in a conference on governance in Europe, at the invitation of the Hertie School of Governance, along with German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijssenbloem , and former Italian PM Mario Monti.
Greek toyseller Jumbo pegs record profits
They said growth was on its way. The country's largest toy seller, Jumbo, reported on Monday a 44% rise in net profit for the nine months to March.