Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said Munich Re's insurance subsidiary Ergo, which completed the acquisition of Greece’s ATE Insurance on Tuesday, must prove in practice that the move will ensure existing jobs and create new ones.
Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas denied on Wednesday that he said Europe “definitely needs a ‘Plan B’ for the refugee and migration issue” during an interview with German newspaper "Bild".
The Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE) and the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) are calling on the government to introduce special aid measures in order to assist the North Aegean islands which have seen their tourism traffic dwindle due to the ongoing influx of refugees there in the past year and a half.
Considered by foreign banks as the “Greek Risk”, Greece’s ferry shipping industry is faced with little financial support, which in addition to a series of internal and external factors, is taking a toll on the sector’s performance, according to an annual report released this week by XRTC Business Consultants.
Frankfurt-based transport company Fraport, to manage 14 regional airports across Greece, presented a new airport charges system at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia Airport last week, which it said will become the company’s flagship.
The 38th River Party - Greece's longest running outdoor camping and music festival - opens its gates on the banks of the Aliakmonas River on Wednesday in Nestorio, Kastoria.
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson paid a visit to Mt. Pelion (central Greece) for a 3-day holiday in the village of Horto.
President of Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos discussed on the phone with the mayor of Chios Manolis Vournous the refugees and migrants' issue and its repercussions on the island.
Budget cash revenues surpassed targets by around 105 million euros in July, General Accounting Office sources told AMNA on Wednesday, commenting on press reports alleging that budget revenues significantly fell short of targets in July.
The European Central Bank lacks the necessary tools to deal effectively with the debt crisis and the banking crisis and this is one of the major shortcomings in the Eurozone, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Tuesday, in a meeting with Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras.
It is not known how a secret document of the Foreign Ministry dated 26 July 2016 arrived at the hands of members of the Rubicon group, which then uploaded it online.
As part of its ongoing strategy to better promote Athens and Attica, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) entered a deal this week with the Foreign Ministry to include e-tourism platform Trip2Athens under the umbrella of the ministry’s economic diplomacy program Agora.
According to a draft law currently being examined at the Greek finance ministry, individuals found renting properties to tourists illegally will be subject to hefty fines.
Arrivals of Turkish tourists to the island of Lesvos fell by 20 percent or by about 2,500 people to 11,850 in July compared to the same month last year, official data showed on Monday.