IFO: EU fudged Greek data
The head of the Munich-based IFO Institute for Economic Research has accused the E.U. of meddling with the figures for Greece's finances to portray a rosier picture ahead of EU elections.
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Greece Performs Tonight in Eurovision's Semifinal
The 59th annual Eurovision Contest is being held this month in Copenhagen, and tonight brings the second round of the semi-final.
ECB to keep interest rates and rethink later
The European Central Bank is ready to take action next month to boost eurozone economy if price inflation forecasts warrant it, its president said, announcing interest rate stable at 0.25%.
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Hellenic Petroleum Plans U.S. Dollar Bond
Today, Hellenic Petroleum confirmed their hiring of HSBC Bank, BNP Paribas, Eurobank Ergasias SA and Credit Suisse Securities Ltd., to distribute a fixed interest rate two-year U.S. dollar bond.
New poll shows SYRIZA leading
A new poll conducted by Pulse shows that Syriza has increased its lead ahead of New Democracy party by 2 percent in the upcoming European Parliament elections.
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A new fire season with inadequate means
The country is heading to another summer fire season faced with an aging fleet of fire fighting aircraft, and a lack of vehicles and personnel.
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Fire at Loutraki
Less than 24 hours after the forest fire at Keratea and while May is still at its beginning, a second large fire broke out this afternoon at Loutraki.
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More Etihad flights to Athens
From 2 July 2014, Etihad Airways will increase frequency on the Abu Dhabi-Athens route from seven to 10 flights per week with the introduction of three new flights, which will provide passengers traveling to and from Athens with more choice and greater flexibility. The new flights will offer travelers the choice of two different departure times to and from Abu Dhabi.
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IMF Plans Greek Program Meeting
The International Monetary Fund's managing board plans to meet in the upcoming weeks, under the Greek program's 5th assessment framework, as IMF spokesman Gerry Rice confirmed today.
Microlight breaks record using Crete as waystation
Richard Foster, challenge hungry aviator and Chief Flying Instructor of Goodwood based South Coast Microlights flew his C42 microlight from the legendary airfield to South Africa, via Crete.
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Greek exports to non-EU members rise
Greek exports to third, or non-EU, countries rose by 5.2% in March, while those to EU countries fell by 2.7%, according to the Greek Exporters Association.
Revelations on Greece from UK declassfied documents
In 1982, the then newly incumbent PASOK government under Andreas Papandreou was of intense interest to UK officials, as Foreign Office documents recently declassified show. UK services were keen to see where Andreas Papandreou was “heading” as until that time he was an unknown quantity, and his leftist rhetoric was a source of concern.
Athens Stock Exchange Continues Attracting Investors
The Athens Stock Exchange continued to attract international investors as net buyers, marking April as the 18th consecutive month of global transactions.
Hydrocarbon Agreements Signed May 14th
Hellenic Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos along with other governmental officials, are scheduled to attend a May 14th event, where agreements will be ratified concerning hydrocarbon activities, analysis, production and extraction in three different sectors.