"The most important element of the new European Border and Coast Guard Agency is that it goes beyond what Frontex was able to do, but that we do not replace member states' responsibilities and definitely not their sovereignty," European Commissioner for Migration and Internal Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos said in the European Parliament Plenary session on the European Border and Coast Guard.

Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE) is open to collaborations with PPC that will facilitate the deregulation of electricity market and at the same time will allow the company to offset losses suffered from the reduction of market share.

Greek and foreign companies transferring their activities from Greece to Bulgaria and other countries in the region "is not so much a question of taxation as political stability," said Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis in statements to "Praktorio 104.9 FM."