Greece
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Foreign funds hope to open new casinos
Foreign business groups have expressed interest in the operation of new casinos on Chios, Crete, Atalanti in central Greece and Mykonos.
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Golden Dawn launches political TV show
The hourly show will be hosted by Golden Dawn MP and party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris, and broadcasted live on the party’s website.
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Troika takes a ‘pause’ amid coalition concerns
As Greece’s coalition leaders struggled to solve a dispute over the closure of state broadcaster ERT, troika envoys said they were leaving Athens for a “pause”.
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Coalition no closer to ERT agreement
Third meeting of party leaders in less than a week aims to clinch agreement on ERT, power-sharing
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Troika raises doubts over property tax
Creditor representatives call for measures to plug the budget gap for 2013 and 2014, equal to 2.1 bln euros
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Coalition partners in last-ditch bid to mend gov’t rift
Party leaders to meet again on ERT with PM set to make fresh proposal
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Oz legal and medical minds honoured by Greek Ambassador
The Australian Ambassador to Greece, Jenny Bloomfield honoured Greek Australian legal and medical professionals in a dinner at the Australian residence in Greece.
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Sell-off target will not be met
Troika gives green light to TAIPED to cut corners for speeding up privatization projects such as PPC
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Court orders Greek broadcaster ERT back on air
A Greek court has ruled that closed-down state broadcaster ERT must reopen immediately, offering the squabbling ruling coalition a way out of a political crisis .
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Public servants jobs insecure
About 800 public servants to lose jobs when organizations are merged or scrapped