Greece
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Interim government on shaky ground
Greece’s Education Minister Giorgos Babiniotis threatened to resign over his attempt to bypass university reform, which has caused yet another blow for Greece’s interim government.
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Uni’s face closure
Six universities in Greece may face immediate closure after the recent bond swap reduced their assets to zero.
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Tourism hit hard by negative images abroad
Greece’s negative image abroad as a holiday destination has had an impact on most sectors of the tourism economy.
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Greek-Cypriot-Israeli ‘energy axis’
Greece, Cyprus and Israel have agreed to deepen their energy cooperation, but are yet to sign a memorandum to seal their agreement.
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Greeks look to villages for better quality of life
Greeks are considering moving from the city back to regional villages, says the results of a survey commissioned by the Agricultural Development Ministry that were made public Tues
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Medieval coins found in Naxos
Over fifty Venetian silver coins dating to the 14th century AD, have been found by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Naxos, revealed the culture ministry on Tuesday.
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Trade deficit down 29.1 per cent
Greece’s trade deficit fell by 29.1 per cent in January, according to provisional figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (Elstat) on Tuesday.
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Greece’s unregistered migration causes tensions
Greece’s inability to handle the number of unregistered immigrants streaming onto its lands is causing plenty of eyebrows to be raised further up the European map.
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Greece ups energy grade
Greece is consolidating its position as a global player in the energy field by becoming a non-permanent member of the Executive Committee of the International Energy Forum.
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Athens parade held without major incident
The Independence Day parade in Athens passed off without any major incident on Sunday amid an extremely high police presence.