Greece
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Greece presses charges over alleged 2008 Karamanlis plot
A Greek prosecutor pressed charges of treason and trying to destabilise the country against unknown suspects this week over an alleged 2008 plot to overthrow the then-conservative
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Funding approved
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday approved 28 billion euros in funding for Greece over the next four years.
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Greece’s unemployment rises to 20.7 per cent
Greece’s jobless rate rose to a fresh quarterly record of 20.7 percent in the last three months of 2012, reflecting the country’s deep economic malaise, exacerbated by austerity to
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Ex-ministers launch new socialist party
Two former ministers, Louka Katseli and Haris Kastanidis, launched a new party named “Social Pact” last Wednesday, promising that they would provide “realistic and radical policies
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E-tax return forms for high earners
Greek taxpayers with incomes over 15,000 per year will have to submit their forms electronically.
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PR firms to boost tourism to Greece
Greece is set to use public relations companies to help boost tourism for the country.
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Greece will need more austerity cuts
New bailout approved but EU wants 11.7 bln euros of savings in 2013/14
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May likely date for Greek elections
Greece is likely to hold general elections on May 6 or 13.
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Greek petrol prices second highest in EU
Greeks are paying 12.5 per cent more for petrol compared to 2011, the Greek Consumers Centre (ELKEKA) said last week.
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Foreign buyers eye the island of Patroklos
The issue of the sale of Patroklos is emerging afresh as well-informed sources suggest that a Canadian billionaire came to Greece last week and expressed an interest in its acquisi