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Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Today) - Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was expected to meet with Greek President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday in order to inform him of his recent visits to China and Azerbaijan.The meeting was... - Older News
- National Bank announces reverse split and recap details Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - National Bank has announced a reverse stock split in the context of its recapitalization, whereby 10 old shares will be traded for a new one at a price of 4.29...
- April meets revenue target from taxation Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The Finance Ministry confirmed on Monday that April was the first month this year that the targets for both direct and indirect taxes were achieved, as the budget deficit is...
- Just 5 pct of tax fines cashed in Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Less than 5 percent of fines imposed on taxpayers by administrative courts in recent years have reached public coffers despite efforts being conducted through changes in tax legislation.Finance Ministry data...
- Greek shipowners choose Chinese shipyards Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Greek shipowners have chosen Chinese shipyards for the construction of at least 60 percent of the new vessels ordered in the last few years, Merchant Marine Minister Costis Mousouroulis told...
- Anti-racism legislation divides coalition Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - A contentious anti-racism bill appeared to be causing an ever-widening rift within the fragile coalition government on Monday, as the two junior partners, PASOK and Democratic Left, pushed for it...
- Arsonist in racially-motivated attack in Athens claims he's part of a citizens' patrol Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - A 34-year-old man charged with setting fire to a store in central Athens last week has told police that he is part of a citizens’ patrol operating in downtown Kypseli...
- Three brothers, mother and wife found guilty of loan-sharking in Thessaloniki Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - A Thessaloniki court on Monday handed guilty verdicts to 21 of 24 defendants charged with participating in a usury ring that was one of three exposed during a police crackdown...
- Suicide rate climbs 26.5 percent in 2011 from 2010; greatest rise in women Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - A staggering 104.8 percent more women committed suicide in 2011 compared with the previous year, while the overall rate of people taking their own lives grew by 26.5 percent (from...
- Piraeus Bank's one-off profit masks losses Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Piraeus Bank said on Monday day that profits surged in the first quarter, after a one-off gain on the book value of its Cypriot bank operations masked the effect of...
- ELPE issues tender to buy Russian Urals crude cargo Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE), Greece’s largest refiner, has issued a tender to buy an 80,000-ton cargo of Russian Urals crude oil for early June delivery, a trading source said, the first...
- Doctors hold 3-hour stoppage Tuesday ahead of Thursday rally Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Doctors at public hospitals in Athens and Piraeus are expected to walk off the job from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday in protest at an appeal by the management...
- School fruit being checked after reports of bad quality Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The fruit distributed at Greece’s state schools is undergoing a series of emergency quality control inspections, according to a statement on Monday by Agricultural Development Minister Athanasios Tsaftaris.The move comes...
- Correction is contained on stock market Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - A late push led by Coca-Cola HBC contained the significant losses incurred by most blue chips during Monday’s session on the Athens bourse, as investors sought to cash in on...
- Teachers' union demands that civil mobilization order is revoked Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Secondary school teachers’ federation OLME on Monday demanded that the government revokes a civil mobilization order issued in response to plans for a strike during this month’s university entrance exams.In...
- Wittgenstein’s wrath at eurozone commentators Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - A true giant of modern thought, Ludwig Wittgenstein believed that all problems in philosophy arise from the misguided use of language. Although this opinion, put forward in his early writings,...
- Meimarakis tells party representatives no MPs should carry guns in Parliament Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Parliamentary speaker Evangelos Meimarakis has spoken to the representatives of all parties to remind them that no MPs should carry guns in the House, it emerged on Monday.Meimarakis acted after...
- Greece hopeful on TAP pipeline after Samaras visit to Azerbaijan Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The government is hopeful that Azerbaijan will choose to transport its natural gas via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will pass through Greece, following Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s visit...
- Slovenian philospher Zizek proposes 'gulag' for those who do not support SYRIZA Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek has caused controversy in Greece by suggesting that he would send anyone who does not support SYRIZA to a “gulag”.Zizek met with SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras...
- Europe’s debt frenzy undeterred by record recession Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Investors are snapping up long-dated bonds from Europe’s high debt and deficit nations even as prices reach the most expensive levels since 2010 and the region’s deepening recession threatens to...
- Thivon Avenue in Athens due to receive 5.1-million-euro revamp Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - A 3-kilometer stretch of Thivon Avenue, one of Athens’s main arterial roads, is in line for a 5.1-million-euro revamp.Attica Regional Authority signed the contract for the project on Monday. The...
- Dutchman to undergo psychiatric examination in wake of Crete stabbing Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The 20-year-old Dutchman accused of a violent attack on a 12-year-old Russian staying at a hotel in Crete has been remanded in custody and ordered to undergo psychiatric examination.Cirino Schrijver...
- Epirus, the pie lover’s destination Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Pies are household favorites nationwide, though the greatest variety is probably found in Epirus, northwestern Greece, whose mountains are covered in a wide variety of wild greens, herbs and mushrooms...
- Vouliagmeni beach evacuated after bather discovers military shell Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - People have been evacuated from Vouliagmeni beach in southern Athens after a bather discovered a missile.A special army unit has been sent to the beach to defuse the shell. The...
- Financial Police has taken on over 5,000 cases since 2011, says minister Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The Financial Police, set up in July 2011, has handled more than 5,000 cases until now, Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias told Parliament on Monday.The Financial Police also handles electronic...
- Greece's Turnover Index in Industry down 11.5% y-o-y in March Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The Turnover Index in Industry in March fell by 11.5 percent compared to a year earlier, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.ELSTAT said that the drop was mainly...
- Lower rate will hamper rooftop photovoltaics, say installers Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The practice of installing photovoltaic panels on rooftops will be severely damaged by the government’s decision to reduce the rate owners are paid for the electricity they provide to the...
- Greece's New Orders Index in Industry down by 12.7% in March Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The New Orders Index in Industry in March 2013 fell by 12.7 percent compared to a year earlier, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.March’s decrease was a result...
- Quick resigns as parliamentary spokesman for Independent Greeks Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - Former TV presenter Terence Quick has resigned as parliamentary spokesman for the Independent Greeks.In a letter to Panos Kammenos, the leader of the nationalist party, Quick said that he would...
- Supreme Court appoints two new financial prosecutors Kathimerini (english, Greece) (Yesterday) - The Supreme Court named two judicial officials on Monday to replace outgoing financial prosecutors Spyros Mouzakitis and Grigoris Peponis.Panayiotis Athanasiou, who has in the past investigated the Siemens cash-for-contracts scandal,...
