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'It [GNCHR] has operated in Greece for the last 20 years with full independence, without partisan motives and has accomplished extremely important objectives. Its independence has annoyed some in the past, but now it is suffering a major blow,' said Yorgos Stavropoulos.

It is obvious that with this government every investment is subjected to a tortuous process before it can get off the ground, if indeed the investor is patient enough to wait it out.

'The content of the Enhanced Surveillance Report of 27 February 2019 and its subsequent update will also be used by the Eurogroup to discuss the release of a first tranche of policy-contingent debt measures linked to the implementation of specific policies,' the Commission stated.

'We are the second largest trading partner of North Macedonia and the third largest in direct investment. Hence, the economic power and presence of Greece is very great,' the Environment and Energy Minister said.

Ministers and government cadres have also distanced themselves from Petsitis declaring that the case should be exhaustively probed by the judiciary.

With a large segment of society unable to meet their tax obligations, the state is resorting more and more to the seizure of assets, leaving only a pittance for the debtor to survive.

The committee will be established in May and will be tasked with resolving problems between businesses and with consumers on both sides of the border and internationally.

'On the eve of the visit, Zaev said he expected fresh Greek investments in the impoverished state to exceed €500m. ‘The Republic of North Macedonia will have huge economic benefits from the deal that I believe will be seen in every area of the economy.’

Ladies and gentlemen of the government, your irresponsibility is unfathomable. When prisoners are murdered in this manner at the country’s central prison at Korydallos, you are not entitled to show indifference.

Turkey has engaged with U.S. negotiators in recent days about buying the Raytheon Patriot system, a person familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.

Zaev revealed that Greek companies have already promised to invest “over 500mn euros” in the energy sector in North Macedonia, as well as in the sectors of agriculture and cement.

“What I want to stress and Greek society should understand is that if it is to be protected one needs a social state that can endure natural disasters,” Tsipras said.

The economy contracted for the second quarter in a row at the end of last year and the annual inflation rate is nearly 20 percent

The Greek government and main opposition New Democracy agree that Tirana’s proper treatment of the Greek minority is a precondition for the progress of Albania’s EU membership application.

Operation “Bridge” which was supposed to link SYRIZA with the centre-left collapsed before even getting off the ground.

We make mistakes and sometimes unpardonable ones, Deputy PM Yannis Dragasakis told Parliament about arrangements on resolving non-performing loans.

Regular trade began on the stock of the spin-off corporation of Capital Products Partners LP, in which Evangelos Marinakis holds interests, of DSS Holdings LP and other institutional investors

Even those who are not acquainted with Zolotas’ academic work may be familiar with his famed speeches before the IMF

Representatives of the company stated that the reorganisation plan has substantially reduced its debt and that it now has the necessary liquidity to operate.

In a debate with opposition VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, Zaev also noted that Tsipras had initially accepted the name Republic of Ilinden Macedonia.