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According to the Petersen Institute, even if the debt relief measures agreed to by the Eurogroup were implemented completely, the Greek debt would not be rendered viable, and a nominal reduction of the debt would be necessary.

Greek sovereignty over Imia is clear and indisputable, in accordance with the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, the Italian-Turkish accords of 1932, and the 1947 Treaty of Paris,” the Greek foreign ministry said in a statement.

'The checks performed since then have not shown something noteworthy relating to some kind of ‘grey zone’ regarding illegal entry on flights from Greece to Germany.

The parliamentary committee formed to conduct a preliminary criminal probe of politicians implicated in the Novartis scandal has opined that it is not competent to prosecute the accused on charges of bribery and money laundering.

The contact indicates that the lines of communication between the two countries’ military chiefs remain open in moments of crisis, which could prove crucial in averting an unwanted military clash.

There is an opportunity that lies ahead, after the end of the memorandum, which will be equally difficult to manage, due to the irresponsibility and inadequacy of the political leadership.

'Let’s be clear: there will be no more 'memoranda' – and, provided responsible fiscal policies are pursued in the future, there will be no more need for austerity,' Moscovici said.

'We do not negotiate. We do not bargain. We do not cede even a millimetre of territory, from Didymoteiho to Gavdos, and from Othonous to Kastelorizo. Naturally, Greece does not threaten anyone, but it also is afraid of no one'

The MEPs will discuss what steps may be taken to free the two Greek officers, and a related resolution on procedures to be followed is expected to be passed on 19 April.

The HRADF will commence a new round of talks with the preferred bidder in the coming days in order to further increase the sale price.

The two sides confirmed that they do not wish settlement efforts to be led to a total impasse, and that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres may have to play an active personal role in jump-starting the stalled process,

Nobody until today, at least publicly, had anyone challenged Greek sovereignty over the said islet, until some self-appointed guardians of our sovereign rights showed up.

Skai news reported that three young men from Ikaria’s Fournoi islets raised the Greek flag on the islet Mikros Anthropofas. The men told Star TV that they raised the flag in honour of fallen pilot Yorgos Baltadoros.

The arrest in Istanbul of 44-year-old major drug trafficker Serifi Zindashti – on an arrest warrant issued by Greek authorities- is the most significant development in the last months in the case of the transport of 2.1 tonnes of heroin on the ship Noor 1

With the conviction that the press is obliged above all to be a “window on the world”, and with the certainty that the contemporary information society knows no bounds, Alter Ego Media, the publisher of To Vima, Ta Nea, and in.gr, has launched an ambitious plan to link up with the international publishing and journalistic […]

The privatisation of the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator SA (DESFA) has become a derby. The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund last week received the improved offers of the two consortiums and the preferred bidder is expected to be announced today or tomorrow and a new round of talks will begin to improve the offer […]

The government has submitted to Brussels a draft development plan, and only its guiding principles have been made public. The plan itself has been kept secret from the Greek people.

A Piraeus lower court judicial council unanimously decided not to approve a decision by Piraeus prosecutor Eirini Tziva banning businessman Vagelis Marinakis from leaving the country, on the grounds that he was liable to attempt to flee to avoid prosecution. The same Council also rejected exit restrictions imposed on three other people. In its ruling, […]

The ministry, with qualitatively upgraded services and a streamlining of procedures, hopes to draw the maximum participation of entrepreneurs, in a bid to increase revenues and to better serve swimmers and the public.

The arrangements for the post-bailout supervision of Greece’s economy and debt relief measures top the agenda of Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos’ first meeting with Germany’s new finance minister, Olaf Scholz.