Greece relaunches railway company sale to attract more offers
Reuters — Greece said on Wednesday it will relaunch a tender to sell its railway company TRAINOSE to allow more investors to bid for it. […]
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How the IMF could blow up Greece’s debt agreement
Huffington Post — The Greek government, and the businesses accustomed to tussling with it, have finally agreed on a way to meet the budget targets insisted […]
Confiscation of undeclared assets under way
Financial prosecutors are confiscating assets owned by depositors checked for tax evasion who were found to have high deposits in overseas accounts while declaring low […]
European Stability Mechanism head rules out haircut for Greek debt
Reuters — The head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on Tuesday ruled out a haircut for Greek debt but said extending debt maturities and […]
Harsh living conditions for the majority of Greeks in poor neighborhoods
Greek Reporter — While the rich at Davos are imagining ways to make the world even more unequal and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble demands […]
Greece a “bridge” between Iran and the European Union
Sputnik — According to the statement, Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Panos Skurletis and Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Hossein Amir Zamaninia discussed the strengthening of cooperation in the […]
IMF cancels rule created in 2010 to bail out Greece
AFP — The International Monetary Fund abolished Wednesday a rule created in 2010 that allowed it to participate in an international bailout of Greece despite […]
IMF demands EU debt relief for Greece before new bailout
The Guardian — The European Union will need to provide significant debt relief for Greece if it is to persuade the International Monetary Fund to […]
COSCO’s bid for Piraeus port has been accepted.
people.ch — COSCO Group’s improved bid for the acquisition of Greece’s Piraeus port has been accepted by the Greek privatization fund. The Chinese group submitted […]
Protesting farmers trap minister
Greek farmers protesting against pension cuts and new taxes blocked Agricultural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou in a regional administrative building in the city of Komotini […]
Tax increases have not brought in the desired revenues
Data from the Finance Ministry showed on Thursday that state revenues grew 39 million euros or 0.08 percent from 2014, although taxpayers were hit with […]
Greece seeks German know-how to tackle tax evasion
AFP — Greek and German authorities agreed Saturday to step up their cooperation on tax evasion, with information supplied by Germany already being used to […]
Political talks on Greek debt to begin after first bailout review is done
WSJ — Greece’s creditors are expected to start talking soon over an issue that has been looming over the eurozone since 2010: cutting the country’s […]
Eurogroup drag their feet over Greek programme evaluation
Irish Times – As the European Union embarks on another year expected to be dominated by the refugee crisis and the threat of Brexit, a […]
Greece receives offer from China’s Cosco for Piraeus port
AP — Greece’s privatization fund says China’s Cosco Group is the only bidder for a majority stake in the port of Piraeus, which is the […]