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The leaders of the Eurozone countries decided in the early hours of Saturday to activate a support mechanism for Greece, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced at the end of a special summit in Brussels. A three year joint programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) makes availab...

Greece's Parliament adopted a bill yesterday which incorporates the recently (May 2) approved measures for the activation of the eurozone-IMF support mechanism for the country, expected to reach €110 billion. Following lengthy addresses by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and the four op...

Eurozone's finance ministers decided on Sunday evening to activate the support mechanism for Greece. According to Eurogroup President Jean Claude Juncker, the total amount of a three-year support mechanism would reach 110 billion euros of which 80 billion would come from the other 15 eurogroup count...

In an effort to protect natural habitats and minimize the concurrent biodiversity loss, the United Nations proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. The International Year of Biodiversity constitutes a unique opportunity to raise people’s awareness via a range of activities...

The movie, "Summer in the Aegean" will be released in April 2011. They are obedient and hardworking. All they ask is to make no exception to their eating habits. That is why nearly two tons of fish arrived from the Netherlands to the Aegean islands to feed the perky pelicans which star...

On April 23, Prime Minister George Papandreou formally requested financial support from the EU and the IMF. "It is a national and pressing need to formally ask our EU partners for the activation of the support package that we jointly created," Papandreou said in a televised statement from...

Athens' historic Panathenian (Kallimarmaro) Stadium, the venue of the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896, has reopened for visits by the public after being closed for restoration at the beginning of 2000 and reopening briefly for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, during which the Classical Marathon fin...

Eurogroup finalises 30 bln euro safety net. Eurozone member countries on Sunday agreed to a 30 billion-euro borrowing scheme for Greece for one year, if required, Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary affairs Olli Rehn announced on Sunday afterno...

Two large teams of International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts will be in Athens in April to provide knowhow on taxation matters and on budget drafting and execution to the Finance Ministry. The IMF experts, who are slated to have meetings with finance minister George Papaconstantinou and G...

The most joyous celebration of spring, of rebirth in its literal as well as figurative sense. As Greeks leave the cities in droves to spend Easter in the countryside, food is central to all festivities. The Easter table is a reflection of tradition combined with the seasonality of Greek cuisin...

Brussels (ANA-MPA) -- Euro-area countries on Thursday evening finalised a plan to establish a financial assistance mechanism available to Greece if the country requires it amid an ongoing debt crisis, following a closely watched meeting hours earlier by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Ch...

On March 25 Greece is celebrating the 189th anniversary since the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence (1821) that led to the establishment of the modern Greek state. The revolt, instigated by the secret society "Philiki Etaeria", broke out first in Moldavia and by March 1821 had spr...

Oenorama is biggest and most important event of the Greek wine industry. It is Greece’s only professional wine trade exhibition concentrating uniquely on wine, incorporating both wines and viticultural equipment. Oenorama is organized by Vinetum every even year in March.  Thousands of wi...

Greek pavillion at BIT, Milan Italy, 18 - 21 February, appeared to be a pole of attraction for the immense and spectacular tourism destinations in Greece. Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou inaugurated the Greek Tourism Organisation (EOT) pavilion at the BIT tourism exhibition ...

Starting in February and until December 2010, 39 famous British restaurants will put on their blue-and-white Greek colours and host "Taste of Greece - Greek Flavours in Great Britain," inviting the British to try original Greek recipes, Greek wines and cocktails. It is all part of an effo...

Thousand of years old farm house in Knossos, Crete, Greece. Geophysical studies at Kefala Hill in the Knossos archaeological site on Crete island, have revealed findings of the most ancient farm houses in Greece, and perhaps in all of Europe, dating back between 7,000- 6,400 BC. The important finds...

Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air agree on merger Greek carriers Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air have announced plans for a merger, to form a single national airline. The agreement is subject to approval by the European Competition Commission. Under the plans, the Aegean brand will disappear from...

Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Angela Gerekou on Thursday inaugurated the Greek Tourism Organisation (EOT) pavilion at the BIT tourism exhibition in Milan. The minister expressed confidence that the professionalism of Greece's tourism sector and crucial interventions on the part of the State w...

2010: The Right of All to Live in Dignity. European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. E.U. Social Policy.   Approximately 80 million people in the EU have such limited resources that they cannot afford the basics and face unpredictable long-term consequences of the 2008 interna...

The European Union , in a joint statement by the Heads of State or Government, agreed to take determined and coordinated action to safeguard financial stability in the euro area, and expressed full support for the efforts of the Greek government and their commitment to do whatever is necessary to ge...

New Collection to be released on the 11th of February 2010.  Among philatelists the visual arts are a favourite theme for postal services all over the world, and the Greek Postal Service has paid a tribute to art, with a landmark collection of stamps issued in 1977. Now, a new collection is ab...

On February 9, award-winning chefs, Christoforos Peskias and Stelios Parliaros along with cocktail master Aristotelis Papadopoulos have initiated a UK-based chefs one-day training for the century-old secrets of authentic Greek cuisine, at the Cookbook café, in London. The chefs...

The formal E6 European Trekking Path has been launched for Greece. The long distance European path E6 enters Greece from Corfu and then crosses the port of Igoumenitsa, passing by Zagorohoria -the mountain villages in Epirus. Wonderful trekking routes exist all over Greece, while each season a...

Change the Crisis to a New Opportunity and make a new start for Greece, said PM George Papandreou during the Press Conference on Wednesday, 13 January 2010. New start, major changes now! The year 2010 was the time for Greece to make a new start and major changes, Prime Minister George Papandreou u...

The 4th national conference on the theme "Application of Renewable Energy Sources: Towards an ambitious and credible National Action Plan" will be held in Athens from May 10 to 12, organised by the National Technical University (Polytechnic) of Athens' Renewable Energy Sources Unit (RENES)...

Greek ship-owners top the international commercial marine fleet, having acquired 164 ships in 2009 in the amount of $3.16 billion US. Chinese companies are in the second place, by investing $2.79 billion US in vessel acquisitions. Turkish and Norwegian ship-owners followed, by purchasing various t...

“Life can never be constantly pleasant. You should see to it that you have a journey full of many, small happy moments. Be sure your suitcases are full before your departure.”  "I have painted so many angels in my life. Soon, I will be one of them. You will see, this could be ...

Celebrity Chef Cat Cora stresses value of quality education Famous Greek American chef and entrepreneur Cat Cora, the first and only female winner of the Iron Chef America competition and founder of Chefs for Humanity, was the keynote speaker at a workshop on “Greece as a Culinary Destinatio...

With the lighting of the Christmas tree and a spectacular fireworks show the City of Athens has launched the Christmas and New Year's events at Syntagma Square. Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis marked the start of the City's events and invited everyone to spread a little more optimism, compassion, s...

Submerged Ptolemaic-era pylon raised from Alexandria sea. A granite pylon from a Ptolemaic-era temple, found submerged in sea off Alexandria in Egypt, has been transported from the city's Eastern Harbour to the Kom El Dikka Laboratory for conservation and study. The transfer occurred on Thursday, i...

Media strike on Thursday in Greece There will be hardly any ransmitting/broadcasting of news or other services from 6:00 a.m. on Thursday to 6:00 a.m. on Friday due to a 25-hour media-wide strike that has been called by the Athens Union of Journalists (ESIEA). News service will resume at 6:01 a.m....

Greece’s ‘tremendous potential’ by Elaine Green Lavrentiadis says Greece should exploit green energy opportunities. BUSINESSMAN Lavrentis Lavrentiadis says Greece can take advantage of its strengths and maximise the business opportunities that the global credit crisis has c...

PM to inaugurate 'social dialogue' on Mon.   Prime Minister George Papandreou will formally open the government's "social dialogue" on Monday, as he will address an independent Economic and Social Committee session in the afternoon at the central Zappeion Hall.   Papandreou a...

Government vice-president Theodoros Pangalos  referred to what he called the "particularities" of Greek foreign policy, distinguishing between "fronts" and "challenges" in the diplomatic field. Pangalos addressed a conference in Athens by the International Relatio...

Finance minister George Papaconstantinou anticipated turmoil for the Greek economy on the international markets over the next few months, noting that the attitude of the markets towards the Greek economy was mainly due to the lack of credibility inherited from the preceding (New Democracy) governmen...

The Lloyd's Award "Personality of the Year 2009" was bestowed on MIG president Andreas Vgenopoulos for his investments in Greek coastal shipping with Superfast and Blue Star Ferries and for his Marfin Bank's enhancement of its shipping portofolio. The Lloyd's List Greek Shipping awards we...

 The government yesterday issued a further warning to anyone evading taxation or wasting state money, while noting there will also be fair measures for households and businesses that have been hit by the financial crisis. Speaking at a press conference, Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantino...

A Positive Message in view of the UN Climate Change World Conference in Copenhagen: After wildfires Forests are growing again. Residents in the Peloponnese, Evia and Attica, which have all been hit by major wildfires over the last two years, were given hope by local officials in H...

Greece has four fundamental strategic advantages for attracting investments, Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping minister Louka Katseli during a press conference on the sidelines of the 11th annual Capital Link forum, at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan, titled "Greece: preparing recovery&q...

Minister sets climate pact goals Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Tina Birbili said yesterday that Greece would send a substantial delegation to Copenhagen next week to participate in a United Nations conference on climate change and press for a “legally binding global treaty ...

Athens, Greece hosted the Ministerial Conference on Global Cooperation and Security (OSCE) As representatives from 56 different countries converged in Athens for talks on global security yesterday, Greek interest appeared to be focused more on diplomatic exchanges on the sidelines of the event than...

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou urged investors and the EU to give the new government time to restore the nation’s credibility. “Over the past few days, there has been speculative play and unfair reports, The reports were unfair to the country’s financial sector, wh...

Antonis Samaras is the new leader of main opposition New Democracy (ND) party, after winning an absolute majority from the first round of the election on Sunday, it was announced in the early hours of Monday. Samaras, who was culture minister in the preceding ND government, is New Democracy's seven...

PM to address AHCC 'Greek Economy Conference' Prime minister George Papandreou will address the opening session of the two-day 20th annual American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce's "The Greek Economy Conference" on Monday at a central Athens Hotel. This year marks the 20th anniversary of t...

PASOK MP Maria Damanaki nominated commissioner for maritime affairs, fisheries Ruling PASOK deputy Maria Damanaki was yesterday nominated European commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, a key portfolio in Brussels with particular interest for Greece, where commercial shipping makes a sig...

Motor Oil Hellas, Greece’s second-biggest refiner, and Mytilineos Holdings have set up a joint company to import and sell natural gas in Greece and abroad. The companies said they will use the gas for their own industrial purposes and intend to sell it to third parties, according to a joint s...

Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Wednesday, describing the government's efforts to tackle the country's major monetary problems and to submit a reliable stability programme to the European Commission in January, that the country's monetary state is very difficult. "We are movin...

Economy, Competitiveness, and Shipping Greek minister Louka Katseli is in London to attend at the 26th session of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) general assembly. Speaking to reporters, on the sidelines of the meeting, Katseli outlined the government's initial policy initiatives...

Greece launches three-country initiative for protection of Prespes Lakes region The initiative, according to Greek government spokesman George Petalotis, reflects the "high priority" placed by the government on environmental issues only days ahead of the UN international summit on climate...

The Environment Directorate-General of the European Commission announced on November 19 the winners of the 2009 edition of the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) Awards at a ceremony held in Stockholm. This year, the European Commission acknowledged the achievements of those EMAS organ...

Cruise Sector. Higher income from cruises in the key summer third quarter offset a fall in income from hotels. Louis Plc, the largest tourism company in Cyprus and Greece, expects to considerably reduce losses in 2009 Pretax profit from cruise ship operations in the three months to September 30...

PM Papandreou to call meeting of party leaders to agree on graft-fighting measures Moments after his government’s draft 2010 budget was handed into Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister George Papandreou said he would be calling a rare meeting of party leaders in a bid to reach common ground ...

"We are trying to get the country out of the ICU and tidy up the economy," Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou stated in Parliament on Friday, regarding the state budget for 2010. The premier said that the next year would be one of major changes in several sectors of the economy, socie...

EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, to be the first permanent European Council President. THE PRESIDENT'S ROLE Chosen by 27 member states by qualified majority vote Two-and-a-half-year term Can be re-elected once Chairs EU summits Drives forward the work of E...

Greece qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with a 1-0 victory over hosts Ukraine on Wednesday evening in the Donbass Arena under pouring rain. The second playoff game was played in Donetsk on Wednesday and the only goal was scored by Dimitris Salpingidis 31'. The first game, played in ...

The Greek government plans to pour just over 10 billion euros into public investments next year by stepping up efforts to absorb European Union funds in an attempt to provide the flagging economy with a growth driver. Economy, Competitiveness and Merchant Marine Minister Louka Katseli said yester...

Greece solidly supports the promotion of two pipeline projects, Burgas-Alexandroupolis and South Stream, along with a timely updating of an agreement with Russia for the supply of natural gas, as the current one ends in 2016, to cover increasing domestic needs, a relevant deputy minister said on Mon...

The government will begin broad-ranging national and social dialogue on all major issues where PASOK's programme has promised large-scale changes, government spokesman George Petalotis said on Monday, adding that all sides would be asked to state their positions. "It is self-evident that rapid...

On November 12, the premiere of the new documentary, The Promise of Tomorrow, 1940-1960, was held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. John Aniston, longtime actor on daytime's Days of Our Lives and father of Jennifer Aniston, hosted the screening of the documentary w...

HELEX boosts its regional profile through hooking up with rivals Hellenic Exchanges CEO Spyros Capralos (file photo) said the group is keeping an eye on merger activity taking place in the sector. By Stelios Bouras - Kathimerini English Edition Hellenic Exchanges (HELEX), the operator of the Athe...

Minister receives jab in bid to allay fears LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP Health Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou gets vaccinated against swine flu yesterday. Her decision to get the jab this week, set aside for the inoculation of health workers, was seen as a bid to reassure reluctant citizens. As a...

Greek Government focuses on containing the deficit, not boosting growth Measures to up tax revenue will harm consumption, main component of GDP The stock market has already been rocked by the novel idea of charging profitable companies to fund a special allowance to low-income groups.  The ...

Minister heralds far-reaching reforms of tax and public spending as EU increases pressure to curb bloated deficit. As the European Commission increases pressure on Greece to take drastic measures to curb its bloated budget deficit, Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou has told Kathimerini th...

Several universities in Athens closed down yesterday ahead of events that begin tomorrow to mark the 36th anniversary of the bloody student uprising against the military junta in 1973. The event will be commemorated on November 17 with a protest march from central Athens to the US Embassy. The poli...

Prime minister George Papandreou responded in parliament on Friday during the "Hour of the Prime Minister" to questions submitted for him in the House by the three smaller opposition parties on the social security system, the STAGE subsidised work experience programs and the 'golden boys' ...

The draft bill on public sector appointments will be the first step toward restoring a state of law in the direction of justice, equality and legality, Prime Minister George Papandreou said during Wednesday's meeting of the Cabinet that discussed and approved the proposed bill. "As a society w...

 Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas outlined the new Greek government's foreign policy priorities in an interview published in a Thursday edition of a Vienna daily, including detailed responses on questions dealing with the pesky fYRoM "name issue", the Greek-Turkish relatio...

European Union finance ministers will outline a timetable in which Greece needs to lower its budget deficit to below 3 percent of output in February, said Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou yesterday. Speaking to reporters at the monthly meeting of European finance ministers (Ecofin) in Br...

Piraeus port dockworkers early Wednesday suspended their strike, after a Piraeus Court of First Instance ruled the ongoing rolling strikes as illegal a day earlier. The decision to suspend strike action was reached after a marathon meeting of the boards of the Federation of Port Workers of Greece (...

Some 63 percent of Greek internet users have created a net profile on at least one social networking service, compared to the European average of 45 percent, putting Greece in third place European-wide, after Denmark and Norway, according to a European-wide online survey on "Internet & Mobl...

Greek banks retain luster as efforts turn to cost efficiency Lenders will see boost to bottom line after spike in nonperforming loans The 2003-2007 growth story of banks in Greece and Southeastern Europe may be over but the prospects of local lenders are not poor, as reflected in increasing sto...

A one-off wealth redistribution An unemployed woman displays the contents of her wallet. AN UNPRECEDENTED measure to fund one-off cash handouts to the country’s poorest households - by means of taxing the biggest companies and landowners - was met on November 3 with unanimous applause fr...

CEOs wanted Greece’s new Socialist government advertised yesterday the top two positions in utility Public Power Corp and the country’s biggest refiner Hellenic Petroleum.  The chairman and chief executive positions of both companies were advertised on government website www.openg...

Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday presented the 2010 budget drawn up by Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou to his cabinet, stressing that this would lay the foundations for the country's economic recovery. "We are beginning to carry out all that we promised before the election...

Businesses call for OLP to stay open until new year; ex-merchant marine minister to head talks Workers at Piraeus port decided yesterday to extend their strike for a further 48 hours in protest against China’s Cosco taking over the management of a cargo terminal, at a crucial time of year fo...

Greek cooperative banks report improved 9-month results Greek cooperative banks reported satisfactory increases in their nine-month results, compared with the corresponding period last year, Nikos Myrtakis, chairman of the Association of Cooperative Banks of Greece said on Wednesday. Assets totale...

Workers at Piraeus port decided yesterday to extend their strike for a further 48 hours in protest against China’s Cosco taking over the management of a cargo terminal, at a crucial time of year for businesses gearing up for the busy Christmas period. Workers who fear the deal will result i...

EU pledges to fund creation of system for processing asylum claims of undocumented immigrants Prime Minister George Papandreou yesterday told an international forum on migration in Athens that all children born to migrants from now on will automatically acquire Greek citizenship as European Commis...

The 11th annual Greek Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Forum opened in Athens on Wednesday the 4th of November in a central hotel. A message from prime minister George Papandreou was read out to the opening session of the two-day conference, outlining four "decisive intervention...

Support for new taxes to fund handouts; end of scrappage scheme less popular The Cabinet yesterday discussed the content of the first bill, aimed at giving low-income groups a financial boost, to be drafted since the government was elected a month ago at the same time that some discontent was be...

Money flow to companies may make sense if coupled with investment The cash flow from banks could be the oxygen for local corporations, though even that may not be enough. The capacity of the Greek economy to grow next year will depend, among other things, on the ability of tens of thousands of c...

Light showers over eastern Thessaly and the mainland, Evia, the Cyclades, northern Crete, the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese. Clear elsewhere, with overnight showers in the northwest. Northerly winds at 6 to 8 Beaufort in the Aegean, and northeasterly at 3 to 4 Beaufort in the Ionian. Temperatu...

Passenger ferries and other vessels remained moored at the ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina yesterday as winds intensified. Some ports in the Aegean were also affected, though strong winds were expected to ease off overnight. Meanwhile light snow fell in mountainous parts of northern and central...

 Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Saturday held a 45-minute working meeting here with British Premier Gordon Brown, with the former citing an in-depth cooperation and talks on a new "developmental strategy" aimed to create new jobs and deal with climate change.   Papan...

Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou addresses the press following an EU finance ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg. In his first appearance as head of Greece’s finances, he faced harsh criticism from his EU peers. Recently appointed Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou was gi...

A new draft bill heralded yesterday by Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Tina Birbili suspends all construction activity on burned forestland in Attica and other parts of the country until authorities draw up comprehensive forest maps. The bill, is due to be submitted to Parliament ne...

Credit expansion growth, measuring funding to domestic enterprises and households, slowed further in September to 5.4 pct, from 6.0 pct in August and 15.9 pct in December 2008, the Bank of Greece said on Tuesday.  The central bank, in a monthly report, said funding to domestic enterprises tota...

Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos underlined Monday that his top priority would be to organise the newly merged ministry of culture and tourism and the solutions that need to be given to lingering problems, while clarifying that he is the only one responsible for the culture sector. On...

PM attends Thessaloniki events "Hellenism's great victory, that of the liberation of Thessaloniki, highlights and proves the timeless strength of our people, our country. The strength of Northern Greece, of Macedonia and Thrace," prime minister George Papandreou said in Thessaloniki on Mo...

The events on the occasion of the threefold celebration in Thessaloniki for the patron Saint Demetrios feast day, the city liberation in 1912 anniversary and the October 28 national holiday got underway today with the formal doxology at St. Dimitrios church in the presence of Hellenic Republic Pre...

The founding of the United Nations, "this global institution of understanding and peace, constitutes a milestone for humanity and an achievement. It is a forum where all nations are equal between each other and before the law, considering reality honestly, through solidarity and mutual respect,...

Greece can become a model country and state, Prime Minister George Papandreou stated in an address to ruling PASOK's National Council on Friday. At the same time, he stressed that achieving this required the forging of social alliances and the participation of ordinary citizens in order to succeed. ...

Finance Ministry looking into ways to up revenues as of next year; alcohol, tobacco levies likely targets The government yesterday ruled out introducing any new taxes in 2009 but left open the possibility of upping indirect tax levels next year in order to help lower Greece’s ballooning budg...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- The flame for the Vancouver Olympics was successfully lit by the sun's rays in an ancient ceremony Thursday, heralding the start of the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Games. The sun shone just enough over the fallen temples at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics for a...

Olympic Air’s fleet comprises brand new planes. “I don’t think there has ever been an airline in the industry that in five months has done what we have done. It is a tremendous achievement when you consider the only thing we started with was the purchase of the name [with no aeropl...

President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias has accepted the proposal by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to serve a second term in Greece's highest post, as it was formally announced on Monday afternoon. "I accept the nomination for my re-election to the Presidency of Greece,&q...

A group of 10 environmental groups has presented Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Tina Birbili with a proposal for a comprehensive institutional framework for protecting Greece’s biodiversity. After a meeting yesterday with WWF Hellas director Dimitris Karavellas, who presented...

Ministers of the new PASOK government fleshed out their proposals on the third and final day of a three-day policy program debate in Parliament yesterday, which was to culminate at midnight with MPs casting their vote of confidence in the new socialist administration. Meanwhile, the real work of go...

In his first address to Parliament as prime minister, George Papandreou last Friday, set out his government’s aims for the next four years but stressed that the poor state of the economy means that PASOK will have to take some tough measures. Papandreou presented his government’s poli...

Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos Government spokesman Yiorgos Petalotis Interior, decentralisation and e-governance ministry Minister: Yiannis Ragousis Alternate: Dinos Rovlias Deputy: Theodora Tzakri Yiannis Ragousis The former, and very successful, secretary and spokesman of the p...

Marfin Investment Group (MIG) President Andreas Vgenopoulos, addressing Olympic Air's inauguration ceremony, outlined its commitments at the airline's technical base. He underlined the commitment of Marfin Investment Group "the biggest Greek business group to continue to place social interest ...

Greece's new Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday presented his government's policy statement to the Parliament elected on October 4, calling on Greek society to rally together in order to overcome the crisis now affecting it on every level. He invited all Greeks to join the government in wha...

The Finance Ministry is putting together a plan for 2010 worth 10 billion euros, or 4 percent of gross domestic product, aimed at lowering the budget deficit and supporting economic growth, according to a senior Finance Ministry official. The ruling Socialists have yet to make public any estimates ...

Debate on the new PASOK government's policy statement, which will be presented by prime minister George Papandreou, begins in parliament on Friday evening. The debate will wind up at midnight on Sunday with a roll call vote in a plenary session of the House's 300 members. Meanwhile, the names of t...

Prime minister George Papandreou on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of his ruling PASOK party's new parliamentary group that emerged from the October 4 general elections in Greece, which brought PASOK to power."The people asked us to assume the responsibility of changing page," Papandr...

Greece’s 300 deputies attended the swearing-in ceremony at Parliament yesterday. Ex-Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis was applauded by his party’s MPs on his first public appearance since the October 4 election loss. The new PASOK government plans to enhance the role that Parliament play...

Greece's new 300-member parliament that emerged from the October 4 general elections was sworn-in on Wednesday morning, in a special ceremony in the unicameral House. The swearing-in took place after the traditional blessing, officiated by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece. "I swe...

Irish mega-band scheduled to perform at Olympic Stadium in September 2010 as part of world tour With or without you. U2’s 30-year-old musical history will unfold on stage at the Olympic Complex in September next year. Less that 12 months from now, on September 3, 2010, Irish mega-band U2 is...

Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister Louka Katseli met Monday with representatives of the Greek Shipowners Union (EEE), the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) and Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) board of directors. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Katseli stressed that the shipping...

THE BUSINESS and banking community this week welcomed Pasok’s clear mandate for reform. “Finally, we have a solid government with a great majority, with no need for a repeat election as many had feared,” George Stamnos, head of Treasury at Hellenic Postbank (TT), told the Athens N...

Greece could be just a win away from clinching automatic qualification to the World Cup in South Africa next year, after an entertaining 5-2 win over Latvia in Athens on Saturday, although a place in the play-off round still looks the most likely outcome. In its final regular qualification game, th...

U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to an international energy security and climate change meeting that is taking pla...

Support to "Athens 2011" Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos expressed support to the hosting of the Special Olympics World Summer Games "Athens 2011" in a meeting he had Thursday with Special Olympics International Chairman and CEO Timothy P. Shriver and Special Oly...

Pop artist’s portraits and screen tests on display Edie Sedgwick in a Warhol screen test produced in 1964. By Nelly Abravanel - Kathimerini Images of martyrs take a leading role in “Warhol/ Icon: The Creation of Image,” an exhibition exploring Warhol’s obsession with fame,...

PM Papandreou addresses first Cabinet meeting "Today we change page and embark on a new course for a just society, for a Greece that will make us proud, and to put the country back on a developmental track," newly-elected prime minister George Papandreou told the first meeting of his Cabi...

Greece's new prime minister George Papandreou took office on Tuesday morning, after his PASOK party swept the polls in Sunday's general elections in Greece, giving it a firm 160-seat majority in the 300-member unicameral parliament. Papandreou was sworn in at 11:00 on Tuesday morning as prime minis...

Socialist ministers due to be announced today; large scale of PASOK victory that secured comfortable majority becomes clear   Prime Minister-elect George Papandreou is expected to name his first Cabinet today, following PASOK’s resounding victory at the polls on Sunday, a result which c...

PASOK wins elections, succeeds to create self sufficient government Main opposition PASOK party and its leader George Papandreou posted a landslide election victory on Sunday in Greece's snap general election, garnering 43.93 percent of the vote with the results from 99,3 percent of the precincts t...

Papandreou and PASOK sweep to victory Socialists score landslide win that secures majority in Parliament; Karamanlis resigns and begins process to elect new ND leader PASOK leader and Greece’s next prime minister, George Papandreou, is greeted last night by jubilant supporters at the party&...

National Gallery exhibition traces neoclassicism in 18th-century French decorative art Tres chic? At the National Gallery, ‘Le gout a la grecque: The Birth of Neoclassicism in French Art’ showcases works of art as well as personal objects and pieces of furniture. The exhibition presents...

Most profitable Greek companies (ANA-MPA) -- Hellenic Telecoms (OTE), National Bank and Cosmote were the most profitable groups in Greece in 2008, a survey on Business Leaders in Greece, published by ICAP Group, announced on Monday. ICAP said the survey included the 500 most profitable companies a...