Greece
Bank of Greece reports a 7.447 billion primary surplus for the January-April 2018 period
The Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of 7.447 billion euros on a cash basis in the January-April period, from a deficit of 404 million euros in the corresponding period last year, the Bank of Greece said on Thursday.
Institutions and the Greek government to talk about fiscal, health, administrative issues
The Greek government’s deliberations with the heads of the institutions’ missions on Thursday will focus on fiscal issues, including changes in set real estate state values for tax purposes (“objective values”) and issues related to the health ministry and the administration restructuring ministry.
Greece is meeting its targets on the primary surplus for 2018-2019, says government official
“There is no doubt that the government is meeting its [primary surplus] targets for 2018-2019 and the discussion is now focused only on the size [of surplus] that will allow tax reductions and focused interventions on spending,” a Greek government official told reporters on Thursday.
Greek Prime Minsiter Alexis Tsipras meets with FYROM’s Zoran Zaev, Germany’s Angela Merkel
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ meeting with FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in Sofia was concluded on Thursday.
Greek soldiers held in Turkey ‘should have come home’, says Pyatt
The United States views Greece as a pillar of stability in the region and the two countries “share a compelling interest” in supporting regional energy infrastructure projects, U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Wednesday during his inaugural speech at the Prometheus Energy Lecture, organised by the University of Piraeus.
Turkish servicemen want asylum and travel documents to leave Greece
The eight Turkish servicemen who fled from Turkey after an attemped coup in June last year and landed in Alexandroupolis airport want to leave Greece once they are granted asylum, their lawyers said Wednesday at a press conference.
Greece and institutions reach agreement on lignite and hydroelectric power, says minister
Greece and the institutions on Wednesday reached an agreement on the auctions of lignite and hydroelectric power by Public Power Corporation (PPC) and the special charge to fund renewable energy sources.
National Bank to launch online property auction platform next month
National Bank of Greece (NBG) is set to launch next month its own online platform to auction off property, following in the steps of the country’s largest lender, Piraeus Bank, said George Frangou, head of group real estate at NBG, on Tuesday.
Decisions on Greek debt relief will be taken within a couple months, says EU’s Dombrovskis
The decision to provide further debt relief to Greece is one or two months away, European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis said on Tuesday.
More than 240 unaccompanied children offered medical help in Jan-March
Doctors of the World and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) offered medical treatment to more than 240 unaccompanied refugee children in Greece in the first three months of the year, they said on Monday.