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PM unveils plans to boost Greece’s tourism

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 05/01/2014 - 22:16


By Stathis Kousounis

The number of foreign tourists in Greece could rise by 50 percent in the next decade, exceeding 30 million visitors per year, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said during the annual general meeting of the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE) at the Athens Concert Hall on Wednesday.

Tsipras tries to banish euro doubts

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 05/01/2014 - 21:41


SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras attempted on Thursday to quickly kill off any new speculation about whether his party is committed to keeping Greece in the single currency by saying that its aim is to “save the country in the euro.”

Greek Authorities Also Push Back Refugees - Report

Published by Novinite on Thu, 05/01/2014 - 17:02

Greece has also committed serious violations against asylum seekers and immigrants entering its territory from Turkey, a new report by Amnesty International has argued.

ELSTAT responds to claims of unreliable statistics

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 04/30/2014 - 18:21


In response to recent reports in the media claiming that unreliable statistics were published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority, ELSTAT and Eurostat, regarding Greece’s annual fiscal figures for 2013 as these showed surpluses in social security funds and local government, the former sought to clarify matters in a statement released on Wednesday.

SYRIZA presents MEP candidates but slammed by ND over drachma, referendum

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 20:43


SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras presented his party’s candidates for the European Parliament elections on May 25 and called on Greeks to “turn your rage into political action” to defeat the coalition government, with which the leftists were involved in another verbal battle.

Tsipras receives invitation to visit Russia

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 17:37


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has extended an official invitation to Greece's leftist opposition leader Alexis Tsipras to visit Russia, Skai reported Tuesday.

Tsipras has been invited to visit the country in the first half of May, the report said.

Glezos quits committee on WWII reparations

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 17:19


SYRIZA MP Manolis Glezos on Tuesday quit Greece's cross-party committee on World War Two reparations, saying that the body had failed to live up to its task.

Glezos, a WWII resistance hero, said that instead of seeking ways to claim German compensation for Nazi crimes, the committee had degenerated into a “study group.”

Dacic hands over duty to Vucic

Published by Tanjug on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 16:18

BELGRADE - The handover of the prime minister's duty was completed in the Serbian government on Tuesday, and former prime minister delivered the office to newly-appointed Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

Pangalos to press charges against leftist daily

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 20:48


Socialist veteran Theodoros Pangalos said on Monday that he plans to press charges against Avgi newspaper for reporting that, as foreign minister, he turned in Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan to the Turkish intelligence service in 1999.

Reforms push Greece to economic recovery

Published by SETimes on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 00:00

Reforms push Greece to economic recovery

The costs are high, but the government has stuck to implementing the required steps.

The government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras floated a sovereign bond for the first time since the economic crisis began in 2010. [AFP]

Former coalition party leader plays down links to Papandreou

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 04/26/2014 - 18:30


Fotis Kouvelis, the head of Democratic Left (DIMAR) who quit the current ruling coalition last June over the closure of former state broadcaster ERT, played down links between his party and former Socialist Premier George Papandreou over the weekend ahead of a scheduled joint appearance by the two men at a book launch in Athens on Monday.

Roma activist won't join Potami

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 04/26/2014 - 18:14


Stavros Theodorakis, leader of the recently established To Potami party, denied over the weekend that Thrace-based Roma activist Sabiha Suleiman (photo) was to be incorporated into the centrist, pro-Europe party’s candidate list for the upcoming European Parliament elections.

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