Latest News from Greece
Updated bailout agreement sees possible adjustments to retirement age, payouts
The Greek government may soon have to increase the countrys retirement age and slash pensions further, according to an updated copy of its bailout terms seen by Sundays Kathimerini.
Rail workers threaten Easter holiday strikes
Workers at Greeces national railway service are planning rolling 24-hour strikes during the Easter holiday, from Good Friday to the Monday after, in demand of a new collective labor agreement between staff and management.
The workers are also taking issue with the planned privatization of railway operator Trainose.
Albanian prison fugitive caught in western Greece 17 years later
A 48-year-old Albanian man who escaped from a prison in the neighboring country where he was serving a 20-year sentence for murdering his cousin nearly two decades ago, was apprehended by police in the western Greek port city of Patra on Saturday.
The fugitive, who was not named, had been at large since 1997.
Man arrested in northern Greece for debts to state over 1.1 million euros
Police in Central Macedonia on Saturday said that they have a arrested a 63-year-old man in the town of Giannitsa over unpaid debts to the state in excess of 1.1 million euros.
EU to continue working with Russia to defuse Ukraine crisis, Ashton says in Athens
By Demetris Nellas
The European Union will continue to work with Russia and Ukraine to reduce tensions between the two countries but will keep sanctions as an option, the EU foreign policy chief said Saturday.
A stabilizing force
PASOKs role as the junior partner in Greeces coalition government led by the New Democracy conservatives is extremely crucial to ensuring political stability.
Bulgarians Increasingly Traveling for Easter
Bulgarians are increasingly breaking family gathering traditions and booking trips for the Easter holidays.
Southern Greece Shaken by 5.6 Earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale shook southern Greece on Friday night.
The quake was registered at 11:08 pm local time, with an epicenter 25km east of the island Hydra and 78km south of the capital Athens, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. There are no initial reports of damages or injuries.
Tremor rattles Greek island Hydra, felt in Athens [Update]
A moderate tremor rattled the island of Hydra in Greece's Saronic Gulf on Friday night.
The earthquake struck at 11.08 p.m. and was felt in Athens. Hydra is 85 kilometers southwest of the capital's main port, Piraeus.
Industrialists warn against energy measure delay
The head of Greeces industrialists sent a warning signal on Friday regarding the critical state of Greek industry, which he said will be further aggravated as long as the implementation of measures to reduce energy costs are delayed.
Questions raised by Moody’s stance
Agency chose not to revise Greeces credit rating, retaining the countrys selective default status
By Sotiris Nikas
Moodys rating agency may not have changed its rating for Greece on Friday, but the markets did not appear inclined to wait for its announcement to display their own confidence in the countrys economy.
Venizelos urges political solution with Russia as EU foreign ministers meet in Athens
Europe wants a political solution to the Ukraine crisis that will not alienate Russia, Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said on Friday during an informal summit of his European Union peers in Athens.
Merkel upbeat on Greece trip
Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens on Friday afternoon, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said Friday while also expressing the German leaders admiration for Greek efforts.
Athens rivals clash over mosque referendum idea
New Democracys candidate for Athens mayor, Aris Spiliotopoulos, on Friday hit back at criticism from leftist parties over his pledge that he will hold a referendum on building a mosque in the Greek capital should he win Mays municipal election.
Papandreou speaks about Greece's 2010 loan request
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou revealed on Friday that he had asked Greeces lenders to offer the country its first bailout package at a lower interest rate but his request was refused.