Greece

Greece’s unemployment rate eased to 18.1% in March from a downwardly revised 18.4% in the previous month, data from the country’s statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. The jobless rate in March was the lowest reading since July 2011. However, unemployment among youth remains high at 40.4%. Seasonally adjusted data …

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rebuffed the European Commission report over the recent “relief measures.” The Commission was taking a leaf out of his political opponents’ book before snap elections, Tsipras said. In statements outside the Maximos Mansion, Tsipras said the results of the European elections had whetted the appetite …

Following an outcry by women’s groups, Amnesty International and even SYRIZA lawmakers about the “rape” definition and its punishment in the new Penal Code,, Justice Minister Mihalis Kalogirou submitted a legislative improvement early Thursday afternoon. “Anyone who attempts a sexual act without the victim’s consent is punished with imprisonment of …

The Acropolis Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of events that include among others a walk-through excavation of an ancient Athenian neighborhood, a photography show and a concert by famous composer Stavros Xarchakos. The events aim to thank the 14,500,000 Greek and foreign visitors who cross the museums …

The Greek Finance Ministry dismissed the report of the European Commission released earlier today. “The primary surplus for the general government in 2019 will reach 4.1% of the GDP,” sources of the finance ministry told media and rejected the evaluation that the relief measures pose a risk for the agreed …

The German government shows not a single sign of willingness to negotiate with Greece over the claimed reparations from WWI and WWII. A day after Athens officially called on Berlin to join the negotiations table, the response came from the German Foreign Ministry. The issue was “legally and politically settled,” …

The European Commission released the European Semester 2019 Spring Package with recommendations for all Member States in order to advance sustainable and inclusive economic growth. On its 7-page long report on Greece, the Commission notes that “Greece is currently in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and …

Spotlights are again on the island of Mykonos, after a Greek visitor denounced that that a local grill sells the famous Greek snack Souvlaki at two different prices: one for Greeks, the cheaper, and one for tourists, the more expensive one. The denouncement comes just a few weeks after a …

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Minister of Administrative Reform Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou signed the hiring of 10,500 permanent school teachers. Following the signing, Minister of Education, Research & Religious Affairs Kostas Gavroglou sent a request to the state hiring agency (ASEP) to begin immediately all necessary procedures. Teachers will fill …

Athens has officially called on Berlin to come to the negotiations table with regards to the German WWII reparations including the enforced loan during the occupation by the Nazis April 1941- October 1944. And not only. According to the Greek Foreign Ministry, Athens has claims also from the WWI. It …