Ekathimerini

Message for start-ups is ‘Don’t stop’

Greek start-ups continue to sprout amid this bleak landscape and some manage to flower impressively.

Reform drive needed for doing business

The World Bank’s Doing Business index essentially confirms what firms and entrepreneurs operating in Greece know very well, which is that doing…

Greek islanders are ‘heroes,’ says Commission VP

The Greek islanders in the eastern Aegean who have helped thousands of refugees under adverse conditions are “heroes,” according to the European…

Asylum seeker in custody in Greece after allegedly admitting to ISIS membership

The Greek Police (ELAS) is investigating the possible connections of a 32-year-old Syrian man to radical Islamist groups after he allegedly conf…

Lack of credibility

Economic policy makers that have been part of numerous Greek governments have an age-old habit which, it has to be said, borders on the ridiculo…

David Harris hails strategic trilateral alliance in East Med

“We couldn’t be more pleased” with the bilateral cooperation between Greece and Israel, the executive director of the American Jewish Committee,…

Fuel cleanup resumes amid fears of fresh leak from sunken tanker

A ship resumed the process of pumping out the residual fuel from the sunken oil tanker Agia Zoni II off Salamina over the weekend amid fears tha…

Hot spot staff warn of strain as arrivals spike

Amid concerns over a rise in migrant arrivals from Turkey, staff at Greece’s reception and identification centers (RICs), commonly known as “hot…

Political transformation

Our creditors and our partners marvel at what has been happening in Greece over the past two years. They wonder how it is possible to impose suc…

German vote to be defining for Greece

Experts point out that there could be significant differences in the outlook of the next German government, depending on who Merkel works with.

Archaeological council to discuss fate of Elliniko plot

As Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras persists with his new pro-investment narrative, the outlook remains unclear for a major project in Greece – the…

Critics of new religion courses fear ‘dechristianization’ of students

Critics of the new way religion is being taught in schools are calling on parents to send letters to the Education Ministry to express their opp…

ECB issues bad-loan warning

European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure on Friday gave the Greek government and the country’s banks a clear warning on nonper…

Athens prepares for Macron visit

French President Emmanuel Macron’s push last week to change labor laws in his country may cast a shadow, albeit a slight one, over his two-day v…

Technical Chamber of Greece proposes integrated database to tackle red tape, corruption

In the effort to overcome Greece’s notorious bureaucracy, conflicting laws and corruption that is sabotaging badly need investment, the presiden…

German ambassador stresses need to focus on recovery, not debt talks

Greece should not consider next month’s elections in Germany as a milestone in its ongoing negotiations to pin down the details of debt relief m…

Mayor of Kythira repeatedly asked for more help before disastrous fire

In the wake of last week’s huge fire on the island of Kythira, off the Peloponnese, which razed some 2,300 hectares of farmland, Kathimerini has…

Gov’t moves to settle score with Eldorado in latest chapter of tense relations

Greece’s decision to start an arbitration process with Eldorado Gold Corporation over a gold mine development could undermine the Canadian compa…