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Greece relaunches tender to sell gas grid stake
Greece on Monday relaunched a tender for the sale of a majority stake in its natural gas grid operator DESFA, the country's privatization agency said.
Under its latest international bailout, Greece has agreed to sell state assets including a 66 percent stake in DESFA.
Poll: Greece didn't get what it wanted at Eurogroup
Most Greeks are disappointed with the results of the recent Eurogroup on June 15, while the government's rate of approval is sliding, according to a poll conducted by the University of Macedonia on behalf of Skai TV.
Kammenos keeps mum over phone call with convict
Defense Minister Panos Kammenos failed to deliver clear answers as he was questioned in Parliament on Monday over the content and nature of a phone conversation with a convicted criminal who is serving a life sentence for drug smuggling.
ECB chief Draghi rules out Greece joining QE soon
The president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said on Monday that Greece will not join its quantitative easing program (QE) until international creditors specify what sort of debt relief measures the country can expect.
Health warning issued over high ozone levels in capital
The Health Ministry is warning people in Athens who have respiratory ailments and heart conditions as well as those with sensitive health to avoid being outdoors due to high levels of ozone.
In emotional return to Greece, Antetokounmpo promises to help youth
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece's homegrown NBA All-Star, made an emotional return to the city he grew up in and promised to help children in Greece and Africa make it in life.
With his brother Thanasis, who plays for the Spanish club MoraBanc Andorra, the "Antetokounmbros" have begun offering a college scholarship in Athens for children of migrants born in Greece.
Garbage piles mount in Greek capital as heatwave looms
With a heat wave expected later this week, Greece's government yesterday failed to persuade striking garbage collectors to return to work after a 10-day protest left huge piles of trash around Athens.
Striking workers scuffled with riot police in central Athens outside the stuttered entrance of the Interior Ministry building, where a union delegation presented its demands.
Schaeuble says he's open to German parliament discussing Greek deal
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said he is not opposed to an open discussion in parliament on the euro zone's decision to give Greece a new credit lifeline - even though internal party opposition may embarrass Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party just months before the election.
Greece's 10-year borrowing costs drop to lowest since 2009 after upgrade
Greece's 10-year borrowing costs dropped to their lowest level since 2009 after Moody's updated the country's credit rating on Friday.
Rubbish piles raise health fears in strike-hit Greece
Sacks of rubbish and rotting vegetables piled high on the pavements of Athens' port of Piraeus on Monday - signs of a mounting labor dispute fast turning into a public health crisis.
Pensioner Fotini Papadaki held her nose as she added her own small bag to the mounds. "It's deplorable, I understand job worries but taking it out on society ... is going too far," she said.
Turkey Must Respect History, European and International Law
Greeks place a high value on freedom and this leads them to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity - and therefore the sovereignty, territorial integrity and borders of the European Union - on the basis of international law and without making any concessions, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in a message directed to neighbouring Turkey on Sunday,
Union of striking garbage collectors to make counterproposal to gov't
With a heat wave expected later this week, the Greek government and the union representing garbage collectors are sparring over a job dispute as trash piles up in the streets.
Public’s health at risk, as rubbish piles up in Athens
Athenians are in for difficult week as mounds of rubbish are piling up in the capital of Greece, while temperatures are expected to soar to over 43 degrees Celsius in the week ahead, causing serious public health risks. The Health Ministry released an urgent warning raising the alarm over possible spread of diseases through the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO).