Greek government-debt crisis

The European Central Bank must lower borrowing costs twice before its August summer break and two more times before the end of the year, without being swayed by the US Federal Reserve, Bank of Greece chief Yannis Stournaras has said.

Members of SYRIZA from the president’s inner circle are numb – The party’s spokesperson admitted that the law has not been respected so far

After several contradictions, the SYRIZA president said he has been out of the fishing company for a year – However, his references to dividends mean he remains a shareholder, which is also prohibited by SYRIZA law

In an interview conducted by Kathimerini Cyprus' Panayiotis Rougalas, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras shed light on various aspects of the Cypriot monetary policy and economic landscape.

The government insists after the responses, from SYRIZA

The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) is one step before the complete divestment from Greece's four systemic banks, after the successful sale of all the shares it owned in Piraeus Bank.

Greece's ruling party New Democracy (ND) and the main opposition SYRIZA have submitted their respective findings on the Tempe train crash, the country's deadliest rail accident, to the investigative committee of Parliament. The collision in February 2023 resulted in the loss of 57 lives and left numerous others injured.

A student protest in Athens against a bill that would allow the establishment of branches of foreign universities in Greece for the first time has turned violent.

Around 8,000 people are estimated to be participating in the city center protest, while police have so far made nine arrests.

Parliament on Friday is expected to approve the Education Ministry's bill allowing, under conditions, the operation, for the first time in Greece, branches of foreign universities.

The vote, however, will not be without discord as it will be accompanied by the culmination of major mobilizations outside the Parliament building in central Athens.

The condemnation of populism was one of the main conclusions of the recent conference on the 50-year anniversary of the "Metapolistefsi" (the period since the restoration of democracy) co-organized by Kathimerini. The issue came to the fore in the debate on foreign policy.