News archive of January 2019

About 30 members of the self-styled "anarchist collective" Rouvikonas (Rubicon) tried to enter a local Syriza meeting at Athens' western suburb of Egaleo, but were held back by police.

The economic sectors that Greece needs to focus on to attract foreign direct investments are aircraft construction, shipyards and engineering equipment production, according to a study by IHS Markit.

All studies conducted to date on the growth prospects of the Greek economy had pointed to tourism, agriculture and food & drink as the sectors that could propel Greece to recovery.

Unionists representing farmers in Nikaia, central Greece, have accused the government of launching a "political persecution" after 10 of their colleagues were summoned by a Larissa prosecutor on charges of obstructing public transport.

Hundreds of farmers have parked their tractors along one lane of the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway at the Nikaia junction in Farsala.

Greece should not return to the past when, for many years, cronyism dominated the promotion policy in the armed and security forces, causing great damage. Back then, it was much more important whose "team" an officer was in and which politician he had a close relationship with, rather than how capable he really was.

Greece's return to the markets on Tuesday has a twofold significance. On the one hand, it marks the first phase of the country's ability to borrow independently in the post-bailout era.

The gains recorded by Greek stocks during Wednesday's session were all but offset by the end of trading due to a late selling spree that can be partly explained by traders' shift from stocks to bonds after Tuesday's issue of a five-year note and the continued decline of bond yields.

The partnership between the European Union and NATO is essential, being strengthened over the past years and the consolidation of European defence and, at the same time, the EU-NATO cooperation represent a reason of pride, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini stated on Wednesday evening, shortly after arriving in Bucharest in order to attend the info

A vehement clash broke out on Wednesday between the leftist government and the conservative opposition over comments by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, captured on camera during a private conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, about "extreme-right populists" in protests against the Prespes deal. 

Two Greek investigative magistrates probing alleged fraud in past public procurement deals traveled to the Hague recently to meet with counterparts from Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Cyprus, where they have lodged requests for access to the bank accounts of a former minister.

European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos on Wednesday requested that a prosecutor in Athens strips two anonymous witnesses in the Novartis kickbacks probe of their protected status.