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Gov't aims for 'political agreement' with creditors

Acknowledging that the differences between Greece and its creditors remain too great for an agreement on all prior actions to be reached by the December 5 Eurogroup meeting, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said Tuesday that Athens was aiming for a political agreement by that time.

EU ministers to discuss, IMF, Greek debt

Finance ministers of core European Union countries are expected to meet later this week in Berlin to discuss the possible concessions Brussels could offer to secure the participation of the International Monetary Fund in Greece's third international bailout, paving the way for debt talks.

Life at Ritsona refugee camp

A Syrian woman stands inside her new kitchen in a container at the refugee camp of Ritsona, north of Athens, Tuesday. New container houses arrived for 160 refugee families with children in Ritsona camp while over than 60.000 refugees and migrants are stuck in Greece. [EPA]

The Immigrant | Athens | November 27

The Athens Concert Hall is hosting "The Immigrant," an event organized by the Fluxum Foundation and the Flux Laboratory to support refugee children, on Sunday, November 27.

Amor Sacro & Profano | Athens | November 24

Mezzo Theodora Baka and Baroque music soloist Iasonas Marmaras (vocals, organ, hapsichord) perform love songs from the early Italian Baroque period at St Paul's Anglican Church in Athens on Thursday, November 24. Admission is set at 12 euros (8 euros reduced).

Penny Baltatzi | Athens | November 25

Singer and former Penny and the Swingin' Cats frontwoman Penny Baltatzi performs old and new jazz and swing tracks at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's Park on Friday, November 25. The gig is set to start at 8.30 p.m. and admission is free of charge.

Stavros Niarchos Park, Evripidou & Dimosthenous, Kallithea

Turkish president insists Lausanne Treaty up for debate

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revisited the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, which set the modern borders between Greece and Turkey, saying that it is not something that can't be discussed.

"In no way is it a sacred text, and of course we will discuss it," he said, according to Turkish news site A Haber.

Erdogan calls for renegotiation of Lausanne Treaty

According to a statement by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Treaty of Lausanne is neither holy scripture, nor the holy book, and should be reexamined in light of securing a better deal for Turkey.

Siemens trial to start in Athens on Feb 24

The trial of dozens of suspects in the Siemens cash-for-contracts scandal is to begin on February 24 next year, according to a court decision made public on Tuesday.

Cycle path to stretch from Kifissia to Faliro

A bicycle path totaling 16.7 kilometers will link the northern suburb of Kifissia with the existing route stretching from the central districts of Thiseio and Gazi to Faliro Bay in southern Athens, according to the Attica Regional Authority.

Russian ships smuggle fuel to Syria via Greece, Cyprus

Russian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through European Union waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out air strikes in support of the government, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

OPAP posts drop in Q3 profit

OPAP, Europe's fourth-biggest betting firm, on Tuesday posted a 40 percent drop in third-quarter net profit, hurt by an austerity tax increase on its revenue.

Net profit came in at 29.3 million euros, down from 49.1 million euros in the same period a year ago.

[Reuters]

OTE turns heads in Barcelona

Leading investment firms from around the world, including Fidelity, Capital World Investors, Franklin Templeton, Schroders, Wellington and Lazard, showed an interest in the economic and technological course of the OTE Group, the competitive and regulatory environment in Greek telecommunications, as well as the outlook for the Greek economy in general, during meetings held by the OTE Group manag

Egnatia Road: Work stoppage in protest of 10 new toll booths

Employees of Egnatia Odos today expressed their opposition to the construction of 10 new toll booths on the motorway of the same name, as well as its planned concession.

The work stoppage took place during the scheduled construction tender of four new toll booths in the areas of Pamvotida, Mesti, Ieropigy and Evzonoi as well as their vertical axes.

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