Costis Hatzidakis
Greece attracts record demand in first bond sale since investment grade
Greece attracted record demand on Tuesday for its first new bond since regaining investment grade.
It raised 4 billion euros from the 10-year bond with investor orders exceeding 35 billion euros.
Hatzidakis: Greece firmly on fiscal stability path
Greece will remain on the road to fiscal stability and "will implement, with determination, the reforms needed to be completed," Finance Minister Costis Hatzidakis said on Friday.
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Resigned transport minister to appear before parliamentary panel on Tempe disaster
Former transport and infrastructure minister Konstantinos Karamanlis, who resigned in the aftermath of the deadly train collision in central Greece that left 57 people dead and scores injured, will appear before the parliament's Institutions and Transparency Committee next Monday to testify about the accident and the state of the Greek railways.
Cabinet meeting in Athens on Tues.
A social security draft reform bill and adaptation of EU Directive 2019/884 on the exchange of information on third country nationals and a EU-wide criminal record platform will dominate a Cabinet meeting in Athens on Tuesday.
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis will chair the meeting.
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Greece, Cyprus and Israel sign EastMed deal
Greece, Israel and Cyprus have signed a deal for an undersea pipeline designed to carry gas from offshore deposits in the southeastern Mediterranean to continental Europe.
The deal was signed during a ceremony at Zappeion Hall by the three countries' energy ministers, Costis Hatzidakis, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and Yuval Steinitz.
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Greece conveys concern to US over Turkey’s illegal activities
Greek officials have conveyed concerns over Turkey's illegal activities inside Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer's visit to Athens on Wednesday.
Worker killed in explosion at Larco plant
A 55-year-old worker has been fatally injured after an explosion on Wednesday at the plant of nickel producer Larco in Fthiotida, central Greece, local media report.
His death was confirmed by the president of the metal workers' union in Fthiotida, Panagiotis Politis. Politis added that the body of the victim had not yet been recovered.
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Electricity network 'stretched to its limits,' minister says
In comments to Skai on Friday, Energy Minister Costis Hatzidakis said he could not rule out the possibility of power cuts as the country's electricity network "is stretched to its limits."
Efforts are being made to ensure that the network operates as smoothly as possible, he said. noting however that extended neglect has taken its toll.
PPC head Panagiotakis resigns
Public Power Corporation (PPC) chief Manolis Panagiotakis stepped down on Wednesday as chairman and chief executive officer of troubled state utility, tendering his resignation to new Energy Minister Costis Hatzidakis, saying that his decision aims to "make it easier for the government to implement its policy."
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Hatzidakis: Greece will work on a ‘rescue plan’ for PPC
Greece's newly-elected conservative government will work on a plan to help state-controlled utility Public Power Corp. (PPC), which is "on the verge of collapse", incoming energy minister Costis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday.