Athens Informer

Greece’s fiscal outlook after 2014 remains “inherently uncertain” and will be the focus of negotiations between Greece and its euro-area and International Monetary Fund creditors later this year, the European Commission said. While Greece continues to mak… … Full News here – Latest News

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Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras congratulated Olympiakos Piraeus for retaining basketball’s Euroleague title on Sunday night. The Reds beat Real Madrid 100-88 in the final at London’s O2 arena to hold on to the title o… … Full News here – Latest News

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Acclaimed poet Kiki Dimoula, whose alleged comments regarding migrants in the Athens neighborhood of Kypseli caused a stir on Tuesday, has hit back, claiming her words were misinterpreted. Dimoula suggested that the reporting of her comments, in which… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras has told a German newspaper that the “worst is behind” Greece as Athens received the delayed March bailout tranche of 2.8 billion euros. Speaking to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Stournaras said Greece still had “a… … Full News here – Latest News

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not to blame for the austerity policies being imposed elsewhere, the head of the European Commission was quoted on Sunday as saying, in an apparent attempt to mend fences with Berlin. European Commission President Jose M… … Full News here – Latest News

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The media in Greece can only be considered “partly free,” the democracy watchdog group Freedom House said in its annual report yesterday. “Political unrest and financial pressures brought on by the European economic crisis took a toll on media freedom… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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A commentary in Germany’s influential newspaper Die Welt broaching the issue of Greece’s renewed calls for Berlin to pay reparations to Greece for World War II has suggested that German authorities may have to consider waiving part of Greece’s huge… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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A recent amendment that limits the legal responsibility of bank chairmen, board members and other officials with regard to loans they have approved is not part of an effort to provide immunity to anyone, the government insisted yesterday. The law was… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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A commentary in Germany’s influential newspaper Die Welt broaching the issue of Greece’s renewed calls for Berlin to pay reparations to Greece for World War II has suggested that German authorities may have to consider waiving part of Greece’s huge debt b… … Full News here – Latest News

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Austerity measures are hitting Greece’s human rights record, a international expert warned on Friday while slamming the “excessively rigid” demands dictated by the debt-wracked nation’s rescue program. UN independent expert on foreign debt and human right… … Full News here – Latest News

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Greeks in the oceangoing shipping market could contribute as much as 26 billion euros per year to the local economy – up from the current 12.7 billion euros – if they were to do the same amount of business in Greece as they do abroad, according to a surve… … Full News here – Latest [...]

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BRUSSELS – Greece and other eurozone members under adjustment programs allowed so many problems to build up that it was virtually impossible to avoid asking for financial assistance attached to strict conditionality, European Commission President Jose… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Cyprus is not giving priority to a sale of gold reserves under the international bailout agreed this month and is still exploring all options to meet its side of the deal, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said in an interview. Georgiades also said he an… … Full News here – Latest News

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Greek government debt declined from 170.3 percent of gross domestic product in 2011 to 156.9 percent of GDP at the end of last year, according to figures published by Eurostat on Monday. The European Union’s statistical arm also found that Greece’s defici… … Full News here – Latest News

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Woman says voodoo doll of her was on TV An Athens woman told police on Saturday that while out of town she saw a television show, possibly “Oprah,” about voodoo dolls. In that show, she said one of the dolls was in her image, and it was sent to Athens City Hall and St. Mary's [...]

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