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Greece said the economy, despite disappointing tax returns, has beaten budget expectations in the first 11 months of 2013, adding optimism to its belief that next year there will be the beginning of a recovery. The Finance Ministry said it...

Greece has more than met its targets in European Union fund absorption and is improving constantly, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn said on Thursday after meeting with Development and Competition Minister Costis Hatzidakis. "It is outstanding, in terms...

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, who acts at the behest of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, said after a symbolic meeting with envoys from Greece's international lenders that it's essential for the two sides to reach agreement on the...

More research, this time conducted by the think tank Vaasaett, confirming the difficult situation that hundreds of Greek households are faced with. Greeks are unable to obtain even the basics, such as heating. Greece was ranked fifth on the list...

Today,  during the clearance of accounts procedure the European Commission asked for the recovery of funds of the EU's agricultural policy, totaling 78.8 million euros, which Greece seems to have unnecessarily spent. However, some of the money has already...

Despite a breakdown in talks with international lenders over delayed reforms and how to fill a big hole in the 2014 budget, Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said he expects they will release a one billion euro ($1.37 billion)...

About 30,000 homeowners, or 15 percent of the 200,000 protected under a moratorium on foreclosures during a crushing economic crisis, are taking advantage of the law not to pay their mortgages even though they can, a survey of loans...

After it was first reported that envoys from Greece's international lenders who had broken off talks over delayed reforms and big hole in the 2014 budget wouldn't be coming back to Athens, it's now been said that they will,...

The European Commission confirmed late on Saturday that there will be no conclusion of the latest troika review of the Greek adjustment program this month. Senior auditors from the so-called creditor troika -- the EU, IMF and European Central Bank...

Despite barking opposition to some reforms, lawmakers in Greece's ruling New Democracy Conservatives and PASOK Socialists are expected to roll over and approve a 2014 disputed budget even without knowing the size of a revenue gap nor how the...