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Development Ministry: Political Uncertainty Halts Investments

Investors intending to place their money in Greece are waiting for the political uncertainty to clear, said Deputy Development Minister Notis Mitarakis. However, he added, some applications for entry into the fast-track system continue to come in. "There is a...

Development Ministry Presents Proposals for 'Greek product' Label

Development and Competitiveness Minister Costis Hatzidakis and Deputy Development Minister Athanassios Skordas on Thursday presented three alternative proposals for a "Greek label" to be used on products and services produced in Greece: a ship, a heart and an ancient...

Development Ministry Defends Foreclosure Rules

The Greek Minister of Development, Kostis Hatzidakis on Thursday defended draft legislation on non-performing mortgages. The opposition disapproves and claims that the government is essentially lifting the current suspension on foreclosures. The Minister, in an interview with MEGA on Thursday...

Finance Ministry to Present Fiscal & Developmental Measures in April

The Finance Ministry will present before April 15th, a draft bill envisaging fiscal and developmental measures aimed at ensuring fiscal stability this year, government officials told ANA. The issue was discussed during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister...

Greek Ministry of Interior, Attica Officials Authorize Help for Fire Victims

Five different financial resources will be granted to the fire victims of the Varympompi area after forest fires laid waste to their homes.

Greek Health Ministry Recommends Ban on Festivals, Increased Covid Testing

The Greek health ministry's expert committee for tackling Covid-19 recommended on Monday that the government ban traditional festivals throughout the country until the end of July, intensify testing at the land borders and extend testing to seasonal workers from...

Olympic Airways Museum to be Housed Inside Ellinikon Development Project

An Olympic Airways Museum will be built inside the site of the former Athens airport at Hellinikon, housed inside the airline hangar, as part of an 8 billion euro development project. Bulldozers have already started demolishing the airport buildings and structures...

Greek Economy Minister Resigns Following Wife's Quitting from Labor Ministry

Greece's Economy and Development Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou on Monday night resigned from his post after his wife Rania Antonopoulou left her seat as Deputy Minister for Social Solidarity only hours earlier. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted both resignations. As stated...

Lamda Development Sees New Obstacles in Hellenikon Investment

Greek property developer Lamda said on Friday that new obstacles had appeared in its plans to develop the vacant Hellenikon airport site; one of the largest projects on the country's privatization agenda. Lamda Development is referring to the Culture ministry declaring a...

Foreign Ministry: 'Greece Supports Spain's Territorial Integrity'

The foreign ministry said on Sunday Greece rejects unilateral actions by Catalonia to undermine Spain's territorial integrity, in the wake of the region's parliamentary vote to declare independence from Spain. "Greece supports Spain's territorial integrity and rejects unilateral actions that...

Economy Ministry Preparing Bill to Support Startups Based on the Italian Model

The ministry of economy and development is working on a new draft bill to help startups grow, based on the Italian model, Economy Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou said, during a visit at the Alexander Innovation Zone (AIZ) in Thessaloniki, Greece. Papadimitriou...

Foreign Ministry: Greece Shocked by Deadly Blasts at St Petersburg Metro Station

Greece is shocked by the deadly blasts at the metro station in St Petersburg on Monday afternoon, the foreign ministry said in a statement issued shortly after the incident. “Greece stands by the people of Russia and their government, sends...

Greece's Foreign Ministry Condemns 'Heinous' Terrorist Attack Outside British Parliament

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the terrorist attack outside the British Parliament on Wednesday, describing it as a "cowardly act" and noted Greece's support for the people of the United Kingdom: “We express our abhorrence at the heinous...

Education Ministry to Put Turkish Language Lessons in Thrace Kindergartens

A new Greek Ministry of Education program provides for the teaching of the Turkish language in kindergartens for the Muslim minorities in Thrace, according to a Proto Thema report. President of the Institute for Educational Policy Gerasimos Kouzelis said that the...

Syriza Undermines Greece's Biggest Development Project (video)

Syriza lawmakers continue to block the biggest development project at former Athens airport at Ellinikon, which would open 10,000 jobs immediately and 40,000 in the long run while 7 billion euros would be invested. This is further proof that...