Greece

Further signs of tension were evident early today at the Piraeus port in the city of Athens, Greece when minor scuffles broke out between Afghan migrants. One 18-year-old required hospital treatment. Meanwhile, another migrant was detained after being accused of attempted theft....

The inflow of refugees and migrants to the port of Piraeus, Greece, has been reduced since the two ferries "Ariadni" and "blue star 1" docked earlier in the morning on Tuesday carrying no refugee from the islands of Aegean...

"Ariadni" ferry with 529 migrants and refugees docked at Piraeus port on Wednesday morning. More specifically, on board “Ariadni” were 50 persons from Chios and 479 from Mytilene. "Blue Star 2" is expected to arrive to the port later in the...

China’s Cosco Group will obtain 67 percent of Pireaus Port (OLP) after the company submitted an improved offer of 368.5 million euros, (€22/per share) Greece’s privatization fund (HRADF) said in a press release. The group was the only company that...

  Next Stop: Pireaus! A significant step forward for sea tourism has been made through the docking of Costa Favolosa in Pireaus. The enormus cruise ship gives the opportunity for 3,500 passengers to admire Athens and the port of Pireaus. Their...

After many months of inconvenience for train passengers, the ISAP Pireaus- Kifissa line will be running smoothly again on Tuesday, June 7th. The trains will make an obligatory transfer to the central Omonoia platform. On Monday, June 6th, the Taurus- Monastiraki...

Τhe Minister of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries, Giannis Diamantides is expected[...]

The Greek economy has entered a vicious circle that will be very hard to exit, president of the Association of Industrialists of Athens and Piraeus Dimitris Mathios warned.  He delivered his claim in a circular message to the association's members. This...

The Portuguese flagged cruise ship "Grand Celebrity" had docked at the Xaveriou terminal at the port of Piraeus. This is the first time that such a vessel sails arrives at Xaveriou terminal, something that coincides with World Tourism Day. The...

The Piraeus Port Authority on Wednesday announced it will hold an open tender on Dec. 15th to lease out the Piraeus Exhibition Centre building for its transformation into a modern five star hotel. In the announcement the Port Authority said the ambitious...

Director of FRONTEX Ilka Laitinen & The Greek Minister of Citizen Protection Mihalis Chryssohoidis signed an agreement to host the first pilot Frontex Operational Office (FOO). Laitinen noted that Greece has done excellent work regarding cases of illegal immigration and that the agency...

Blocking still remains in Pireaus Port as the main entrance gates are being closed down by the strikers of "PAME" ( A Greek organization of workers ). The demonstrators have taken by storm the launchers of numerous ships that...

The Piraeus Bank Group announced on Tuesday that it will fund the purchase of buses for the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki. Alongside Piraeus Leasing, the bank said it will pay for the purchase of 200 buses to be used...

Greek archaeologists unearthed an ancient aqueduct and thousands of objects and artifacts dating from Hellenistic and Roman times during the excavations for the expansion of the Athens metro line to Pireaus. Some of the artifacts will frame the permanent exhibition...

Piraeus Bank officially announced the successful issue of a 500-million-euro Tier 2 bond with institutional investors at a coupon of 5.50 percent on Thursday. The bond, which has a maturity of 10 years and an embedded issuer call option after...