Greece

In a report about Greece's new omnibus bill and a potential break from its bailout in August 2018, German newspaper Handelsblatt claims the country will remain under lenders' supervision for another 40 years. The newspaper says the enormous bill, which...

German news daily Handelsblatt, taking a look at the Greek economy, has come to the conclusion that despite the obscene amount of loans the country has received since the start of the financial crisis, it is still a long...

A new offer by International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde may get Greece's creditors out of the impasse they are in which will allow for the euro zone to release a tranche of aid, says a Reuters report. Lagarde's...

German newspaper Handelsblatt's article, titled "The Scapegoat of Greece" casts the spotlight on the prosecution of Andreas Georgiou, the former chief of Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) by the Greek justice system. The article states that Greek politicians are seeking...

The chances of Greece striking a deal with its European partners on the upcoming April 24 Eurogroup are low, German daily newspaper Handelsblatt wrote earlier today. The German newspaper is citing European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, responsible for the Euro and Social...

Greece is leaving the recession behind it and will not need a third bailout package, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras apparently asserted in an interview with the German financial newspaper "Handelsblatt," excerpts of which were published on the newspaper's...

The German newspaper, Handelsblatt describes the Troika as the most unpopular institution in Europe. The newspaper underlines that the Troika will monitor Greece for another 50 years in an article entitled “50 years of Troika”. The author of the article...

Greece’s exports will probably decline this year compared to 2011, Horst Reichenbach, the European Union official in charge of aiding the country’s administrative overhaul, was quoted as saying by Handelsblatt. Reichenbach said Greek exports reveresed their positive trend in November...

Natural gas has always been a valuable commodity in Europe and is becoming even rarer now, but what is the reason for this? What is behind this is elevated prices due to the interruption in supply caused by Russia’s...

The German newspaper Handelsblatt published a front-page interview today with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who spoke to interviewers about Greece's economy, migration, and how it has exited the financial crisis. Mitsotakis used tough language to describe the current refugee and...

The German Finance Ministry is believed to be opposed to Greece's plans to repay the country's loans to the IMF earlier than stipulated, the German paper Handelsblatt reported on Friday. The Greek Finance Ministry is planning to repay a sum of €3.8...

A German-based Greek start-up company founded by Greek entrepreneur Kostas Tzoumas was bought by the gigantic Chinese company Alibaba earlier this month for approximately €90 million. The start-up, named ''Data Artisans'', founded in 2014 by the Greek graduate of Athens’...

Almost five years ago, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who rolled out the red carpet for  Angela Merkel on Thursday, was loudly calling for the German Chancellor to "go back." During a rally on Lesvos prior to the May, 2014...

Greece will definitely benefit from the recent agreement with Israel and Cyprus for the construction of the East Med gas pipeline, according to a report in the German financial newspaper Handelsblatt. The proposed pipeline will transport natural gas from the...

Greece's "remarkable reform effort of the past two years" needs to be supported by steps to make its debt repayments sustainable, the head of the OECD said on Monday. Speaking in Athens during a high-level visit to unveil the 35-nation...