George Katrougalos

An "unpredictable" Turkey is losing political capital having "burned its bridges" with erstwhile allies, a Greek minister said on Monday. Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs George Katrougalos was speaking in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency's radio station,...

The Greece-China Committee met for the first time since November 2012, and discussed trade initiatives and investments at the 12th Joint Inter ministerial Greece-China Committee meeting, which commenced in Athens on Wednesday.  Greece's relations with China "are at their peak...

In an exclusive interview with Greek Reporter in New York, Greek Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister, George Katrougalos, says that there is a wide window of opportunity to strengthen economic relations with China. Greece has already capitalized on its privileged geographical position...

The two top priorities for Greece's foreign ministry are to push for a new EU social rights protocol during the discussion on the future of Europe and to protect the rights of Greeks and Greek-Cypriots living in the United...

The foreign ministry is to send additional staff to Greek consular authorities in countries where demand for visas is rising, among them are Russia, China, India and Iran. The decision was made at a meeting on visa issues and cruise...

Greek pensioners who have seen their rights diminish since the start of the economic crisis took to the streets against the latest round of pension cuts in Athens. The elderly shouted slogans protesting against slashes to their pensions outside...

Labor Minister George Katrougalos has been in Heraklion since Saturday morning, in order attend several meetings and speak at an event organized by the Prefecture Committee of SYRIZA. The Labor Minister visited Heraklion Mayor Vasilis Labrinos and discussed matters of labor...

Greek Labor Minister George Katrougalos reassured on Sunday in an interview with SKAI TV that there would be no mass layoffs. "The IMF is asking for mass layoffs," Katrougalos noted, "obviously we are not going to accept that," he said,...

The deal regarding the security funds has been sealed, said Labor Minister George Katrougalos after the meeting with the creditors' representatives, while he also supported that both parts have come together. The creditors' representatives have accepted all the proposals from...

The joint press conference of the finance, economy and labor ministers earlier on Tuesday was a “show that has been played time and again,” New Democracy spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos said. “Last year, the preacher of game theory, which led the...