Katrougalos
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Minister Warns ''No One Should Even Think of Coming to Our Waters''
George Katrougalos, Greece's Foreign Minister, gave an interview to THEMA radio station on Thursday, during which he sent a clear and direct message to Turkey.
When asked what Greece will do if Ankara brings any of its drilling ships inside the...
Diplomacy
US Ambassador Reaffirms Support For Prespa Agreement
The Greek alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Katrougalos, met with American Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt in Athens on Tuesday morning to discuss the state of current affairs between the two countries.
The two officials met in the Greek...
Cyprus
First Greek-Palestinian Ministerial Meetings Held in Athens
The first-ever joint Greece-Palestine ministerial committee held its first meeting on Tuesday in Athens.
The committee's work was aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries, especially in the areas of energy, culture and the economy, with particular emphasis being...
Greece
Katrougalos Says Tax and Pension Issues Ended With the 1st Program Review
Neither the tax issue nor the social security issue can open again because they were part of the first program review," Labor Minister Giorgos Katrougalos on Thursday said in an interview with Praktorio 104.9 FM.
"The fact that these two...
Economy
Scraping Up From Pension Solidarity Fund to Pay Off Needs of Self-Employed
The road is being paved to scrape up 370 million euros from the Pension Solidarity Fund (AKAGE) to pay off the needs of the Organization of the Self-Employed (OAEE), Law Fund (ETAA) and Joint Self-Employment Fund (TSAY). This is...
Business
Greek Draft Law Approved to Save 'Viable' Businesses from Huge Debts
A meeting by the Government Council for Economic Policy -- chaired by Greek Vice President Yiannis Dragasakis -- on Wednesday approved a draft bill that aims to improve the public sector, social insurance funds and banks in easing the...
Economy
Greece's Labor Minister Wants to Share Benefits of Greek Growth
Labor Minister George Katrougalos on Tuesday reassured there would be no reductions in the main pensions.
Upon his arrival to the European Commission's conference on "Public consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights," Katrougalos said that the adaptation period...