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Greek Energy Minister in Moscow to Request Lift of Embargo to Greek Products

The lifting of the embargo to Greek agricultural products in Russia will be a key issue in today's visit of Greek Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Panagiotis Lafazanis in Moscow. The Greek delegation will discuss the return of Greek...

Greek Energy Minister Announces Lower Natural Gas Rates

Greek Productive Reconstruction, Environment & Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis on Monday addressed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Production and Trade and referring to the raise of the special duty for the reduction of gas emissions (ETMEAR) blamed the Regulatory...

Greek University Unveils Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station

The University of Piraeus presented Greece’s first solar electric vehicle charging station. A new era is dawning for Greece in the fields of energy and transportation after the inauguration of the first autonomous solar power charging station in the country. The facility...

SYRIZA's Left Platform Asks Govt Not to Sign Agreement with Creditors

The left platform of SYRIZA criticized Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for backing down on Monday's Eurogroup negotiations and asks for rift with creditors. The party's left platform --led by Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Panagiotis Lafazanis --...

Power Utility PPC's Head Zervos Resigns Following a Court Indictment

The President and CEO of Greece ’s state-run power utility company PPC, Arthouros Zervos, submitted his resignation to the Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis on Wednesday evening, who accepted it. In his resignation, Zervos says the decision...

Greek Gov't Looking More and More Like the Tower of Babel

A little over a month in the Maximos Mansion and it seems that the Greek government officials are in constant competition with each other over who is going to sound more leftist, more "for the people," who commiserates more,...

Greek Gov't VP: Greece Will Present Specific Proposals to Monday's Eurogroup

The economic reform proposals that Greece 's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will present to the Eurogroup next week were discussed at a Government Economic Policy Council meeting held at the finance ministry on Monday, chaired by government Vice-President Yiannis...

Greek Govt Seeking Liquidity Assistance from Social Security Funds, Hospitals and Farmers

His belief that there are alternative solutions to liquidity problems in March expressed a senior Greek financial official just before the Government Council for Economic Policy meeting that was earlier concluded under the presidency of government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis....

'Hellas Gold' and Miners in 'War' with Greek Govt over Skouries Goldmine

Hellas Gold SA (part of Canadian Eldorado Gold Corp.) and the mining workers employed in the company's goldmines in Skouries, Chalkidiki, Northern Greece, appear determined to proceed with legal action against the Greek government, after the latter announced it would...

Greek PM Tsipras to Cabinet Meeting: The Memoranda Are Over

The cabinet meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras convened earlier today, focusing on the preparation of the new government’s work as well as on the first bills to be submitted to the Greek Parliament by next week....