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Kathimerini: Emergency cash to heat schools in northern Greece
28/11/2013
An emergency payment of 8 million euros will be made to municipalities so they can buy heating oil for schools, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday, after local authorities in…
Xinhua: Greek parliament approves bill on pharmaceutical pricing amidst protests
28/11/2013
The Greek parliament on Wednesday approved a bill controlling the pharmaceutical pricing policy amidst a fresh wave of protests against austerity and reforms in the health sector. The bill which…
WSJ: IMF Debt Restructuring Proposal Finds Criticism, Resistance
28/11/2013
Bruised by the traumatic experience of Greece’s two bailouts, staff of the International Monetary Fund floated a proposal in April that would insist that distressed countries’ excessive debts be restructured…
BBC: Greek economy to shrink for seventh year, OECD says
28/11/2013
The OECD΄s forecast of 0.4% contraction contrasts with the Greek government΄s prediction of 0.6% growth in 2014. The OECD also said the recession in Greece had been "much deeper than…
Chosun Media: Greek President to visit South Korea next week
28/11/2013
Karolos Papoulias will make a four-day visit to South Korea from Monday, marking the first-ever state visit to the country by a Greek president.
Sky News: WHO Sorry Over Greece HIV Injection Claims
27/11/2013
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been forced to backtrack after wrongly claiming Greeks were intentionally infecting themselves with HIV to claim benefits.
Capital.gr: NBG announced Pangaea real estate deal signing
27/11/2013
NBG announced the sale of 66% of Pangaea REIC at current valuations to the private equity fund, Invel Real Estate, for a total consideration of €653 mn. The transaction is…
Hurriyet: Historic Greece consulate building in Istanbul returned to Greek community
27/11/2013
A historic building belonging to the Greek Consulate in Istanbul has been returned to the Greek community. Turkey’s Directorate General of Foundations, which shared the building’s rights along with the…
More Wikileaks film controversy: ΄The Fifth Estate΄ rebranded as ΄The Man Who Sold The World΄ on Greek release
27/11/2013
Despite most Greeks viewing Julian Assange as a hero, distribution company opts for Greek title that portrays Wikileaks founder as a villain right from the opening credits.