PM Samaras concludes working visit to Baku
ANA-MPA -- Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Sunday concluded a working visit to Azerbaijan, meeting Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Baku for talks on energy issues. According to sources, the meeting was held in a friendly and welcoming climate and the two leaders discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation in economic affairs, energy, tourism and culture.
POLITICS
Main opposition SYRIZA-EKM on Sunday commented on Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' visits to China and Azerbaijan, accusing the government that it has no plan apart from "turning the country into an immense Exclusive Economic Zone, a haven for local and international business capital and a hell for workers and the majority of society."
POLITICS
Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis, leader of a junior member of Greece's ruling coalition, outlined his thoughts on the possibility of a government reshuffle, early elections, simple proportional representation and coalition governments, as well as necessary reforms, in an interview printed in the Sunday newspaper "Real News".
GENERAL
Greece will find its way again, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos said while delivering a Sunday sermon to the Greek-American community at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan.
ECONOMY
The port of Piraeus will be equipped with five of the most modern cranes in the world, significantly upgrading the port's facilities and boosting its productivity, a Cosco representative told ANA-MPA on Friday
ECONOMY
Greek authorities are expected to have completed the sale of Hellenic Postbank and Proton Bank by July 15, according to a revised memorandum released by the European Commission on Friday, noting that non-systemic banks currently controlled by the HFSF must be sold by July 15.
GENERAL
