Greece expects tourism growth this year despite bumpy 2019: minister (Reuters)
ATHENS (Reuters) – Tourism, which accounts for about a quarter of Greece’s gross domestic product, will grow in 2020 despite the blow dealt to the sector last year by the […]
Greece’s reverse brain drain (Politico)
ATHENS — Please come back! That’s the message from the Greek government to the talented young people who left the country during the financial crisis. Read more :
IMF to shut down Athens office after a decade (Politico)
ATHENS — The International Monetary Fund will soon be shutting down its local bureau in Athens in a move signaling Greece’s readiness to leave behind a decade marked by financial […]
Greek conservatives agitate for drastic response on refugees (Politico)
ATHENS — The Greek government’s tough stance on migration doesn’t go far enough for conservatives in the ruling New Democracy party like ex-Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who is goading his […]
Greece to move asylum seekers to closed camps (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece will shut down overcrowded camps for asylum seekers on the Aegean islands and replace them with closed pre-removal detention centers, it announced on Wednesday as part of […]
North Macedonia’s post-Macron melancholy (Politico)
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — You can see the signs of this country’s efforts to get an invitation from the EU. Literally. Read more :
Greece and China hail strategic partnership, as US and EU look on (Al Jazeera)
Athens, Greece – Greek leaders on Monday hailed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first official visit to Greece as a “new era” in what is an already close trade and investment […]
Xi Jinping hails ‘economic opening’ in Greece visit (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, hoping for even wider investment from Beijing, which sees the southern European country as its door to […]
China’s Xi arrives in Athens to ‘deepen cooperation’ with Greece (Al Jazeera)
China’s president has arrived in Athens for a three-day visit to discuss bilateral relations, investment and trade. Read more :
New law in Greece against asylum-seeking criticised (Al Jazeera)
The Greek government is introducing a new law that will make it more difficult for refugees and migrants to claim asylum in the country. Read more :