Category Archives: Greece

Press Releases & News from Greece distributed via EuropaWire

Greece referred to European Court of Justice for failure to recover incompatible aid

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has referred Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with two distinct Commission decisions that ordered Greece to recover incompatible state aid from three Greek casinos (see IP/11/635) and from … Read the full press release →

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ECA Member Harald Wögerbauer to present conclusions and recommendations on EU Cohesion Policy funds’ road infrastructure projects to the press on Monday 15 July 2013

Posted on 11, July 2013 by

INVITATION – PRESS BRIEFING  Are EU Cohesion Policy funds well spent on roads? 11-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU’s auditors assessed whether the EU Cohesion Policy funds’ road infrastructure projects have achieved their objectives at a reasonable cost? The audit … Read the full press release →

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EC found Greek state aid for the Port of Piraeus is in line with EU state aid rules

Posted on 3, July 2013 by

Brussels, 3-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has found a €113.9 million Greek support for an infrastructure project of €120 million at the Port of Piraeus to be in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the project will further … Read the full press release →

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Alpha Bank Greece held its Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders on June 29, 2013

Posted on 1, July 2013 by

Athens,  1-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of Alpha Bank, which took place on Saturday, June 29, 2013, spoke the Chairman of the Board of Directors Yannis S. Costopoulos and the Managing Director – CEO … Read the full press release →

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EC welcomed Shah Deniz II Consortium’s decision on Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as the European route of the Southern Gas Corridor

Posted on 28, June 2013 by

28-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomed today’s final selection of the pipeline delivering Azeri gas to Europe. The Consortium of the Shah Deniz II gas field, who holds the license for exploiting the 16 bcm/year gas reserves, has chosen … Read the full press release →

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Androulla VASSILIOU Speech at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony in Athens

Posted on 17, June 2013 by

Androulla VASSILIOU – Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth European Heritage Awards Ceremony/Athens, Odeion of Herodes Atticus,  17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Your excellence Mr President of the Republic, Your Royal Highness, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen … Read the full press release →

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2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Winners Announced in Athens

Posted on 17, June 2013 by

Brussels / Athens, 17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards will be honoured this evening at a ceremony in Athens in the presence of Karolos Papoulias, the President of Greece, Androulla Vassiliou, … Read the full press release →

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Attica Bank S.A. Greece Invitation to the General Meeting 28.06.2013

Posted on 15, June 2013 by

NOTICE OF THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS Athens, 15-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Pursuant to the provisions of Law 2190/1920 (“Companies Act”) and of Law 2396/1996 on dematerialized shares, and to the Bank’s Articles of Association (Articles 33 and 34) … Read the full press release →

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EIB opens EUR 500M trade finance to foreign trade oriented SMEs in Greece

Posted on 12, June 2013 by

Athens / Luxembourg, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides up to EUR 500 million for trade finance to support foreign trade oriented small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Greece. The EIB, as a long-term lender, has adapted to … Read the full press release →

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Thessaloniki Conference “The Impact of the Crisis on Greek Citizens: moving forward towards recovery”

Posted on 4, June 2013 by

Thessaloniki, 4-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 31 May, the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised the conference, “The Impact of the Crisis on Greek Citizens: moving forward towards recovery”, in Thessaloniki. The event brought together approximately 100 participants, … Read the full press release →

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Bayer CropScience to introduce its new Bayer SeedGrowth™ brand at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens

Posted on 27, May 2013 by

Bayer SeedGrowth™: the fully integrated system for on-seed applications from a single source Around 100 years of experience in the seed treatment business / In-house competence in Products, Coatings, Equipment and Services / New customer-centric website www.seedgrowth.bayer.com launched Monheim, 27-5-2013 … Read the full press release →

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EC moves to help crisis-hit countries getting the most from EU Funds for growth and jobs

Posted on 22, May 2013 by

Brussels, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Measures to help crisis-hit countries to use much needed EU funds have been proposed today by the European Commission. The measures would help these Member States to tackle youth unemployment, to support small and medium sized … Read the full press release →

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EIB provides EUR 215m for environmental-friendly energy in Greece

Posted on 16, May 2013 by

The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides EUR 215 million for environmental-friendly energy in Greece with two loans for electricity and natural gas. 16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EUR 190 million go to the Greek Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC) for promoting energy … Read the full press release →

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Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA 2013 1Q Results Under IFRS

Posted on 8, May 2013 by

Net income at €167.5mn, up 5% excl. capital gains Adjusted Net operating cash flow up 7% to €261mn –       Further reduction in net debt, at 1.7x trailing 12M EBITDA EBITDA margin stable at 35.4% Total operating expenses excl. D&A and … Read the full press release →

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The EC approved liquidation aid for the Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATE Bank)

Posted on 6, May 2013 by

Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that liquidation aid granted by Greece in favour of Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATE Bank) was in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the Commission found that the aid was … Read the full press release →

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EC refers Greece and Italy to Court for failure to enforce ban on cages for laying hens

Posted on 30, April 2013 by

Brussels, 30-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Commission decided to take Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to correctly implement Directive 1999/74/EC banning “un-enriched cages” (battery cages). The political decision for the ban on “un-enriched” … Read the full press release →

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Induction programmes for new teachers in the EU are now mandatory in 15 EU Member States

Posted on 29, April 2013 by

Brussels, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Induction programmes designed to offer personalised support and advice for new teachers are now mandatory in 15 EU Member States (Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Education, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Politics, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

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Telenor signs with OTE Greece to acquire the second largest mobile operator in Bulgaria Globul

Posted on 27, April 2013 by

Oslo, Norway, 27-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Telenor has today signed an agreement with OTE to acquire Bulgarian mobile operator Globul for a total amount of EUR 717 million on a cash and debt free basis. Globul is the second largest mobile operator … Read the full press release →

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Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines deal to be investigated by EC under the EU merger regulation

Posted on 23, April 2013 by

Brussels, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the proposed acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines. The companies are the two main Greek airlines offering passenger air transport services on … Read the full press release →

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