Tag Archives | Antonis Samaras

Merkel Sends Rehhagel to Boost Greeks

By on March 13, 2013 in Germany, news

The former coach of the national football team of Greece, Otto Rehhagel, is going to visit Greece by the end of March, as a delegate of Chancellor Angela Merkel to contribute to efforts restoring the relations between the two countries and to boost Greek tourism. According to the German newspaper Bild, Rehhagel responded to the German Chancellor’s [...]

PM Samaras Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

By on March 4, 2013 in news

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had a private meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on March 4.  It is the first time that Samaras has visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate as Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was welcomed at the entrance of the Patriarchate by Metropolitan Stefanos of Kallipolis and Madytos, Archimandrite Bartholomew Samaras, Chief Secretary of [...]

Erdogan Hosts Samaras, Greek Business Leaders

By on March 3, 2013 in Business, Energy, news, Politics, Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Greek counterpart Antonis Samaras are set to participate in a joint business event on  March 4 in Istanbul that seeks to boost trade between the two countries, the event’s host said, according to the Anatolia News Agency. Erdogan and Samaras will address the Turkish-Greek Business Forum co-hosted [...]

Greek Summer Expected to Boost Economy

By on February 28, 2013 in Economy, Germany, news, Politics, Tourism

The German journal Spiegel cites a report on the explosive growth of tourism coming to boost the Greek economy. According to the journal, Greece expects that this time the Troika’s visit will be easier and there will be no complications over the disbursement of the next installment. In addition, Greece has now claims for flexibility [...]

Forum on Greek – Turkish Cooperation

By on February 28, 2013 in news, Turkey

Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) will organize Turkey-Greece Business Forum in Istanbul on March 4, Anatolia news agency reports today adding that the event will be held under coordination of the Ministry of Economy and in cooperation with Turkish Exporters΄ Assembly (TIM) and DEIK. Cooperation opportunities in banking, IT, agricultural practices, packaging, plastics, pharmacy, cosmetics, [...]

Hollande Receives Friendly Welcome in Greece

By on February 21, 2013 in France, news, Politics

The French press highlighted the warm welcome French President Francois Hollande received in Greece, as well as his confidence in the country. He came to Greece to send not only “a message of friendship, but a message of support, a message of trust, a message of growth”. The French Le Monde hosted the headline Having been welcomed in Athens as [...]