Smokers throwing cigarette butts on Greek beaches a major problem
Greece relies on tourism for its economy and must protect its beaches through a policy directly linked to managing garbage and household waste, head of […]
Month: March 2015
Greek defence minister: If Greece leaves euro zone, Spain and Italy would be next – Bild interview
If Greece were to leave the euro zone, Spain and Italy would also end up quitting the common currency bloc, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos […]
Tsipras promises Greece will keep its word amid German spat
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to reassure euro zone partners on Thursday that Greece would stick to an extended bailout agreement with its international creditors […]
The SIEMENS scandal may finally reach court after 17 years of investigation – The history of the scandal goes back to the 1990s
A panel of Greek judges have last week reopened the Siemens scandal and indicted 64 people to stand trial over allegations of bribery involving Siemens […]
Grimaldi holds Anek ferry Olympic Champion
Olympic Champion, Anek’s flagship passenger ferry, has been held in the port of Patras following legal action from the Grimaldi Group. According to reports, the […]
FT City Network financiers warn investors over Grexit chaos
Investors are underestimating the chaos that a Greek exit from the eurozone could trigger, many of the City of London’s top financiers have warned. The […]
Is the Euro compatible with democracy?
“New elections change nothing,” asserted Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, ahead of the Greek vote in January that swept into office a radical-left government pledging […]
After Greece, these elections will shake up Europe
Europe’s voters head to the polls this year against a backdrop of rising populism, worries about Russia’s renewed aggression and dissatisfaction with austerity. Greecehas already […]
Government taps into pension funds to cover March needs
Shut out of debt markets, with aid from lenders frozen and with Mario Draghi, ECB president, blocking avenues suggested by Athens for temporary state funding […]
Greece the 5th Most Miserable Economy in the World
Inflation is a disease that can wreck a society, Milton Friedman, the late Nobel laureate economist, once said. Add rising unemployment to the diagnosis, and […]
The ongoing Greek crisis: European negotiations and the Varoufakis proposals
Catroon: Martyn Turner, The Irish Times The dust has hardly settled after Greece managed to evade ‘sudden death’- a bank run followed by euroexit . […]