Greek government considers selling off ports to reach agreement
(IBT) Greece is considering selling stakes in its two largest ports as a concession to reach an agreement with its European and International Monetary Fund […]
Month: April 2015
Only in Greece? Court gives dead man six-month suspended jail sentence
(The Guardian) A Greek court has convicted a dead man of stealing electricity from a power utility, giving him a six-month suspended jail sentence. His […]
The lighter side of being Varoufakis
After having insults thrown at him by European finance ministers at the eurogroup and vilified by international media Yannis Varoufakis run into trouble with some […]
Corfu carbon monoxide deaths ‘the most appalling tragedy’, says coroner
(The Guardian) A happy half-term holiday in Corfu became “the most appalling tragedy” when two young children died from carbon monoxide poisoning, a coroner has […]
Daimler hit with Greek corruption charges
(The Local.de) Greek prosecutors announced on Monday they are bringing charges against several Daimler managers, who they say were involved in multi-million euro bribes to […]
Tsakalotos replaces Varoufakis as Greek chief bailout negotiator.
(From The Guardian) Euclid Tsakalotos 55, was born in Holland and raised in the UK, the son of a prominent Greek family who sent him […]
Varoufakis removed from the government negotiating team
(New York Times) Ever since the leftist-led Greek government came to power in late January, the avatar of the country’s austerity-weary public has been its […]
Parliamentary Debt Truth Committee Member Özlem Onaran: Should Greece Pay Back Its Debt?
There are well-established concepts in international law that question the legality, legitimacy and sustainability of a loan agreement. These legal concepts are the guiding references […]
Last week in the Greek press
Defendants’ lawyers resign in Proton trial The trial of former Proton Bank Chairman Lavrentis Lavrentiadis and another 42 people ran into problems Friday as the […]
EU doubles emergency aid to nations dealing with migrants
(AP) The European Union has doubled the emergency aid to frontline member states Italy, Greece and Malta which have to deal with the massive influx […]
Piraeus Bank writes off crisis-hit clients’ debts
(eKathimerini) Piraeus Bank has decided to write off debts of up to 20,000 euros stemming from consumer loans and credit cards for its clients who […]
Schaeuble hints that there is a “Plan B” for Greece
(Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted on Saturday that Berlin was preparing for a possible Greek default, drawing a parallel with the secrecy […]
Which European regions have the highest long-term unemployment?
Long term unemployment is being unemployed for over a year. Seven out of ten regions in Europe with the highest long-term unemployment rates are Greek […]
British Airways returns to Crete with a Gatwick – Heraklion route
British Airways returns to Crete this summer after many years of absence. The first flight of the new route will arrive to Heraklion at 1pm […]
Eurozone ministers hurl abuse at Varoufakis
(Bloomberg) Euro-area finance ministers hurled abuse at Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis behind closed doors as they shut down his bid to find a shortcut […]