Seamen call new 48-hour strike
eKathimerini — The union of Greek seamen, PNO, on Tuesday announced fresh protest action with a 48-hour strike commencing on Wednesday morning, on the back […]
Month: November 2015
National road: 11 tonne rock precariously balanced over motorists
Nea TV via Apokoronas Life — Motorists using the national road are not aware of the danger that is literally hanging over their heads. The […]
Report: Greece will restore pre-crisis levels of GDP after 2034.
A new world report by Swiss consulting company Prognos AG foresees a hampered Greek economy into the next decade, according to German newspaper Die Welt that published the results. The report […]
Bloomberg on the Greek economy: Without creativity, obedience will lead to a mediocre outcome.
Bloomberg View — Greece has been gone from the headlines since Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was re-elected to run the country in September. No news […]
Grimaldi expresses interest in Piraeus Bank’s Hellenic Seaways stake
eKathimerini — The main stakeholder in Minoan Lines, Emanuele Grimaldi, is rushing to pre-empt the sale of the Piraeus Bank’s holding in Hellenic Seaways (HSW), […]
New report ‘uncomfortable reading’ for Thomas Cook
The Scotsman — The parents of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning on holiday in Corfu have welcomed a report criticising Thomas Cook’s […]
Chania hotel owners ask air carriers to extend flights season next year
In a new initiative to bolster tourist activity in Chania during the quiet winter months, Chania Hotels Association sent a letter to low cost airline […]
Eleven dead as refugees’ boat sinks off Samos
The Guardian — Eleven refugees, including six children – four of them babies – drowned on Sunday off the Greek island of Samos, coastguards said. […]
Schultz to visit Lesvos with Tsipras
ANA-MPA — European Parliament President, Martin Schultz will visit Lesvos with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras next week, to witness first-hand the immense efforts of the […]
Stress tests for the Greek prime minister
New York Times/Hugo Dixon — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received good news over the weekend when a stress test showed that the top Greek banks […]
Second car accident in Almyrida creek
On Saturday around 3:30 pm another car fell down the embankment of a creek on the Kalyves – Almyrida road, a couple of hundred meters […]
Monday brings a new wave of evictions, confiscations, foreclosures
Proto Thema – On Monday, November 2, all acts ceased as a result of capital controls – such as foreclosures of homes as part of […]
Tourist captures image of mysterious sea monster off Greek mainland
Fox News — A Scottish tourist unwittingly captured an unidentifiable sea monster while vacationing in Greece. Harvey Robertson was on a boat cruise off the […]
Why do Greek banks, found to be ‘healthy’ last year, need another capital injection?
Zero Hedge — It was almost exactly one year ago, on October 26, 2014, when the ECB concluded its latest European Stress Test. As had […]