Government presents recessionary budget to parliament
Sputnik – According to a Friday statement from the finance ministry, the final economic forecasts are more optimistic and there will be no contraction in 2015. The preliminary […]
Month: November 2015
Balkan border restrictions ‘untenable’, putting refugees at risk, says UN
AFP — The United Nations warned Friday that tightening restrictions imposed by countries along the migrant route through the Balkans is creating an increasingly untenable […]
Europe closes borders leaving migrants trapped
According to the ANA-MPA News Agency, 200 migrants, most of them from Iran, are at the border with FYROM and are blocking the narrow path into the […]
Greece taken to EU court again over wastewater
Energy News — The European Commission is taking Greece to the Court of Justice over poor wastewater treatment again. The country was previously found guilty […]
Two Greek businessmen jailed by Danish court over ‘joke’ that led to Copenhagen airport closure
AFP — A Danish court has jailed two Greek businessmen for 13 days for making remarks that sparked the brief evacuation of one of Copenhagen’s […]
Greek police arrest 6 over forged passports for migrants
(Reuters) – Greek police said on Thursday they had arrested six foreigners for supplying forged passports to refugees and other migrants arriving in the country. […]
Greece’s coalition government weakened by EU-backed reforms
The Guardian — Greece’s coalition government has been weakened as it pushed through another round of controversial EU-mandated reforms at the cost of losses to […]
Biker loses leg in National Road accident
A young bike rider from Chania lost his left leg below the knee after a serious accident at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, involving a truck […]
State of emergency called on Lefkada as island is hit by aftershocks
eKathimerini — As state engineers on Wednesday sought to assess the damage wreaked by Tuesday’s 6.1-Richter earthquake on Lefkada, which killed two people, a series […]
Two Kos refugees detained, investigated for possible IS links
Greek Coast Guards and the National Intelligence Service have been surveying terrorist suspects on the island of Kos detained two Syrians on Wednesday. Evidence that […]
Cretan farmers protest tax hike in Athens demo
Greek farmers protesting over planned tax and pension reforms demanded by the country’s bailout creditors have clashed outside Parliament with police, who used tear gas […]
Honduras detains Syrians bound for U.S. with doctored Greek passports
Reuters — Honduran authorities said on Wednesday they had intercepted six Syrian nationals travelling on doctored Greek passports in the past week, including five who […]
Recap offers are oversubscribed
eKathimerini — National and Alpha Banks are likely to announce the successful completion of their share capital increases on Thursday, following Eurobank’s announcement on Wednesday […]
Wine tax deals a heavy blow to Cretan producers
Cretan wine makers are complaining that they have suffered a heavy blow as a result of the new special tax that was imposed on the […]
Turkey coach condemns fans who booed pre-match silence.
Turkey coach Fatih Terim has criticised fans who whistled throughout the minute’s silence ahead of his side’s friendly with Greece on Tuesday. The mark of […]