Mass anti austerity rally in central Athens
The Guardian –By 10:45 AM time central Athens had been turned into a vast mass of protestors with Pame, the militant communist-backed union, drawing thousands […]
Month: November 2015
‘Our rage will be relentless’: Mass strike brings Greece to a hault
The country is expected to be brought to a halt today when employees in both the public and private sector down tools to protest against […]
Smart sign boards in Chania
Chania council has started the installation of smart information boards at key entry points to the city to give residents and visitors information about traffic […]
‘Sick man of Europe’ Finland agonises over austerity
Reuters — Finland was one of the toughest European critics of Greece during its debt crisis, chastising it for failing to push through reforms to […]
Suffolk and Norfolk teacher trainers look to Greece for recruits
BBC — A teacher training group has started seeking recruits from southern Europe because of a “shortage” of top graduates in certain subjects. Suffolk and […]
Chios builds new ‘modern’ refugee hotspot
sigmalive.com — A modern temporary migrant and refugee accommodation centre (hotspot) which can host about 1,000 people opened on Monday on the island of Chios, […]
Top Greek court to rule on Siemens settlement
eKathimerini — The Council of State plenary is to rule on whether a 2012 out-of-court settlement between Greece and Siemens over the German industrial giant’s […]
Number of complaints lodged with Ombudsman hits record high
eKathimerini — The number of Greeks filing complaints to the Ombudsman, mostly about problems with the country’s public administration, rose to record levels last year. […]
Greek finance minister: Debt deal talks will not start before Spanish elections
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Tuesday that any agreement on Greek debt relief should include grace periods of 15-20 years that would encourage […]
Austria calls for Greece, Italy border controls
AP — Austria’s chancellor said establishing controls on the borders of Italy and Greece must be a priority to stem the influx of migrants into […]
Creditors hold Tsipras to ransom as general strike looms
Socialist Worker — Workers across Greece are set to walk out in a general strike on Thursday of this week against deep cuts to their […]
Schaeuble says wants 10 bln eur for Greek banks paid by next week
Reuters — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday he wants the euro zone to pay out 10 billion euros to Greece for the […]
Germany loses key ally in Portugal as austerity regime crumbles
The Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard — Portugal’s Communists and radical Left Bloc are poised to take power in a historic departure as part of an […]
European Union states have relocated just 116 refugees out of 160,000
The Guardian — EU member states have so far relocated only 116 refugees of the 160,000 they are committed to relocating over the next two […]
Deutsche Bank’s fine for breaking sanctions is by no means its biggest problem
Forbes — Deutsche Bank has joined an ever-growing list of global financial institutions that have been found guilty and fined for breaking US sanctions on […]