Three migrants die in Lesbos from hypothermia after icy sea crossing
Reuters — A five-year-old child and two women died from hypothermia on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday after crossing the Aegean from Turkey […]
Month: January 2016
Seamen decide on additional two-day strike next week
The union representing Greek seamen, PNO, on Thursday decided on fresh strike action for January 27 and 28, on top of a two-day strike that […]
‘We will come to Athens and burn them’: political protest returns to Greece
The Guardian — Farmers’ roadblocks, ferries immobilised in ports, pensioners taking to the streets: protest has returned to Greece in what many fear could be […]
IMF cancels rule created in 2010 to bail out Greece
AFP — The International Monetary Fund abolished Wednesday a rule created in 2010 that allowed it to participate in an international bailout of Greece despite […]
IMF demands EU debt relief for Greece before new bailout
The Guardian — The European Union will need to provide significant debt relief for Greece if it is to persuade the International Monetary Fund to […]
Tsipras set for Schaeuble showdown at Davos
AFP — Alexis Tsipras readied to lock horns with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday in what is certain to be one of the […]
COSCO’s bid for Piraeus port has been accepted.
people.ch — COSCO Group’s improved bid for the acquisition of Greece’s Piraeus port has been accepted by the Greek privatization fund. The Chinese group submitted […]
Protesting farmers trap minister
Greek farmers protesting against pension cuts and new taxes blocked Agricultural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou in a regional administrative building in the city of Komotini […]
Greece’s top court allows gold mine development in forested area
Reuters — Greece’s top administrative court has annulled the government’s decision last year to revoke Eldorado Gold’s mining licence, according to court documents published on […]
FYROM closes border with Greece: Hundreds of refugees left stranded in freezing conditions
The Mail — Macedonia has closed its border with Greece to migrants and refugees in order to stem the flow of people trying to pass […]
FT, May 2014: Inside Europe’s (Secret) Plan Z
In May 2014, just before the European elections, FT’s Peter Spiegel revealed Europe’s secret plan, codenamed Z, about how to handle a Grexit. The plan […]
Varoufakis speaks about Plan X and its rejection
eKathimerini — Yanis Varoufakis was instructed last year by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to put together a small team of people to draw up a […]
Two-day strike to keep Greek ferries at anchor
There will be no ferry services across Greece on Wednesday and Thursday due to a 48-hour strike called by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Union (PNO). The […]
EU-Turkey €3 billion migrant deal blocked by Italy
Euractiv — Italy is blocking a European Union plan to provide Turkey with €3 billion in aid in exchange for a commitment to stem the […]
CITI: Refugees are more likely to ‘break Europe’ than the Greek crisis
Business Insider — Europe had a pretty tough year with the Greek crisis, the potential Brexit, the boisterous Russia, and the turmoil in Syria. But of all of […]