Police fire tear gas at anti-migrant ‘hotspot’ protest
AFP — Greek riot police fired tear gas on Sunday at demonstrators protesting against the development of a centre to house migrants on the tourist […]
Month: February 2016
Greece’s lenders present new proposal
Greece’s lenders have suggested to the government that cutting existing pensions above 1,500 euros per month could lead to the conclusion of the first bailout […]
FT: Greece push on migration ‘hotspots’ bears fruit on Leros
The Aegean island of Leros has a tradition of hosting hard-pressed outsiders — from exiled opponents of Greece’s 1970s military junta to scores of mental […]
Question of ownership of 16 Aegean islands (including Gavdos) in Turkish parliament
Turkish daily Today’s Zaman (English edition) reports that in a written parliamentary question on Friday, a Republican People’s Party (CHP, the main opposition party in […]
Nato launches naval patrols to return migrants to Turkey
The Guardian — Nato has sent a patrol of three warships to intercept migrants trying to reach Greece by sea and send them back to […]
Platanias to end unregulated road side advertising
Platanias is to put an end to advertising signs that have sprung out in the municipality. The council’s plan, presented to representatives of business interests […]
Greek banks won’t need further recapitalization, ECB’s Nouy says
Reuters — There is no reason to believe that Greek banks will need further recapitalization, after the latest round provided them with 14.4 billion euros […]
Two heavily armed Britons arrested in Greece
AP — Greek government sources say two heavily armed British suspects have been arrested near the border with Turkey. A high-ranking security official, speaking to […]
IMF: Greece needs to cut pensions to repay lenders
Greece needs to make pension cuts in order to meet its primary surplus targets says the International Monetary Fund. Poul Thomsen, the Deputy Director of […]
EU to Greece: Fix refugee facilities or no more Schengen
The European Union slapped Greece with an ultimatum on Friday: Fix “serious deficiencies” in its facilities to deal with the wave of refugees, or be […]
‘Greeks will have to become migrants’: 10,000 farmers protest EU-imposed reforms in Athens
RT — Thousands of Greek farmers set up a protest camp in central Athens to speak out against tax and pension reforms required by the […]
Farmers clash with police during protest
The Guardian — About 800 farmers from Crete rallied outside the ministry of agriculture, throwing tomatoes as tension escalated when police prevented them from staging […]
Farmers set blockade in Athens
Organizers of the farmers’ protest rally in Athens expect a mass participation on Friday, with farmers from all blockades around Greece announcing they will be […]
Cost of road accidents estimated at 12 bn euro a year
The number of deaths resulting from car crashes in Greece reaches 1,600 while over 20,000 were injured last year. On a daily basis, five people die, […]
IMF warns of renewed `Grexit’ fears without credible Greece Plan
Bloomberg — Greece will face renewed fears that it will exit the euro area unless the nation’s government and European creditors come up with a […]