Reuters — Greece and its international lenders resumed talks on Wednesday on its fiscal and reform progress, rekindling Athens’ hopes that its first bailout review […]
Month: March 2016
WSJ: Grexit fears return as repayment deadlines approach
Greece might be at the risk of exiting the eurozone in July as the country has difficulty reaching the fiscal targets required by the bailout […]
Dijsselbloem only cited the debt lightening issue to appease the IMF
eKathimerini — The issue of lightening the Greek debt remains a bone of contention between the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund. Eurogroup chief Jeroen […]
Greece expects record visitor numbers in 2016
Greece’s tourism minister has dismissed fears that the ongoing migrant crisis will put Britons off visiting this year – and promised that the cost of holidays will […]
Schäuble: “no reason to take decisions now on how to ease Greece’s debt burden”
Greece’s debt relief prospects have run into German resistance now that creditors are returning to Athens to finish the bailout review that will pave the […]
‘EU ready to betray Greece as it did Czechoslovakia in 1938’
Sputnik — Brussels’ scheme to close the ‘Balkan route’ for illegal immigration through Greece puts the country in a difficult and humiliating situation, comparable to […]
Tyler Cowen: Greek bailout programs are never going to work
Greek Reporter — One of the ongoing debates both among economists and policymakers is over the failure of the Greek bailout programs. Why is Greece […]
Human trafficking in the Balkans surges back to life
FT in Evzoni -Andrew Byrne — “Welcome to Greece!” reads a neon sign atop the Hotel Hara, a roadside bungalow in the village of Evzoni, […]
Eurozone and IMF ask Greece for more reforms as bailout negotiators return
DW — Greece’s bailout inspectors are due to return to Athens for a review of the government’s economic reform commitments. If deemed sufficient, the visit […]
Hungary blocks Turkey-EU migrant proposals
Sky News — Proposals for a deal between Europe and Turkey on dealing with the migration crisis have hit their first obstacle, with a veto […]
Turkey disputes Greek sovereignty via NATO patrols
eKathimerini — Turkey is disputing Greece’s territorial sovereignty over a string of tiny islands and a part of its air space over the Aegean Sea, […]
As Europe bickers 18 more refugees drown off Turkey coast
Al Jazeera — In the latest humanitarian disaster to strike refugees trying to get to Europe, at least 18 people are reported to have drowned […]
Germany rejects calls to give Greece more time for budget goals
Reuters — Germany has rejected calls to give Greece more time to reach budget goals agreed with international lenders for its third bailout programme as […]
Crete: German bookings up by 30%
Tornos News — German bookings for Crete record a positive trend with TUI up by 30% and Thomas Cook up by 12% and Alltours by 10% […]
Charities working with refugees may get VAT relief
The Finance Ministry in Athens says it plans to submit legislation offering VAT exemptions to businesses that offer donations and free services to refugees. The […]