Wolfgang Schäuble warns UK of tough Brexit negotiations
FT — Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister, has warned British chancellor George Osborne that Berlin would be a tough negotiator if the UK votes to […]
Month: April 2016
Last winter was warmest in 80 years, driest in 16
eKathimerini — Last winter was the warmest in Athens in 80 years and also the driest in more than a decade, according to the National […]
Pope Francis takes 12 Syrian refugees back to Vatican after Lesbos visit
NBC — Pope Francis brought a message of hope to thousands of migrants living in a detention camp on a Greek island that has become […]
Head on collision leaves seven injured
A head on collision involving two cars at the Old national road near Tarmaros junction, Malia left seven people injured. The accident happened around mid […]
Schaeuble: Greece must continue reforms
dpa – Greece must continue to implement reforms to put its towering debts on a sustainable path, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Saturday, on […]
Bookings for auto rentals in April-May down 20% year-on-year
eKathimerini — Car rental bookings from abroad recorded a year-on-year decline for the months of April and May, according to data from the Association of […]
IMF: Current Greece finance plans not realistic
The Statesman — The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that the fiscal projections underpinning Greece’s proposals for moving ahead in its bailout program are […]
France24 – A tale of two crises part 4 : “EU shame on you”
France24.com — Greece is in the eye of the two storms tearing Europe apart, first pummelled by austerity and now quarantined to keep migrants at […]
EU approves security plan to track airline passenger info
AP — European Union lawmakers have approved a scheme to share airline passenger information that can be used to track foreign fighters heading to and […]
Greek army exercises trigger reaction from Turkey, FYROM
eKathimerini –The Greek armed forces on Thursday staged military exercises on the country’s border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and over the Aegean […]
Lagarde: ‘Primary surplus target is not sustainable, even if it is met once’
eKathimerini — The International Monetary Fund retains reservations about Greece achieving the fiscal targets included in the country’s bailout program, which is why it is […]
Dance like Zorba – The health benefits of traditional dancing in old age
The Mail — It may be associated with holiday tavernas and the classic film Zorba the Greek. But traditional Greek dancing can have major health […]
Crete: why Greece’s largest island is a healthy holiday destination
Evening Standard — The Cretan diet is all about eating everything this Mediterranean island’s rich soil produces — organic vegetables and fruit packed full of […]
Austria the first country to use new European ‘Bail in’ rules
Zero Hedge — Just over a year ago, a black swan landed in the middle of Europe, when in what was then dubbed a “Spectacular […]
New VAT increase on the cards
eKathimerini — Thousands of goods and services will suffer fresh hikes in prices and fees as a result of the increase in the top value-added […]