French labour dispute: Strike hits all eight oil refineries
BBC — A strike over new labour laws has spread to all of France’s eight oil refineries, the CGT union says, in an escalating dispute […]
Month: May 2016
Eurogroup agrees Greek debt not sustainable to keep IMF on board
The finance ministers of the eurozone early Wednesday agreed on a new set of funding measures for Greece that was bolder than forecast but nonetheless […]
Erdogan adviser warns Turkey could suspend EU agreements
eKathimerini/Reuters — Turkey could suspend all of its agreements with the European Union, including a customs union, if the bloc continues its “double standards” in […]
Fraport welcomes approval of airports concession contract
eKathimerini — Fraport Greece on Monday responded to Parliament’s approval on Sunday of the concession contract for the 14 regional airports to the German-Greek consortium. […]
Idomeni: Greek riot police move in before dawn to clear out refugee camp
The Guardian –Greek authorities have begun an operation to evacuate the country’s largest informal refugee camp of Idomeni. The operation began at dawn on Tuesday and […]
IMF: Greece needs “unconditional” debt relief and a lower surplus target
Reuters — Greece needs “up-front, unconditional” debt relief and a sharply lower budget surplus target to make its bailout viable and its debt sustainable over […]
Poll: Majority of Greeks against a Brexit
Euractive — A majority of Greeks want the UK to remain in the EU ahead of the 23rd June referendum, according to a new poll. […]
Missing man finds his own way back to town
The man who was reported missing on Saturday managed to find his way back to Vryses in the early evening on Sunday and was spotted by […]
Greek authorities to evacuate Idomeni camp
Sputnik — Greek authorities plan to evacuate Idomeni migrants camp located near Greek-FYROM border, media reported Monday. According to the information obtained by the German Spiegel magazine, Athens plans to start […]
Greece’s parliament approves new austerity bill
DW — Greece’s parliament on Sunday passed another omnibus austerity bill for tax hikes, more cuts and a new privatization superfund, which will manage almost all state […]
Search for a 63 year old lost walker in the White Mountains
Flashnews.gr — A search and rescue operation was launched in the early hours of Sunday morning for a 63 year old man, believed to be […]
Road accident in Chania claims another life
Flashnews.gr –A car accident in Souda Avenue near Tsikalaria in Chania at 5 in the morning, cost the life of a 20 year old man who lost […]
Lawyers’ strike leaves some 300,000 legal cases pending
eKathimerini — An anti-austerity strike by the country’s lawyers, which is in its fifth month, has paralyzed Greek courts, with some 300,000 cases pending and […]
Family makes pilgrimage to Crete
Radio NZ — Family members of the New Zealand soldier known as the Lion of Crete have made a pilgrimage to Greece to commemorate the […]
Greek F16s ‘intercept Delta passenger plane heading for Middle East hours after EgyptAir flight disappeared’
The Mirror — Two fighter jets intercepted a US passenger plane heading for the Middle East just hours after doomed EgyptAir flight MS804 vanished off […]