Greek finance minister appeals to Eurozone colleagues’ political empathy
WSJ — Greece is applying reforms to meet bailout pledges but extra contingency measures demanded by the IMF are impossible to legislate, its finance minister […]
Month: May 2016
Cretan police detain serial bagsnatcher
eKathimerini — A 37-year-old man believed to be behind at least 17 muggings in the broader area of Heraklion faced a prosecutor on Sunday on multiple […]
The Lost—and Found—Jews of Crete
The Tablet.com — During the Nazi occupation of Greece in 1944, the Gestapo rounded up the roughly 300 Jews living on the isle of Crete. […]
Greek parliament approves pension cuts and tax rises as protesters clash with police
The Telegraph /AFP — Greek parliament adopted a controversial package of pension cuts and tax hikes on Sunday evening despite mass public opposition, bowing to […]
Spain’s Rajoy asks EC to forgo deficit fine – El Pais
Reuters — Spain’s acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy has asked the European Commission to waive a fine that could be imposed on Spain for missing […]
Der Spiegel: Greek debt relief driving ‘deep rift’ between France and Germany
Sputnik News — The issue of debt relief for Greece has deeply divided France, Germany and other EU member states ahead of a meeting of the Eurogroup of Eurozone finance […]
Man dies in paragliding accident in Varipetro
A 25 year old man died yesterday while paragliding at Varipetro, Chania. The man a Swiss citizen of Greek descent was on a paragliding holiday in […]
German Vice Chancellor urges debt relief for Greece
Reuters — German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel urged euro zone finance ministers to start talks on debt relief for Greece, saying it made no sense […]
IMF threatens to pull out of Greek rescue
The Guardian — Hopes of an end to the impasse between Greece and its creditors have appeared to evaporate after a surprise intervention from the […]
Extra flights Chania – Athens to ease ferry strike travel
Aegean and Olympic have put on extra flights to Greek islands between 7 and 10 May to cover the extra demand from passengers unable to reach […]
Petrol stations to join general strike – will remain closed Sunday
The national association of petrol station and fuel distributors POPEK have decided to participate in the industrial action against the new tax and pensions bill […]
Services in Greece grind to a halt in strike over new austerity plan
The Scotsman — Services were disrupted in Greece on Friday as workers walked off the job at the start of a three-day general strike protesting […]
Turkey’s Erdogan takes tough EU line after PM quits
BBC — Turkey’s president has told the EU it will not change its anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel. “We’ll go our way, you […]
EU approves extending border checks at internal Schengen frontiers
Reuters — The European Commission approved on Wednesday extending by six months controls at several frontiers inside the free-travel Schengen area, saying checks were justified […]
Greece on strike as new tax, pensions bill is discussed in parliament
Reuters — Greeks to start a 48-hour nationwide walkout on Friday in anger at the government’s tax and pension reforms pursued under the terms of a […]