When a deal is not a deal – Slow progress on new IMF demands puts doubt on reaching agreement on 9 May
Less than a year ago, in August 2015, a seven month old left wing Greek government surrendered to the terms of European lenders and signed […]
Month: May 2016
Greece’s sole oil producer boosts output by 30 percent
Reuters — Greece’s sole oil producer, Energean Oil & Gas, has stepped up daily production by about 30 percent since early January, it said on […]
Authorities scramble to find housing for child refugees
eKathimerini — Some 380 unaccompanied minors remain in closed hot spots, detention centers and even on the streets, as a program to house them in […]
Head-on collision on National Road leaves three dead
Three people lost their lives this morning in a head-on collision between two cars on the national road. The accident happened just before 8:00 this morning in […]
Most of Greek bailout money went to banks: study
DW — Only 5 percent of international bailout money for Greece was used to kickstart the country’s languid economy, a new study has found. The […]
Taxpayers appear reluctant to file their income tax statements
eKathimerini — Just 8 percent of taxpayers have submitted their tax statements for 2015 incomes, according to data from the General Secretariat for Public Revenue. […]
Merkel says working for TTIP deal this year
Reuters — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she would do everything she could to complete this year a sweeping free trade deal (TTIP) […]
PNO announces ferry strike for 8 May
GTP.gr — The Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the 24-hour strike called by the General Confederation of Greek Labor […]
Dangerous but spectacular roads in Crete
Some of the dangerous but pectacular roads of Crete according to dangerousroads.org Kallikratis – Kapsodasos Road The road between Kallikratis and Kapsodasos is a sharply […]
UK EU referendum: A poll for every taste …
Two different opinion polls published yesterday show that both the OUT camp and the IN camp are in the lead. Which one can be taken seriously? The […]
TTIP leaked documents could spell the end of controversial trade deal, say campaigners
The Independent — Hundreds of leaked pages from the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) show that the deal could be about to collapse, […]
EU forecasts France, Italy, Spain, to miss budget targets
Reuters — France, Italy and Spain are set to miss European Union budget targets this year and next without urgent government action, European Commission forecasts […]
Debts to the state keep expanding
eKathimerini — Citizens’ capacity to pay taxes is diminishing by the year, and the latest data from the General Secretariat of Public Revenues show debts […]
Russians had to cancel Easter Holidays in Greece because of visa delays
Greek Reporter — At least 20 packages for Greek holidays offered in Russia were cancelled before the Easter Holidays due to visa delays by the Greek Consulate, Russian […]