Greece flash floods leave at least four dead
BBC — Four people have been found dead and a woman is missing after torrential rain caused flash flooding in Greece. All four victims were in […]
Month: September 2016
Electricity company employees trying to disconnect taverna under fire
ABC News — Greece’s power network operator says it is doing its best to protect employees from irate consumers following a gunfire attack on one […]
Amendment restricting cigarette sales withdrawn after outcry
eKathimerini — A proposed amendment by 16 SYRIZA deputies calling for a prohibition of the sale of cigarettes and other smoking-related products at corner shops […]
Frenchman chosen by lenders to speed up privatisation
eKathimerini — A senior French government official is set to head the board of a new privatisation fund that will be established to speed up […]
Get away from it all at a luxury Cretan idyll
Stylist — Stylist’s editor-in-chief Lisa Smosarski is captivated by the island’s charms at the picture-perfect Domes of Elounda resort “There are two hot tubs!” I shouted across the suite. “We […]
Commission accepts that Germany sends migrants back to Greece
EurActiv.com — German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière was quoted as saying on 4 September his country had done a lot to help refugees, but needed […]
Greece ranks 8th in Europe for taxing rental income
Greek Reporter — Greece ranks in 8th place among 42 European nations in taxing income coming from rented properties, says a Global Property Guide report. […]
Greece faces standoff over bailout funds after Athens fails to impose reforms
The Guardian — Greece is facing another bailout standoff with its creditors amid reports that eurozone countries will refuse to release additional funds to it […]
Victoria Hislop tours the Peloponnese hunting inspiration for her new novel
The Mail/Victoria Hislop — Victoria Hislop’s new book , Cartes Postales From Greece, is about a man who makes a journey around Greece and falls in love […]
AfD pushes Merkel’s CDU into third place in her home district
DW — Germany’s Social Democrats won Sunday’s nationally-watched regional poll with a little more than 30 percent support after what their leader and state premier Erwin Sellering […]
EU will not release more bailout money for Greece this month – paper
Reuters — The euro zone will not release additional bailout money for Greece at a meeting in Bratislava this month, Germany’s Handelsblatt Global reported on […]
Taxes eat up 44.4% of firms’ annual profits
rKathimerini — Greek enterprises will have to pay taxes totalling more than 4.5 billion euros by the end of the year. They have been sent […]
Greek supermarket chain Marinopoulos agrees restructuring plan with creditors, rival group
Reuters — Greek supermarket operator Marinopoulos on Saturday agreed with its creditors and rival supermarket chain Sklavenitis the terms for restructuring its business, Sklavenitis said, […]
German interior minister floats idea of returning migrants to Greece
DW — German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Sunday said he wanted to send migrants back to Greece. “We have done a lot in […]
Regling: No intention to lower targets for 3.5% surpluses after 2018
To Vima — The Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling stressed for the need for the Greek government to implement and stick […]