Greek debt relief plan said to entail €33 billion euro bank bond swap
Bloomberg reports that the debt relief proposals for Greece to be presented at a December 5 meeting of euro-area finance ministers, will largely consist of swaps […]
Month: November 2016
Aktor denies fraud charge in connection with tenders
Reuters — Greece’s biggest construction firm, Aktor, a subsidiary of Ellaktor, on Thursday denied any wrongdoing after a Greek prosecutor charged it with fraud in […]
Greece to allow resupply of Russian warships
Sputnik — Athens will continue allowing Russian warships to resupply in Greek ports and will not tolerate any pressure in regard to its relations with Moscow, a source in the Greek […]
Dawn queues, traffic jams as Black Friday makes Greece debut
The China Post — Long lines snaked outside department stores and roads were blocked near malls thousands of Greeks bucked falling wages and joblessness to join […]
Devon woman suing holiday firm after she fell down stairs in Santorini
The Mail — A grandmother suing tour operators for £50,000 over a catastrophic fall on holiday has denied she was ‘staggering drunk’ and ‘wearing silly […]
Two dead after fire breaks out at Greek migrant camp, triggering clashes with police
New York Times — Two people were killed and two others were injured after a fire broke out at a migrant camp on the Greek […]
Erdogan advisor suggests annexation of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus
eKathimerini — Turkish journalist and senior advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yigit Bulut, has suggested that Turkey annexes the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus. Speaking […]
Greece lags in education, Commission report finds
eKathimerini — A European Commission report shows Greece to be seriously lagging in the area of education, with particular reference made to the need for […]
Greek public hospital infection rate twice the EU average
Xinhua — Patients admitted to Greek public hospitals face twice the risk of contracting infections compared to the EU average, according to the union of […]
Greece wants to conclude EU/IMF review but cannot accept ‘irrational’ demands
Reuters — Greece wants to conclude a crucial EU/IMF review of its bailout progress but cannot accept irrational demands on labour reforms or any extra […]
Stalemate in Turkey’s EU accession talks
DW — Turkey first applied to join the European Economic Community, the precursor to today’s European Union, in 1959. But it wasn’t until 2005 – […]
Edinburgh to Athens service announced for summer 2017
The Scotsman — Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest carrier will offer flights on Tuesdays and Fridays between June 20th and September 19th 2017, providing passengers with […]
Jean Hanlon death: Family to meet Crete prosecutor
BBC — The family of a Dumfries woman found dead off the coast of Crete are to meet a new prosecutor. Jean Hanlon’s body was […]
Greek businesses move abroad to escape austerity
Reuters — Greek business tax levels of 29% cause businesses to shut down or move to lower tax countries such as Bulgaria or Cyprus, helping those […]
Record drop in average spending by holidaymakers
eKathmerini — The annual drop in spending per trip by foreign tourists in Greece in the first nine months of the year was the biggest […]