Afghan murder suspect in Germany ‘was jailed in Greece’
BBC — An Afghan teenager arrested on suspicion of the rape and murder of a woman in south-west Germany had already been convicted of attempted […]
Month: December 2016
Mitsotakis to seek backing in Brussels for snap polls
eKathimerini — In talks with officials on the sidelines of a summit of the European People’s Party in Brussels that started Wednesday, conservative New Democracy […]
A lost Ancient Greek city that was too big to see has just been discovered
International Business Times — A previously unknown ancient city has been revealed on mainland Greece near the village of Vlochós to the north of Athens. […]
Spiegel – Frontex reinforcing its presence in Greece, helping to seal northern borders
eKathimerini — The European Union border control agency Frontex was reinforcing its presence in Greece, a Spiegel Online report said on Tuesday. According to the […]
PM Tsipras in new anti-austerity rhetoric
Al Jazeera — After 16 months of implementing austerity measures he had once railed against, Alexis Tsipras, Greek prime minister, has returned to his old, […]
Fraport is forcing government to postpone works at Thessaloniki airport
eKathimerini –The Fraport-led consortium’s is forcing the government to postpone works to upgrade Macedonia Airport threatening to abandon the 14 regional airports contract in Greece […]
IMF chief Christine Lagarde in negligence trial in France
BBC — IMF chief Christine Lagarde has gone on trial in France for negligence over a compensation payment made by a state-owned bank to a […]
Ireland agrees to accept 1,100 asylum seekers from Greece
The Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland Frances Fitzgerald has said Ireland will accept at least 1,100 asylum seekers from Greece by September next year. […]
IMF: Greece doesn’t need more austerity, cuts went too far
Digital Journal — Greece does not need more austerity at this time, and in fact spending cuts have gone too far already, two senior International […]
Courts inundated with primary residence protection cases
eKathimerini — More than 100,000 cases regarding the protection of primary residences for over indebted households are supposed to be heard in Greek courts in […]
Greek court refuses the extradition of the last two Turkish servicemen
Euronews — A Greek court has ruled against the extradition of the last two Turkish servicemen from a group of eight who fled their own […]
Scots volunteers near despair over plight of refugees on Greek island
The Scotsman — Scots volunteers on a Greek island have told of their helplessness as scores of refugees continue to arrive in boats every week […]
IMF wants shops in Greece to be open on every Sunday
To Vima — The International Monetary Fund has called for the Greek government to deregulate store working hours so that shops may be open on […]
Returns to Greece would exacerbate dire conditions for migrants
HRW — Plans to resume returns of asylum seekers to Greece put the rights of thousands of people at risk, Human Rights Watch said Friday. […]
IMF requests 4.75 billion USD worth measures for 2019 to join Greek bailout
Xinhua — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) requested the adoption of a supplementary set of measures worth 4.5 billion euros for 2019 in order to […]