Greece will not pass any additional measures beyond what is agreed
Reuters — Greece will not pass any more revenue-raising measures beyond what is agreed in its bailout package, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was quoted as […]
Month: January 2017
Draghi: Any country leaving euro zone must settle ECB bill first
The Express — The European Central Bank has threatened Italy with an almost certainly unpayable bill if the country’s citizens take the democratic decision to […]
Brexit plans unlikely to be slowed by Supreme Court ruling
Reuters — Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to start the process of Britain leaving the European Union by the end of March are unlikely to […]
Thousands of self-employed professionals are planning to terminate their activity
eKathimerini — Thousands of self-employed professionals are planning to terminate their activity or change the legal status of their companies in order to avoid the additional […]
Emirates’ Dubai-Athens-New York flight violates U.S. aviation agreement, say U.S. airlines
Bloomberg — Emirates will begin a new daily route linking Dubai and the New York area via Athens, adding fuel to a dispute with US […]
Lowest tourism takings in three years while international arrivals at all time high
eKathimerini — Greece’s tourism revenues in the first 11 months of last year not only slumped below those of 2015, but also those of 2014, […]
The stars among Cretan wines
FT Wine — The story of Europe’s 19th-century phylloxera crisis (American root-feeding insect devastates European vines) is well known. Grafting European vines to naturally resistant native US-vine […]
Court verdict on Turkish extradition request postponed till Thursday
Reuters — Greece’s Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Thursday on whether or not to extradite eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in […]
Cosco to bring huge floating docks to Piraeus ship repair zone
eKathimerini — The first of two sizable floating docks Cosco has ordered for the ship repair zone of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) is all ready […]
As another economic crisis approaches, Greece and Euro should consider a divorce
Huffington Post — With Syriza lagging in the polls, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras recently pushed through a pension boost and VAT suspension which, in Europe’s […]
Schaeuble: If IMF refuses to join, it will be a sign the Greeks aren’t sticking to their commitments
Bloomberg — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he wouldn’t support a new Greek bailout if the International Monetary Fund declines to join the current […]
Infant dies in domestic violence incident in Crete
Xinhua — A five-month-old infant died during a domestic violence incident in Siteia police announced on Thursday. The boy who succumbed to heavy head and […]
Heraklion tops Greek airports for passenger growth
Naftemporiki — Greece’s airports recorder record numbers of passengers in 2016, with Heraklion, Crete — leading other Greek airports with a 13.3 percent passenger traffic increase […]
Greece concludes sale of TRAINOSE to Italian railways
Reuters — Greece on Wednesday concluded the sale of its rail company TRAINOSE to Italy’s state railways Ferrovie dello Stato for 45 million euros, the […]
Government say no new measures as Schaeuble reportedly prepares for life without the IMF
Reports in the German press, Wednesday, indicate that Wolfgang Schaeuble is preparing for a continuation of aid for Greece without the involvement of the International Monetary […]