British woman who died in Crete ‘could have been fatally injured by fall 11 days before her death’
The Mail — A 20-year-old old woman working in Crete could have been fatally injured by a fall 11 days before her death, and inquest […]
Month: January 2017
Parliamentary committee finds no evidence of wrongdoing in funding of parties, media
A parliamentary committee that oversaw an investigation into the financing of political parties and media organizations by Greek banks has been concluded without finding evidence […]
Schaeuble: Greek programme obsolete without the IMF
eKathimerini — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Monday that if the International Monetary Fund is not part of the Greek bailout then it would […]
High taxes, red tape put off foreign filmmakers from shooting in Greece
eKathimerini — Those of you who saw the latest Bourne film last year may already know that the Athens scenes were filmed in SantaCruz, Tenerife […]
Greek finance ministry takes first steps towards a cashless economy
Anadolu Agency — A Greek government plan to push citizens into online banking to cut down on VAT avoidance is reportedly causing concerns among Greek […]
German government announcement to lift block on deportations to Greece just a public relations exercise
DW — The German government in an attempt to regain some of its declining popularity over its immigration policy announced that it is planning to lift […]
Greek prosecutors oppose return of Turkish officers
AP — A prosecutor at Greece’s Supreme Court argued in a hearing Friday against extraditing the last four of eight Turkish servicemen who fled by […]
Foreign plates carry risk of high fines
eKathimerini — There has been a significant increase in the number of vehicles with foreign plates in Greece, as their owners are able to avoid […]
Schaeuble sees new Greek bailout negotiations as German polls loom
Bloomberg — Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble raised the prospect of renegotiating Greece’s bailout just as Germany heads toward elections, saying he’d have to seek lawmakers’ backing […]
Greek compromise proposal meets IMF resistance
eKathimerini — An attempt by the government to offer a compromise solution to the stalemate between Europe and the MF over the Greek bailout was […]
Opposition leader promises tax cuts without prior approval of creditors
Naftemporiki — Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized Tuesday that if elected in office, his government will proceed with tax cuts for […]
Turkey warns Greece against settlement of ‘disputed’ Aegean islands
Sputnik — On Wednesday, Greek Deputy Minister of Shipping Nektarios Santorinios presented a plan to populate a number of uninhabited eastern Aegean islands, which were not named. […]
Germany in favour of reform-related EU funds post Brexit
Reuters — Germany is not willing to automatically increase its contribution to the European Union’s budget after Britain leaves the bloc, Deputy Finance Minister Jens […]
The NHS to recruit doctors from Europe
The Express — The National Health Service in England is launching a new scheme to recruit GPs from Poland, Lithuania and Greece in a bid […]
Greek bailout to go ahead with or without IMF: Belgium finmin
Reuters — The euro zone will go ahead with its bailout program for Greece with or without the involvement of the International Monetary Fund, Belgium’s […]