Let Britons keep freedom of movement, says EU’s Brexit negotiator
The Guardian — British citizens should be able to keep various benefits of EU membership including freedom of movement after Brexit, the European parliament’s chief […]
Month: March 2017
Greece the second choice for German tourists
ANA-MPA — The World’s Leading Travel Trade Show ITB will open its doors on March 9 in Berlin with the participation of 10,000 exhibitors from […]
Eurostat: Greece is the only EU country still in recession
New Europe — Household consumption and a rebound in investment drove economic growth in the euro zone in the last three months of last year, […]
Farmers clash with police in Athens during reforms protest
Reuters — Greek farmers clashed with police in central Athens on Wednesday when a protest against tax and pension reforms mandated by the country’s multi-billion-euro […]
4.4 R earthquake north of Rethymnon
Magnitude 4.4 CRETE, GREECE Date time 2017-03-08 07:55:02.9 UTC Location 35.69 N ; 24.42 E Depth 46 km Local time: 09:55:02.9 2017-03-08 77 km NW […]
Schaeuble: Greece must decide if it wants to stay in euro zone
Reuters — Greece must decide whether it wants to remain in the euro zone, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday, adding Berlin is […]
Economy contracted in 2016 after all – and was that really a surprise?
Revised figures of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) published on Monday showed that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 1.1 percent on an annual […]
Fuel stolen from trucks on Crete
eKathimerini — Authorities in Heraklion on Monday were seeking the perpetrators who siphoned off around a ton of fuel from two trucks belonging to a […]
More car accident deaths prompt calls for road safety national strategy in Greece
Xinhua — A week after Greek society was shocked by a tragic accident on a national highway which left four young people dead, the deaths […]
Teacher on Crete gets 54-year sentence for child abuse
eKathimerini — A 53-year-old teacher who molested an 8-year-old girl on the island of Crete has been sentenced to 54 years in prison. The 53-year-old […]
Greece desperate for growth strategy as public mood darkens
The Guardian — In the long and winding road of Greek debt drama, disappointment and hope have been the alternating emotions that every government has […]
EP votes to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU.
The Independent — The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU. It comes after the US failed to agree […]
Greece 4th in Bloomberg’s ‘Misery Index’
Bloomberg — Greece leading the european countries who have joined Venezuela in Bloomberg’s annual Misery Index for 2017, Venezuela will probably retain the dubious honor of being […]
EU threatens members with legal action over refugees
eKathimerini — The European Commission is piling the pressure on European Union member-states that are refusing to take in asylum seekers from Greece and Italy, […]
The French finance minister: The IMF cannot “ask everything” from Athens
Sputnik — The International Monetary Fund cannot “ask everything” from Athens, which has already done a lot to overcome its financial crisis, and if the organization leaves […]