Greece ranks third in the world for female daily smokers
Greek Reporter — A study, led by Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou at the University of Washington in Seattle, shows that Greek women rank third in the world […]
Month: April 2017
Best Crete hidden places
creti.co/blog — Loutro, Chania. About 70 kilometers south of Chania and a short distance from Sfakia lies the picturesque yet cosmopolitan fishing village of Loutro. God […]
Lagarde: IMF would participate in a Greek program if reforms are legislated and if debt is restructured
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde gave an interview on April 12, 2017 in Brussels to Jean-Jacques Mével (Le Figaro), Claudi Pérez (El País) and Dominique […]
Sharp increase in holiday bookings from Germany and the UK
ANA-MPA — Package holiday bookings from Germany and the United Kingdom in Greece rose sharply in early 2017. Greece is now the second most-preferred destination […]
Police arrests traffickers for holding migrants hostage
AP– Police in Greece have arrested three Pakistani nationals for holding hostage 16 migrants without authorization to be in the country and demanding money for […]
Greece’s economic agony goes on and on
capx.co — Greece’s government debt crisis has always been about two mutually exclusive propositions. First is the Greek people’s attachment, much of it sentimental, to […]
Lagarde: “We are only halfway through in the discussions”
Reuters — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday Greece was heading in the right direction on reforms, but talks on its bailout […]
Many Turks mulling new lives in Greece
eKathimerini — After a failed coup, a wave of bombs and ahead of a referendum on expanding presidential powers on Sunday, many professionals are leaving […]
Why Italians are turning sour on the euro
Reuters — Two recent economic reports show what the euro has meant to Italians and why polls suggest they are no longer keen. One suggests they […]
Indian-Greek venture offers 480 million euros to build new Heraklion airport
Reuters — A joint venture of India’s GMR Infrastructure and Greece’s construction group GEK TERNA offered 480 million euros to build a new airport on […]
Greece apparently still caught in IMF – Berlin disagreement over debt relief
Naftemporiki — The German financial daily Handelsblatt on Monday offered up a pessimistic view of the current economic situation in Greece, saying the country will […]
Germany says legislate now, debt relief discussions in 2018
The lender’s technical teams are to return to Athens after 23 April to conclude negotiations on the progress of the Greek programme and make their […]
State hands over control of 14 regional airports to Fraport
eKathimerini — The management and operation of 14 regional Greek airports will be handed over to Fraport Greece on Tuesday, when the German-Greek consortium will […]
Greece suspends stricter border controls after airport delays
eKathimerini — The leadership of the Greek Police (ELAS) has decided to suspend stricter border controls at airports and entry points into country – as […]
Greece plans to cut corporate tax in 2020 if fiscal targets exceeded
Reuters — Greece has agreed with its international creditors on a plan to cut the corporate tax rate by 3 percentage points to 26 percent […]