Strengthening euro has Greek exporters worried
eKathimerini — Greek exporters are quite concerned about the euro’s significant rise against the dollar and other key foreign currencies since March, fearing Greek commodities […]
Month: August 2017
Greece offers latest effort to reform public sector, a key bailout demand
Reuters – Greece’s government presented a three-year plan to overhaul the country’s public sector on Wednesday, the latest attempt to fix a problem that helped […]
UK government cancels licence of fake holiday illness claims firm
Intelligence gathered by the Claims Management Regulator (CMR) officers revealed that Lancashire based Allsure Ltd had encouraged holiday-goers to fabricate or embellish symptoms of gastric […]
Jean-Claude Juncker labelled a ‘poundshop Bismarck’ over Brexit divorce bill demands
The Telegraph — Jean-Claude Juncker has been labelled a “poundshop Bismarck” after he criticised Britain’s Brexit negotiating position and demanded the UK commit to paying a […]
Technical Chamber of Greece proposes integrated land use database to tackle red tape, corruption
eKathimerini — In the effort to overcome Greece’s notorious bureaucracy, conflicting laws and corruption that is sabotaging badly needed investment, the president of the Technical […]
Police makes dozens of arrests for forged documents at Crete airports
Greek police over the weekend arrested a total of 46 individuals, all third country nationals on forged document charges. All of those arrested, aged between […]
The health benefits of Greek mountain tea
Greek City Times — Being a mountainous country showered by sunshine for a good part of the year, Greece has natural landscapes blanketed by over […]
Schaeuble: ‘Debt cut for Greece not on agenda for now’
Reuters – Greece must press ahead with implementing its reforms-for-aid program and become more competitive, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted as saying, adding […]
Property tax demands emailed to taxpayers
Naftemporiki — Annual property tax payment notices were electronically sent to roughly seven million owners with at least one holding to their name in Greece […]
Poland demands war reparations from Germany
RT — Poland’s ruling officials are stepping up calls to demand compensation from Germany for damages caused in World War II, potentially deepening a divide […]
Schaeuble: “One day, the Greeks will erect a monument in my honor,”
The National Herald — One of the most despised figures by Greeks after his country backed harsh austerity measures in return for bailouts, German Finance […]
Chastised by EU, Greece embraces China’s cash and interests
NYT — After years of struggling under austerity imposed by European partners and a chilly shoulder from the United States, Greece has embraced the advances of China, its […]
Building legalization reaps 1.9 bln euros
eKathimerini — More than a million applications have been submitted to legalise of zoning regulation infringements since 2011, according to data from the Technical Chamber. […]
Superb Greek islands for foodies
Greekcitytimes.com –Crete the biggest island of Greece is of course the first on the list. So many delicious local specialties! What to taste: -Dakos salad, […]
2017: A turnaround year for Greek property?
The Move Channel — 2017 could be the turnaround year for Greek property, as overseas buyers begin to return to the country. New research from […]