The working poor in Greece, where work offers less protection from poverty than in the rest of EU
Greece has the highest proportion of working poor in the EU27 a recent article in the German Der Spiegel claims. The article describes a situation […]
Month: November 2017
Crete in the centre of another ambitious power project
eKathimerini — Crete is set to become a power interconnection junction, and an example to follow along the lines of the European Union’s Clean Energy […]
New weather warning – Crete weekend forecast from Poseidon
The national weather service EMY issues a new weather warning for strong storms and showers in eastern parts of the country over the weekend, particularly […]
ESM chief: We’ll see in August 2018, if Greece needs more debt relief
Reuters – Greece’s official lenders will be able to determine if Athens needs further debt relief only in the summer of next year, the head […]
Greece ranks 67th in the “Ease of Doing Business 2018” report, bureaucracy taxes to blame
Greek Reporter — Greece ranks 67th in the “Ease of Doing Business 2018” report in a total of 190 countries, when last year was in […]
Obesity among boys in Greece the highest in Europe
Greek Reporter — A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the global obesity “epidemic” includes some disturbing data for Greece. Obese boys between the ages of […]
7 things that could wreck EU’s party
Bloomberg — A series of political risks simmering across the European Union threaten to undermine the bloc’s recovery as economic confidence in the euro area […]
Greece regional airports make Fraport’s ‘cash tills ring’
The Frankfurt airport operator reported strong growth in earnings last week, exceeding analysts’ expectations. Fraport’s Greece operations were particularly profitable for the Group. Fraport’s revenue […]
Handlesblatt warns FDP: A fresh debate over Grexit will hurt the euro
German financial daily Handelsblatt delivered a strong message to German politicians who are in the process of negotiating the formation of the next Merkel government. […]
Brexit: Banks to move fewer London jobs than initially feared
UBS could move as few as 250 people from London as a consequence of Brexit, lower than the earlier figure of 1,000 that the bank […]