Road tax to be based on vehicles’ commercial value, not engine size
eKathimerini — Just as the car sales market was expecting the government to announce that it would extend its vehicle-scrapping scheme, subsidizing the new car […]
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Concerns grow for European Union’s handling of migrant crisis as 1600 more land in Greece
9news.com.au — More than 1,600 migrants have landed in Greece since a landmark EU-Turkey deal on curbing the influx took effect, as Greek authorities scramble […]
Schaeuble suggests leniency on pension cuts
Bloomberg –German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said there is leeway for Greece to meet the terms of its bailout review if Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s […]
Turkey sends out research ship in latest Aegean action
eKathimerini — Turkey issued two Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) advisories this week announcing that its survey vessel Cesme will be conducting research between the Greek […]
EU-Turkey deal fails to stem refugee flight to Greece
They waved, cheered and smiled, elated to have made it to Europe at dawn on Sunday in a packed blue rubber motor boat. The 50 […]
Greek banks to keep personal details of 500-euro bill swappers
eKathimerini — Commercial banks are being ordered to note the personal data and transaction history of clients who exchange 500-euro notes, along with cross-checking the […]
Greek bailout talks end without deal as migrant challenges grow
Bloomberg — Greece and its creditors ended talks on Sunday without reaching an agreement on terms attached to a bailout, even as Europe’s most-indebted state […]
Doctor arrested for demanding bribe
eKathimerini — An Athens hospital doctor has been arrested and appeared before the prosecutor over the weekend for demanding a 350 euro bribe to perform […]
Greece is expected to implement the EU -Turkey deal but ‘will struggle to enforce it’
The Guardian — Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to […]
Greek bailout review to be interrupted for Catholic Easter
Reuters — EU and IMF inspectors assessing Greece’s bailout progress will leave Athens on Sunday and return after Catholic Easter, sources close to the talks […]
Amnesty hits out at EU over Turkey deal
BBC — Amnesty International has accused European leaders of “double speak” over a deal to return migrants to Turkey. The leading human rights charity said […]
Gov’t says 12,000 Greek farmers to be first to return illegal subsidies
ANA-MPA — Rural Development Minister Evangelos Apostolou on Friday said that 12,000 Greek farmers that received the highest amounts will first be asked to return […]
Release of neo-Nazi killer sparks outrage
eKathimerini — The mother of slain rapper Pavlos Fyssas has posted a damning online video of her son’s killer Giorgos Roupakias to express her outrage […]
Refugees will be sent back across Aegean in EU-Turkey deal
Refugees and migrants arriving in Europe will be sent back across the Aegean sea under the terms of a deal between the EU and Turkey […]
Syrian refugee who swam from Turkey to Greece sets sights on Rio Olympics
ABC — Just six months ago, Yusra Mardini was swimming for her life — and those of more than a dozen other asylum seekers packed into […]