Dijsselbloem only cited the debt lightening issue to appease the IMF
eKathimerini — The issue of lightening the Greek debt remains a bone of contention between the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund. Eurogroup chief Jeroen […]
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Greece expects record visitor numbers in 2016
Greece’s tourism minister has dismissed fears that the ongoing migrant crisis will put Britons off visiting this year – and promised that the cost of holidays will […]
Schäuble: “no reason to take decisions now on how to ease Greece’s debt burden”
Greece’s debt relief prospects have run into German resistance now that creditors are returning to Athens to finish the bailout review that will pave the […]
Tyler Cowen: Greek bailout programs are never going to work
Greek Reporter — One of the ongoing debates both among economists and policymakers is over the failure of the Greek bailout programs. Why is Greece […]
Eurozone and IMF ask Greece for more reforms as bailout negotiators return
DW — Greece’s bailout inspectors are due to return to Athens for a review of the government’s economic reform commitments. If deemed sufficient, the visit […]
Hungary blocks Turkey-EU migrant proposals
Sky News — Proposals for a deal between Europe and Turkey on dealing with the migration crisis have hit their first obstacle, with a veto […]
Germany rejects calls to give Greece more time for budget goals
Reuters — Germany has rejected calls to give Greece more time to reach budget goals agreed with international lenders for its third bailout programme as […]
Crete: German bookings up by 30%
Tornos News — German bookings for Crete record a positive trend with TUI up by 30% and Thomas Cook up by 12% and Alltours by 10% […]
Charities working with refugees may get VAT relief
The Finance Ministry in Athens says it plans to submit legislation offering VAT exemptions to businesses that offer donations and free services to refugees. The […]
Athens doctor netted after demanding bribe
eKathimerini — A gynaecologist at a state-run hospital in Athens was arrested on Saturday for demanding and receiving a bribe from a couple to deliver […]
Borisov: Bulgaria could crack down on smugglers in Greece ‘in a day’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Saturday suggested Greece might make use of its northern neighbour’s security forces to tackle the migrant crisis by cracking […]
Open letter to the government in Vienna from Austrian expatriates in Greece
The Observer — This is the full text of a letter written by prominent émigrés to ministers in protest over the country’s role in border closures […]
Royal Navy joins NATO patrol in the Aegean
The Royal Navy is to deploy a ship to the seas between Greece and Turkey to assist with the escalating migrant crisis. The RFA Mounts Bay, […]
Brussels chief Juncker again warns Dutch about referendum ‘no’ vote
DutchNews.nl — If the Netherlands rejects the EU treaty with Ukraine at next month’s referendum it will have disastrous consequences for Europe as a whole, […]
Turkey police raid critical Zaman newspaper in Istanbul
BBC –Turkish police have raided the offices of the opposition Zaman newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control. Police entered the […]