Yanis Varoufakis: Europe is sliding back into the 1930s and we need a new movement
Europe is sliding into “a modern 1930s” and authorities are “making it up as they go along”, Yanis Varoufakis has warned as he launches a […]
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Greece talks to resume next week – More cuts expected
Business Spectator — Greece’s lenders still need to be persuaded that Athens can plug a bigger-than-expected fiscal gap when talks on reforms needed under an […]
Germany, Turkey seek NATO help to tackle migrant smugglers
AFP — Germany and Turkey said Monday they would ask NATO to help police Turkey’s shores as 24 more migrants drowned en route to Greece […]
Erdogan threatened to flood Europe with migrants
Reuters — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened in November to flood Europe with migrants if European Union leaders did not offer him a better deal […]
Cheap cigarettes are burning a hole on Greece’s finances
Bloomberg — On an unremarkable morning on Stournari street in downtown Athens, just a few blocks away from the epicenter of every riot the city […]
Austria seeks additional funds to cover refugee costs
DW — Austrian Finance Minister Hans Jörg Schelling sent a request to the European Commission for 600 million euros to cover unbudgeted costs associated with […]
Tension on the island of Kos over the location of a ‘hotspot’
Tension broke at a military camp on the island of Kos last week, where Greek authorities are preparing to establish a refugee hot spot. According to […]
Greek farmers to renew blockade at border with Bulgaria
Greek farmers are set to close the Ilinden-Exochi crossing and other checkpoints on the border between Bulgaria and Greece on Monday amid continuing protests over […]
Decades of civil service appointments made on basis of forged degrees
The state’s inability to safeguard itself against civil service employees being appointed on the basis of forged education certificates, even though such violations came to […]
Europe’s refugee story has hardly begun
The Guardian / Paul Mason — The refugee story has hardly begun. There will be, on conservative estimates, another million arriving via Turkey this year […]
Austrian chancellor says refugees rescued near Greece should be sent back to Turkey
TASS — Austria’s Chancellor Werner Faymann suggested sending the Syrian refugees, who were rescued near Greece, back to Turkey. The Austrian media report on Saturday […]
Over 33 million illegal cigarettes seized in Greece
Sigmalive — Over 33 million illegally sold cigarettes were seized in Greece by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) cooperating with Greek and Cypriot authorities. OLAF’s […]
Did the ancient Greeks use laptops?
We all know that the ancient Greeks believed in the mystical gods of Mount Olympus, but could they have had the power to peek into […]
Greece’s economy is getting crushed between austerity and the refugee crisis
Huffington Post — The refugee crisis is testing the limits of Greece’s flagging economy, jeopardizing its ability to handle a flow of refugees that shows […]
Lagarde: Greece’s programme has to walk on two legs, not one
ANA-MPA — Greece needs significant pension reforms to make the system sustainable but this must be accompanied by debt relief from its European partners, International […]