Austria suspends Schengen
Politico — The Schengen agreement on open borders was “temporarily suspended” in Austria Saturday as Chancellor Werner Faymann added his voice to a chorus of […]
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Larissa farmers to hold blockade at Tempe junction starting Wednesday
Farmers in Larissa in central Greece will hold a tractor blockade at the Vale of Tempe junction starting on Wednesday, their unions decided on Saturday. […]
Ferry routes resume after winds subside – snow cuts off villages – floods – one dead
ANA-MPA — Ferry routes from Athens’ main ports – Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio – resumed on Sunday, after authorities were forced to halt them due […]
Unions gear up for general strike on February 4
eKathimerini — The government will face a series of protests over its pension reform proposal in the coming days, culminating in another general strike on […]
Theresa May urged to rethink new £35,000 earnings threshold for non-EU migrants as teachers face deportation
The Independent — British Home Secretary,Theresa May, is facing calls to rethink the “discriminatory” new earnings threshold of £35,000 for non-EU migrants that could starve Britain […]
Archbishop Justin Welby hopes for fixed Easter date
BBC — The Archbishop of Canterbury is working with other Christian churches to agree on a fixed date for Easter. Justin Welby made the announcement […]
ND takes lead in second survey under new chief
eKathimerini — A second opinion poll showing New Democracy ahead of ruling SYRIZA following the election of Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the new opposition leader pointed […]
Greece seeks German know-how to tackle tax evasion
AFP — Greek and German authorities agreed Saturday to step up their cooperation on tax evasion, with information supplied by Germany already being used to […]
Fantasia’s unexpected visit to Souda ‘part of planned change of itinerary’
Cruise ship Fantasia with 4000 passengers, mostly US citizens, and a crew of several hundred on board traveling from Haifa to Heraklion made an unscheduled […]
EU relocates just 0.17% of pledged target in four months
The Guardian — European countries have relocatedjust 0.17% of the asylum seekers they promised to welcome four months ago, it has emerged, in a revelation […]
Political talks on Greek debt to begin after first bailout review is done
WSJ — Greece’s creditors are expected to start talking soon over an issue that has been looming over the eurozone since 2010: cutting the country’s […]
Ciao Italia! Germany’s other migrant influx
BBC – More than a million refugees and migrants from war-torn regions of the Middle East and Africa came to Germany in 2015. It was […]
Eurogroup drag their feet over Greek programme evaluation
Irish Times – As the European Union embarks on another year expected to be dominated by the refugee crisis and the threat of Brexit, a […]
Seven House staff lose jobs over fake qualifications
eKathimerini — Seven more parliamentary employees were removed from their positions on Friday after an investigation revealed that they had either used forged qualifications to […]
Suited lawyers rally against Greek pension reform
AP — Several thousand lawyers, many wearing ties or high heels, marched to parliament Thursday to protest a planned overhaul of the pension system by […]