Bloomberg on the Greek economy: Without creativity, obedience will lead to a mediocre outcome.
Bloomberg View — Greece has been gone from the headlines since Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was re-elected to run the country in September. No news […]
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Grimaldi expresses interest in Piraeus Bank’s Hellenic Seaways stake
eKathimerini — The main stakeholder in Minoan Lines, Emanuele Grimaldi, is rushing to pre-empt the sale of the Piraeus Bank’s holding in Hellenic Seaways (HSW), […]
New report ‘uncomfortable reading’ for Thomas Cook
The Scotsman — The parents of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning on holiday in Corfu have welcomed a report criticising Thomas Cook’s […]
Eleven dead as refugees’ boat sinks off Samos
The Guardian — Eleven refugees, including six children – four of them babies – drowned on Sunday off the Greek island of Samos, coastguards said. […]
Stress tests for the Greek prime minister
New York Times/Hugo Dixon — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received good news over the weekend when a stress test showed that the top Greek banks […]
Monday brings a new wave of evictions, confiscations, foreclosures
Proto Thema – On Monday, November 2, all acts ceased as a result of capital controls – such as foreclosures of homes as part of […]
Tourist captures image of mysterious sea monster off Greek mainland
Fox News — A Scottish tourist unwittingly captured an unidentifiable sea monster while vacationing in Greece. Harvey Robertson was on a boat cruise off the […]
Why do Greek banks, found to be ‘healthy’ last year, need another capital injection?
Zero Hedge — It was almost exactly one year ago, on October 26, 2014, when the ECB concluded its latest European Stress Test. As had […]
Lifejackets mountain in Lesbos “an ecological timebomb”
BBC — Tens of thousands of lifejackets abandoned on the Greek island of Lesbos by migrants have been described as an “ecological timebomb”. Authorities on […]
Almyrida man arrested for child pornography
In a joint operation police officers from Vamos and the Chania Crime prevention unit arrested a 27 year old man in Almyrida on Friday afternoon. […]
Varoufakis: New bailout deal is going to fail
Deutsche Welle — Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is no longer in office, but he doesn’t steer clear of politics. With books, lectures and […]
Tsipras lashes out at European ineptness in handling the refugee crisis
Zero Hedge — Greece’s prime minister lashed out Friday at European “ineptness” in handling the continent’s massive immigration crisis after 31 more people — mostly […]
Most state hospital directors to go after failing evaluation
eKathimerini — A number of state hospital managers will be removed from their positions in November after failing to pass an evaluation process, the government […]
Rough winter seas turn migrant odyssey into Greek tragedy; Lesbos lacks room for graves
Japan Times – Dead migrants float belly-up, stripped of their clothing by churning seas. On shore, wailing women search for loved ones among the shivering, […]
Irish truck driver’s case against Greek tax demand sent to ECJ
Irish Times — A High Court action by an Irish man against the Revenue Commissioners over a tax penalty demand for €1.5 million from Greece […]