(Greek) Mission: Impossible
politico.eu — Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. That’s a trap the European Commission wants […]
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Athens Jewish cemetery vandalized, neo-Nazi group claims responsibility
(JTA) — The main Jewish cemetery in Athens was vandalized with swastikas and anti-Jewish graffiti. “F*** Jews” and a Nazi swastika was sprayed on one […]
Greek smoking ban widely flouted
eKathimerini — Greece’s smoking ban for indoor public spaces, first introduced in September 2010, has all but gone up in smoke. Despite government pledges of […]
Greece’s creditors not satisfied with progress made demand further reforms
euractiv.com — The European institutions and the IMF are increasing their demands on Greece, despite the recent reforms adopted by the Greek parliament. Athens can […]
Illegal site for film streaming made millions
eKathimerini — A 32-year-old man has been arrested on Kos island for running a website that allowed people to watch films for free, from which […]
Gov’t hopes for support from Hollande on reforms, debt
eKathimerini — French President Francois Hollande is due in Athens on Thursday afternoon for a two-day visit during which he is expected to express support […]
Tsipras: ‘Greece needs a viable, equitable social security system’
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ranked the three main issues which the government and SYRIZA will be called to tackle in the immediate future – the […]
Greek parliament ratifies privatization of horse racing
Greece approved on Wednesday a law wrapping up the first state asset sale under its current left-wing government, awarding the country’s sole horse-race betting licence […]
Greece’s top tax collector refuses to quit in TV advert revenue row
Reuters — Greece’s top tax collection official on Tuesday rejected calls from the prime minister to quit over alleged delays in enforcing a law on […]
Product recall – Chicken nuggets
eKathimerini — The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal from supermarkets of a chicken product manufactured by Ifantis after tests on a […]
Medasset clean-up recovers 300-plus kilos of ‘ghost nets’ in Tolos
ANA-MPA — More than 300 kilos of ‘ghost nets’ – the deadly lost or forgotten fishing nets left behind by fishermen to litter the seabed […]
Merkel will support Turkey’s European Union accession process in exchange for Turkish help for refugees
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany will support Turkey’s European Union accession process in exchange for Turkish help in stemming the refugee influx to Europe. Hundreds, […]
CCTV cameras to be fitted to metro trains in Athens
Three years after they first made the request, Greek transport authorities have been given the go-ahead by the country’s privacy watchdog to install CCTV cameras […]
Three ex defense ministry officials get long prison terms
Kathimerini — A court on Monday gave a life sentence to a former head of procurement at the Defense Ministry, Yiannis Sbokos, and long terms […]
Greece eyes new austerity measures as workers call strike, farmers mobilise
Greece’s international lenders will start assessing its compliance to the agreement this week as the nation braced for more economic pain and its largest union […]