Syriza rebels form new party
BBC — Rebels from Greece’s governing left-wing Syriza are to break away and form a new party. Prime Minister and Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras stood […]
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New Democracy’s Meimarakis says he will resist Tsipras rush to polls
New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis indicated on Thursday night that he will use his party’s constitutional right to try to form a government, even a […]
July was Earth’s hottest month in recorded history
CBS — The latest report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has determined that globally, July was the hottest month since record keeping began […]
Holidaymaker spends thousands bringing home from Crete stray dog who came to her rescue.
Daily Mail — A British woman saved by a stray dog from an attack in Greece has spent thousands of pounds to bring the animal […]
Greece halts activity at Eldorado gold mine
Reuters — The Greek government has temporarily halted work at a Canadian-run gold mine in northern Greece after determining the company had violated some terms, […]
ECB reduces liquidity assistance to Greek banks
Reuters — The European Central Bank lowered on Tuesday the ceiling for emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) Greek lenders can get from the Greek central bank […]
Liberalization of holiday rental market worries sector
(Greek Travel Pages) — Professionals in the Greek accommodation sector have expressed concern over the decision to open up the tourist rental market to include […]
Varoufakis: bailout deal allows Greek oligarchs to maintain grip
(The Guardian) — Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has accused European leaders of allowing oligarchs to maintain their stranglehold on Greek society while punishing ordinary […]
This latest Greek deal is nothing to celebrate
Bloomberg View — At the end of last week, amid much smiling and hand-shaking, European finance ministers said they were ready to give Greece a […]
Merkel: IMF expected to take part in Greek bailout, denies she wants ‘a German Europe’
Reuters — German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to reassure sceptical lawmakers on Sunday that the International Monetary Fund would take part in a new bailout […]
Eurozone finance ministers agree to third Greek bailout
The Guardian — The news that Greece and the lenders reached a deal were announced by Jeroen Dijsselbloem at the end of the eurogroup meeting […]
Samaria Gorge in the Guardian top ten European walking adventure destinations
Samaria Gorge — Crete is Europe’s gorge-hiking central. Its south-west coast is riven with deep gashes into the glorious 2,000-plus metre White Mountains. During the […]
Tsipras to ask for confidence vote after 1st bailout tranche is paid in
enikos.gr — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will ask for a confidence vote in Parliament once the first tranche of the third bailout aid is […]
Greek economy returns to growth in second quarter
Reuters — Greece’s economy unexpectedly returned to growth in the second quarter despite political turmoil and the threat of a Greek Eurozone exit, data showed […]
Which EU parliaments still need to vote on bailout for Greece?
Via Politico — Even if, as now seems likely, the Greek parliament and Eurogroup give the green light, a number of national parliaments must also […]