Greek debt tragedy an indictment of euro zone’s response to the crisis
The Irish Times –It is four and a half months since Alexis Tsipras and his party Syriza swept to power in Greece on a wave […]
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Parliament president to ask BoG governor to testify to Parliament on Siemens settlement
ANA – MPA — Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou on Monday said she plans to summon Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras, a former Greek finance […]
Paul Mason: Greece is not Ireland – and it’s not just about the economics
(extracts from Channel 4 – Paul mason blog) —Greece should not be compared to Ireland or Portugal Paul Mason argues. Is not just economics. Greece’s […]
Is Juncker to be believed when he accuses Tsipras of lying over bailout talks?
On fringes of G7 summit, European commission president says Greek PM failed to deliver promised proposals and lied to his own parliament about negotiations European […]
The Guardian: “The troika is supposed to build Greece up, not blow it apart”
The Guardian — The phrase “trench warfare” comes to mind. On Friday evening the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, lobbed some choice words at his […]
Thomson flight to Heraklion diverted to Bulgaria after Brit holidaymakers’ drunken row
(The Mirror) –A flight full of British holidaymakers bound for Greece had to be diverted to Bulgaria due to the ‘disgusting’ behaviour of drunk passengers. […]
Juncker refuses to take call from Greek PM
(Reuters) — The European Union’s chief executive declined to speak to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday after the leftist leader rejected as “absurd” […]
Putin: “Grexit” speculation could be harmful to the European Union and Greece
(Sputnik) – Speculation over Greece’s possible exit from the Eurozone (“Grexit”) amid the country’s massive debt could be harmful both to the European Union and […]
Eurozone still in denial about Greece
(BBC) –There is something wonderfully mad about the idea that if Greece’s creditors can agree on a bailout, that represents important progress. The fundamental disagreement […]
Tsipras: Greek proposal is the only realistic one
(enikos.gr, Reuters)– “The proposal tabled by the Greek side remains the only realistic and constructive proposal on the table,” said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, shortly […]
Austria has earned more than 100 mln euros in interest from Greek bailout, APA reports
(ANA-MPA/ D. Dimitrakoudis) — Austria has received 101.73 million euros in interest on loans given to Greece under the first Greek bailout programme by December […]
Greek PM Tsipras has ‘realistic’ debt deal proposal
(BBC) — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he has issued “a realistic proposal” to the country’s international creditors in an attempt to secure a […]
Greece could sign Russian gas deal before the end of agreement deadline
(AFP) — The financing of the extension of a pipeline carrying Russian gas from Turkey to Greece has been secured and a deal could be […]
Fewer- but more deadly- road accidents in March
Traffic accidents in the month of March decreased by 13.1 percent compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical […]
France and Germany oppose proposals to help Italy and Greece cope with migrants
(Reuters, AP)Key European Union nations France and Germany are opposed to new EU proposals to help Italy and Greece cope with a massive influx of […]