Greece desperate for growth strategy as public mood darkens
The Guardian — In the long and winding road of Greek debt drama, disappointment and hope have been the alternating emotions that every government has […]
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EP votes to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU.
The Independent — The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU. It comes after the US failed to agree […]
EU threatens members with legal action over refugees
eKathimerini — The European Commission is piling the pressure on European Union member-states that are refusing to take in asylum seekers from Greece and Italy, […]
The French finance minister: The IMF cannot “ask everything” from Athens
Sputnik — The International Monetary Fund cannot “ask everything” from Athens, which has already done a lot to overcome its financial crisis, and if the organization leaves […]
Juncker: I’m the most popular European politician in Greece.
Greek Reporter — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday, that he is the most popular European politician in Greece during a joint press […]
Study: Poverty levels rise 40% in Greece over 7 years of crisis
Tornos News — Poverty in Greece has increased by 40% from 2008 to 2015, according to data released by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research […]
Jean Claude-Juncker’s blueprint for Europe’s survival
The Telegraph — The European Union could give up on its dreams of political union and become “nothing but the single market” under a radical […]
Valetta and Athens insist ‘social pillar’ should be part of Europe’s future
Euractiv — Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat met yesterday in Athens with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras and held discussions ahead of the 60th anniversary of […]
“Eternal” student numbers double in Greece during crisis while graduates look for jobs abroad: survey
Xinhua — The number of Greece’s “eternal ” students, those who remain enrolled at universities for years without completing their studies, doubled within 12 years, […]
Souda Bay US Naval Base ‘best in the Med’
eKathimerini — For the second time this month, residents and visitors at Souda Bay in northwestern Crete have the rare treat of being able to […]
Trump admin likely to oppose third IMF bailout for Greece
CSN News.com — Saying that the Greek debt crisis is “primarily a European issue,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraged International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine […]
More austerity looms as Greece, lenders resume bailout talks
Voice of America — Greece and its lenders resumed a long-stalled review of its bailout Tuesday, with the government in Athens braced to commit to […]
US stepping in to ease Greece, Turkey tensions
eKathimerini — Washington appears to have activated a channel of communication with Ankara in a bid to reduce the recent spike in tensions with Greece […]
Regling: Successive Greek PMs signed-off on fiscal targets; no definition on length of ‘medium term’
Naftemporiki — European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Klaus Regling stressed over the weekend that successive Greek prime ministers have agreed on the level of […]
National road rockfall causes accident at Kalami
Another rockfall closed the eastbound section of the National Road at Kalami for a couple of hours while the rocks were cleared. On Tuesday morning […]