ECB has no set timeline to include Greece in QE
To Vima — The European Central Bank cannot yet specify a timeline to include Greece in its 80-billion-euro a month quantitative easing program, ECB President […]
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Greece awards four TV station licences for E264 mil
Reuters — Greece awarded new broadcasting licenses on Friday in a politically controversial step to cull the number of television channels operating in an industry […]
FM Kotzias starts bid to put Greece on geopolitical map
eKathimerini — The government is hoping that next week’s summit of the European Union’s Mediterranean countries in Athens will send a clear message that Greece […]
Turkish police withdrawal from Greece stalls EU migration pact
The Guardian — Parts of the EU-Turkey migration deal have effectively been suspended due to the withdrawal of Turkish liaison officers from Greek islands, according […]
Airport charge will go down, not increase, says TAIPED
To Vima, eKathimerini, Parakritika — Airport charges per passenger will be reduced at the 14 airports that the Fraport-Sentel consortium is set to undertake this […]
Tax system ‘not fair,’ finance minister admits
eKathimerini — The Greek tax system is “not fair or proportionate,” Alternate Finance Ministry Tryfon Alexiadis said in a radio interview on Tuesday, pledging changes […]
Turkish judge seeks asylum in Greece: news agency
Reuters — A 48-year-old Turkish judge has requested political asylum in Greece, claiming persecution by the government of President Tayyip Erdogan, the Athens News Agency […]
Is the Brexit vote the new millennium bug?
The Guardian /Stephen Boyle (chief economist at NatWest) — Do you remember Y2K? The millennium bug? For the benefit of younger readers, fears grew during the […]
Turkish FM warns migrant pact will collapse unless EU meets committments
eKathimerini — In an interview with Kathimerini published on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned the EU that if it doesn’t grant Turkish […]
Oil leak closes Heraklion airport for an hour
Koutitispandoras — Heraklion airport remained closed for an hour on Monday evening following an oil leaked on take off from the hydraulic system of a Boeing […]
Thousands of refugee children to receive education in Greece
Prensa Latina — Thousands of refugee children in Greece will join the public education system from September, said today the local media. The Greek Ministry […]
Greece cracks down on ‘Triangle of Corruption’ in TV
The New York Times — Since Greece opened its media to private broadcasting in the 1980s, the market has been an almost unregulated scrum. Licenses […]
Sigmar Gabriel: Brexit may send EU ‘down the drain, TTIP failed
BBC — Germany’s vice-chancellor has warned the future of the EU could be in doubt if the UK’s exit is handled badly. Sigmar Gabriel said […]
Greek,Turkish FM have unofficial meeting in Crete
SigmaLive — Turkish Foreign minister Melvut Cavusoglu met with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias on the island of Crete on Sunday. The two men’s unofficial meeting took […]
More jobs but wages fall for most new hires in Greece
eKathimerini — In the last 12 months, the proportion of those earning less than 1,000 euros per month reached 58.8 percent. The figures show a rise […]