Greeks bridle against ‘never-ending’ austerity
BBC — In normal times, in a normal country, court proceedings over mortgage arrears would not be the stuff of headline news. But these are […]
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Greece likely needs fourth bailout: economist
Xinhua — Greece will likely need a fourth bailout program, according to Cypriot economist and 2010 Nobel laureate Christoforos Pissarides. “I am afraid there will […]
Germany’s Deputy Finance Minister: No debt relief for Greece
Politico.eu — Greece must not be given “bail in” conditions to write off debt in any future agreement with creditors, Germany’s Deputy Finance Minister Jens […]
7000 year old “enigma” statuette goes on display in Athens Archaeological Museum
Reuters — A bird-like statuette dating back 7,000 years has mystified archaeologists in Greece who still do not know exactly what it is, or where […]
Greece’s pensioners have barely enough to live on
Greek Minister of Labour Effie Achtsioglou’s letter to The Financial Times written as an answer to the demands of the lenders for additional cuts in […]
Greece’s best-selling daily newspaper to close due to debts
The Guardian — Two historic Greek newspapers, including the country’s best-selling daily, will cease publication, the debt-ridden Lambrakis Press Group announced on Saturday. “To Vima […]
New IDs to be issued under security deal with US
eKathimerini — Greece’s compliance with the terms of a memorandum it signed with US on security and terrorism will be evaluated in February, the Citizens’ […]
Theresa May agrees £100m fighter jet deal with Erdogan despite human rights abuse
The Independent — The UK has signed a £100m deal to design new fighter jets for Turkey, despite the country’s President undertaking a severe crackdown […]
As another economic crisis approaches, Greece and Euro should consider a divorce
Huffington Post — With Syriza lagging in the polls, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras recently pushed through a pension boost and VAT suspension which, in Europe’s […]
Returns to Greece would exacerbate dire conditions for migrants
HRW — Plans to resume returns of asylum seekers to Greece put the rights of thousands of people at risk, Human Rights Watch said Friday. […]
IMF: Athens to legislate now for more post 2018 austerity measures
: Reuters — Greece expects to reach an initial agreement with its official creditors at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Monday on […]
Juncker warns European industry not to cut own Brexit deals
Reuters — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned European firms he would block attempts to cut special deals with Britain ahead of formal Brexit negotiations. […]
Flying across Africa from Crete to Cape Town to celebrate early aviators
A vintage airplane flying rally from Crete to South Africa is planned for November 2016. The rally will start in Sitia on 12 November and […]
The Bratislava Meeting: European leaders attempt to rescue the EU
OEuropean attempts to put up a united front in the face of Brexit on Friday, after a crisis informal meeting in Bratislava, ended with EU leaders refusing […]
Greek Reporter Video : The reality of a country that cannot enforce its own laws
Greek Reporter — Member of the Greek parliament Niki Kerameos on the reality of smoking, and the reality of a country that cannot enforce it’s […]