Spain: Rajoy loses second vote of confidence – Xmas elections likely
The Guardian — Spain has moved closer to the prospect of holding its third general election in a year, slated for Christmas Day, after its […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Greece ready to help Italy after quake
eKathimerini — A team of 15 Greek special operations officers set sail to Italy from the northwestern port of Igoumenitsa on Wednesday to help in the […]
Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defence
BBC — For the first time since the Cold War the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a […]
Boom or gloom? The economic verdict on Brexit … so far
The Guardian — A week of economic data for jobs, spending and the housing market has given the first firm evidence of the impact of […]
Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says
Reuters — The European Union should grant Turks visa-free travel in October or the migrant deal that involves Turkey stemming the flow of illegal migrants […]
Bulgaria fears a tide of refugees
DW — In the aftermath of the failed coup in Turkey Bulgarians are worried that the refugee agreement between the EU and Turkey is in […]
Tsipras reminds EU partners of Germany’s post-war debt cut
Euractiv.com — Sixty-three years after the 1953 London Debt Agreement (8 August), Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stressed that Europe should rise to the occasion […]
Jeremy Corbyn rules out second referendum on Brexit
The Guardian — Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that Labour will not stand in the way of Brexit amid fresh attacks on his “lukewarm” campaigning before the […]
PM Tsipras making plans for a southern European front
To Vima — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will host a meeting in Athens in early September with the aim to form a united front of […]
Swedish move ‘not precedent’ in Turks’ asylum case, says Greek ministry
eKathimerini — A decision by Swedish authorities not to return to Turkey Turkish asylum seekers who have been linked to Fethullah Gulen, a US-based cleric […]
Greek law must decide compensation for holiday crash Briton, Supreme Court rules
ΒΤ.com News — A woman seriously injured by an uninsured car driver while on a foreign holiday must have her compensation assessed under Greek law, […]