Wealth inequality on the rise in the euro zone: ECB survey
Reuters — The concentration of wealth among the euro zone’s richest has increased since the bloc’s debt crisis began, with poor families suffering the biggest […]
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Wintry conditions expected for New Year’s Eve
Wintry weather is expected to return to Crete for New Year’s eve with dropping temperatures strong northerly winds and more snowfalls on higher ground. The […]
Sheep farmers trapped by snow at 1100 metres rescued on Boxing day
Three sheep farmers from Sfakia were trapped at their animal enclosures at Mouri, Sfakia in the White Mountains since Friday evening, when they went to […]
EU, UN accused of mismanagement as refugees face freezing weather in Greece
The United Nations refugee agency and the European Union’s aid department have been accused by other aid groups of mismanaging a multi million-Euro fund earmarked […]
Greece condemns killing of Russian ambassador in Turkey
eKathimerini — Greece condemned the killing on Monday of Russian Ambassador in Ankara Andrei Karlov by a lone gunman at a photography exhibition. “Greece unequivocally […]
German courts should tackle fake news now, says justice minister
The Guardian — German judges and state prosecutors need to crack down on fake news disseminated through social media platforms immediately, Germany’s justice minister has […]
Afghan murder suspect in Germany ‘was jailed in Greece’
BBC — An Afghan teenager arrested on suspicion of the rape and murder of a woman in south-west Germany had already been convicted of attempted […]
Mitsotakis to seek backing in Brussels for snap polls
eKathimerini — In talks with officials on the sidelines of a summit of the European People’s Party in Brussels that started Wednesday, conservative New Democracy […]
PM Tsipras in new anti-austerity rhetoric
Al Jazeera — After 16 months of implementing austerity measures he had once railed against, Alexis Tsipras, Greek prime minister, has returned to his old, […]
Fraport is forcing government to postpone works at Thessaloniki airport
eKathimerini –The Fraport-led consortium’s is forcing the government to postpone works to upgrade Macedonia Airport threatening to abandon the 14 regional airports contract in Greece […]
Courts inundated with primary residence protection cases
eKathimerini — More than 100,000 cases regarding the protection of primary residences for over indebted households are supposed to be heard in Greek courts in […]
Greece under fire over Christmas bonus for low-income pensioners
The Guardian — A goodwill gesture to ease the plight of those hardest hit by tax increases and budget cuts in Greece has backfired spectacularly […]
In Greece’s tobacco culture, passive smoke a serious problem
AP — Nearly two-thirds of Greeks are inhaling someone else’s tobacco smoke on a daily basis, making Greece the worst nation in the European Union […]
General strike brings Greece to a standstill
eKathimerini — Greek private and public sector workers are taking part in a strike called by their umbrella unions, GSEE and ADEDY, respectively, on Thursday. […]
Greek court says three of the eight Turkish soldiers can be extradited
euractiv — The Appeals Court ruled on Tuesday that a group of three out of the eight Turkish soldiers seeking asylum in Greece should be […]