Greece would be better off outside the eurozone, Krugman tells Athens Democracy Forum
eKathimerini — Greece would be better off outside the eurozone, American economist and op-ed columnist for The New York Times Paul Krugman told the Athens […]
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Greece opposed to IMF demands on labour reforms
Reuters — Greece will tell its creditors it cannot comply with labour reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund as a condition of its support […]
Lender’s inspectors return to Athens to ‘speed up reforms’
Fox News — Inspectors from Greece’s bailout creditors have returned to Athens as the Greek government faces calls to speed up the implementation of ‘economic […]
Police on Crete detain two naked tourists at Heraklion airport
eKathimerini — Police at Crete’s international airport in Heraklion detained two tourists over the weekend – a 37-year-old Belgian man and a 30-year-old German woman – […]
Dijsselbloem tells Greek govt to get back to work to qualify for further loans
The first eurogroup meeting after the summer, in Bratislava the Slovakian capital on Friday , concluded that Greece’s Syriza government was stalling on 13 of 15 […]
Euro Med Summit sign Athens declaration, Germany critical
Sigmalive — Leaders from EU Mediterranean countries have completed their meeting in Athens on Friday, by signing the Athens Declaration, and agreeing to meet in […]
Economy, migration to top agenda of EuroMed summit in Athens –
Sigmalive — The leaders of Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy, Portugal and Malta gathered in Athens today, Friday, to discuss economic policy, migration and security. It […]
High taxation prevents us from helping even more children says Smile of The Child
DW — Kostas Giannopolous, founder of the charitable organization “Hamogelou Tou Paidiou” (A Child’s Smile) has run out of patience. For 20 years, the software […]
Civil servant vet suspended over bribery
eKathimerini — A civil servant working for a state-run veterinary service in the town of Komotini, in northeastern Greece, has been suspended and will face […]
Greece flash floods leave at least four dead
BBC — Four people have been found dead and a woman is missing after torrential rain caused flash flooding in Greece. All four victims were in […]
Greece faces standoff over bailout funds after Athens fails to impose reforms
The Guardian — Greece is facing another bailout standoff with its creditors amid reports that eurozone countries will refuse to release additional funds to it […]
Dijsselbloem: The Greek economy is beginning to grow, ELSTAT court case not triggered by the current government
Source: Bloomberg — Speaking to Bloomberg, the Dutch finance minister and Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that the Greek government is moving in the right direction […]
Thirty Rethymnon students receive the Diana Award for anti-bullying
Gov.uk — Thirty students from Rethymnon, Crete, members of the Anti-Bullying Volunteer Group of “Asimenia Featham” English language Centres were presented the International Diana Award at […]
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 […]