Road tax to be based on vehicles’ commercial value, not engine size
eKathimerini — Just as the car sales market was expecting the government to announce that it would extend its vehicle-scrapping scheme, subsidizing the new car […]
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Schaeuble suggests leniency on pension cuts
Bloomberg –German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said there is leeway for Greece to meet the terms of its bailout review if Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s […]
Turkey sends out research ship in latest Aegean action
eKathimerini — Turkey issued two Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) advisories this week announcing that its survey vessel Cesme will be conducting research between the Greek […]
Doctor arrested for demanding bribe
eKathimerini — An Athens hospital doctor has been arrested and appeared before the prosecutor over the weekend for demanding a 350 euro bribe to perform […]
Greece is expected to implement the EU -Turkey deal but ‘will struggle to enforce it’
The Guardian — Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to […]
Gov’t says 12,000 Greek farmers to be first to return illegal subsidies
ANA-MPA — Rural Development Minister Evangelos Apostolou on Friday said that 12,000 Greek farmers that received the highest amounts will first be asked to return […]
Release of neo-Nazi killer sparks outrage
eKathimerini — The mother of slain rapper Pavlos Fyssas has posted a damning online video of her son’s killer Giorgos Roupakias to express her outrage […]
Turkish foreign ministry reacts angrily to Greek, Armenian comments
ANA -MPA — Turkey’s foreign ministry reacted angrily to the statements made by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan […]
Greek cash balance in surplus in January-February
ANA-MPA — Greece’s central government cash balance recorded a surplus of 429 million euros in the January-February period this year, compared to a deficit of […]
Tusk cautious on chances of Turkey migration deal
Reuters — The European Union’s summit chairman said on Thursday he was “more cautious than optimistic” about the chances of reaching a deal with Turkey […]
Talks trip on tax-free allowance
eKathimerini — The government and the chief representatives of the country’s creditors spent long hours on Wednesday trying to strike a deal on the proposed […]
EU is to ask Greece and Cyprus to make concessions to Turkey
Greek Reporter — The European Commission is to ask Greece and Cyprus to make concessions to Turkey in order for Europe to come to an […]
Tax officer arrested on suspicion of stealing 6 mln euros
eKathimerini — An employee at a central tax office in Athens was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of embezzling more than 6 million euros in […]
Greece’s migration minister trips up over Macedonia name
FT — Days before Greece is called on to play a central role in an ambitious new EU plan to contain its migrant crisis, the […]
Migrants return to Greek camp after FYROM sends them back
Reuters — Hundreds of dejected migrants returned to a transit camp in northern Greece on Tuesday after Macedonian authorities blocked their attempt to cross the […]