90% of Greeks expect “even tougher” austerity measures for 2016
More than eight in 10 Greeks are disappointed with the current government with roughly the same rate foreseeing more tough austerity measures ahead, according to […]
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Deputy Education Minister wants to purge history books of nationalism
protothema.gr — Deputy Education Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou told daily newspaper, Kathimerini, that she disagrees with the way in which history is taught in Greek schools. […]
Unpaid electricity bills add up to 2 bn euro
Greek citizens, private businesses as well as municipalities and government departments owe the Public Power Corporation (DEH), Greece’s state owned electricity provider, two billion euros. During […]
Thessaly farmers gear up for protests in January
Farmers from Thessaly, central Greece, met in Larissa on Saturday and decided that they would launch protests in January, while warning MPs not to vote […]
Stray puppy finds a warm bed in Xmas Crib
KeepTalkingGreece — A puppy found a warm place to spend the night: in the public Christmas Crib in the city of Kalamata. Baby Jesus & […]
New Greek holiday booking site to promote small tourist business
Roomcase.com is a new Greek travel technology company which was first established in Athens in 2014 with the goal of promoting smaller lodging establishments to […]
Government withdraws welfare bill in return for loan tranche
The government Thursday was forced to withdraw its so-called parallel program, which is aimed at easing the burden of austerity on poorer Greeks, following objections […]
Two dead, dozens missing after boat capsizes off Lesvos
Greek and European border authorities have launched a search and rescue operation in the eastern Aegean Sea after reports that a boat carrying dozens of […]
FYROM PM open to dialogue on name dispute to end 24-year row with Greece
The Guardian — The FYROM prime minister says he would be open to changing his country’s name from Republic of Macedonia, raising hopes of an […]
Council of State decision upsets government revenue targets
The plenary session of the Council of State decided that the Greek government was obliged to have reviewed objective property valueson May 21, 2015 . […]
Anarchists raid Teiresias HQ, no injuries
eKathimerini — Suspected members of an anarchist group on Wednesday raided the offices of Teiresias, the electronic database for insolvent borrowers, and vandalized the property. […]
Daratso residents protest the killing of a stray dog
Chania Post — People in Daratso, a village to the west of Chania, protested on Tuesday afternoon the death of a stray dog who was […]
Archbishop under fire for angry rant against gays and atheists
Pappas Post — A Greek Orthodox Archbishop is under fire for comments he posted publicly on his blog, lashing out against gays and atheists. In […]
Former Athens airport to be used as refugee centre
The ministry of migration policy is planning to turn former Athens airport at Elliniko into a hospitality camp for migrants. Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas […]
Metro, ISAP, tram workers protest attack on ticket inspectors
Workers on the Athens metro, ISAP electric railway and tram will walk off the job from 9 p.m. on Wednesday night in protest at an […]