August breaks heat records across globe
AFP — Last month was the hottest August in modern history, in the latest sign of an unusually warm year across the world’s land and […]
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Eurostat: Greek employment grew by 1.2 pct in the second quarter of 2015
Employment growth in Eurozone accelerated marginally for the second straight quarter in the three months ended June, figures from Eurostat showed Tuesday. Employment rose a […]
Lagarde list depositor pays fine to avoid criminal charges
Kathimerini reports that an unnamed businessman, one of 2,062 individuals on the so-called Lagarde list of depositors with Swiss bank accounts on Tuesday paid a […]
Airfasttickets ceases operations
Greek online travel booking company Airfasttickets has ceased operations, press reports said on Monday. The company’s official websites and social media profiles are inoperative and […]
Greek politicians may be ‘hidden’ in Lagarde list, Falciani says
ANA-MPA– Political figures may well be behind the dummy companies and money routes revealed by the “Lagarde list,” whistleblower Herve Falciani said in an interview […]
Refugees assist in rescue of firemen in Lesvos
ANA-MPA — In a poignant twist of fate, two Greek firemen needing rescue on the island of Lesvos found help from four Iranians that had […]
After the elections the bailout program is to be evaluated and adjusted.
An EU official who spoke to the Reuters explained that the first evaluation of the recent Greek bailout program is expected to begin in October. […]
Greek prosecutors take testimony from former HSBC employee on ‘Lagarde list’
ANA – MPA — Four Greek prosecutors took testimony from the former HSBC employee Hervé Falciani in Paris on Friday, who in 2008 stole data […]
Ex-MP claims ‘political persecution’ over charges connected to student’s suicide
eKathimerini –A former New Democracy lawmaker and minister accused of moral instigation and dereliction of duty in the suicide of 20-year-old student Vangelis Giakoumakis in […]
Largest sailing vessel in the world sails in Aegean Sea
The largest sailing cruise ship in the world Club Med 2 docked at Chios port. The Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in Le […]
Schools start with severe staff shortages
eKathimmerini — As schools around Greece launch the new year on Friday with major staff shortages, Education Minister Froso Kiaou on Thursday assured that the […]
Greek unemployment at 25.2% – a slight improvement on last year
ANA-MPA — Greek unemployment rate fell to 25.2 pct of the workforce in June, compared with a 26.6 pct rate in June last year, but […]
Greece ‘worst’ place in Europe for the elderly
eKathimerini — Greece has the worst quality of life for senior citizens in Europe, according to the findings of a New York-based nongovernmental organization which […]
First evaluation of the new programme to start in October
ANA – MPA– The procedures for the first evaluation of the new programme will start in October, a senior eurozone official said on Wednesday. Apart […]
PM Thanou: “The government does not intend to tax the Church”
To Vima — “It is not in the current government’s intentions to tax the Church” said the caretaker Prime Minister Vasiliki Thanou, upon her arrival […]