Joschka Fischer: Breaking Europe’s migration paralysis
For many centuries, Europe was a continent plagued by wars, famines, and poverty. Millions of Europeans were driven to emigrate by economic and social deprivation. […]
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Refugee student top entrant in technology school department
Among the tens of thousands of students in Greece who were accepted in higher educational institutions across the country on Wednesday was Julien, a 20-year-old […]
Greece sees gas grid deal with Azeri SOCAR progressing
Reuters — Greece’s privatization agency said on Wednesday that Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil company SOCAR had confirmed its interest in acquiring a stake in Greek gas […]
Greece says lacks infrastructure to cope with migrant influx
Reuters — Greece said on Monday its infrastructure was insufficient to cope with the waves of refugees flowing into the country in one of the […]
Monk seal sunbathing in Samos
enikos.gr — A young, 2-year old monk seal, has lately found her home in the beautiful beaches of the Greek island of Samos, where, because of […]
Refugees cross unhindered into FYROM; trains, buses await
Reuters — Hundreds of migrants crossed unhindered from Greece into Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Sunday after overwhelmed security forces appeared to abandon […]
New Democracy’s Meimarakis says he will resist Tsipras rush to polls
New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis indicated on Thursday night that he will use his party’s constitutional right to try to form a government, even a […]
Alexis Tsipras resigns: ‘I am proud of the battle I have fought’ – video
The Guardian — Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister of Greece, announces his resignation on Thursday, paving the way for snap elections next month. The debt-crippled […]
Alexis Tsipras quits and calls early polls
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he is resigning and has called an early election. Mr Tsipras, who was only elected in January, said he […]
Moving the goalposts — Fraport now asks for better terms to run regional airports
Fraport claims it has difficulty raising investment funding due to the high risk involved. Therefore, raising the agreed 1.23 billion euros before the end of 2015 […]
Greece halts activity at Eldorado gold mine
Reuters — The Greek government has temporarily halted work at a Canadian-run gold mine in northern Greece after determining the company had violated some terms, […]
ECB reduces liquidity assistance to Greek banks
Reuters — The European Central Bank lowered on Tuesday the ceiling for emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) Greek lenders can get from the Greek central bank […]
FB Venizelos to open its doors to Kos refugees
ANEK lines ferry “Eleftherios Venizelos,” which is scheduled to host 2,000 to 2,500 Syrian migrants and refugees for 15 days, is docked at the port […]
Ryanair smoker released after claiming innocence – ‘wasn’t me, honest’
‘He nearly got charged for smoking’ was how the local press greeted the new of the man arrested by the police for smoking during the […]
Eurozone finance ministers agree to third Greek bailout
The Guardian — The news that Greece and the lenders reached a deal were announced by Jeroen Dijsselbloem at the end of the eurogroup meeting […]