New tax agency freezes accounts of 610 suspected tax evaders
Greek Reporter — The Control Centre of Taxpayers with Great Wealth (KEFOMEP), a new agency of the Greek Tax Office, has targeted several doctors, lawyers […]
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Greek parliament approves next phase in bailout reforms
(The Guardian) — Greece’s prime minister easily won a crucial vote on a third bailout programme for the debt-stricken nation early on Thursday, hours after […]
Greek state suffered €5 bln losses from illegal loans – from just one bank
eKathimerini — The Greek state suffered damages of around 5 billion euros as a result of the illegal loans provided by the now-defunct Agricultural Bank […]
Greece to pass law preparing the ground for Cyprus style bail in
The Greek government submitted legislation to parliament on Tuesday required by its international lenders to start talks on a multi-billion euro rescue package. Prime Minister […]
Greek banks face full nationalisation
BBC News — Just because the doors of Greek banks are open today, don’t be fooled into thinking they and the Greek economy are anywhere […]
OECD: Greek telecommunications are slow and expensive
eKathimerini — Greek telecom networks have a low operating performance, even though Greeks appear to pay more for their telecom services, a recent survey conducted […]
Greece repays 6.2 billion euros to ECB and IMF
Reuters — Greece repaid the European Central Bank (ECB) on Monday, the bank said, clearing a key obligation worth about 4.2 billion euros with one […]
Greek banks reopen as Merkel urges swift bailout talks
Reuters — Greek banks reopened their branches across the country on Monday after a three-week shutdown,while German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for swift aid talks […]
Greece’s forgotten crisis
IBT — The Greek island of Lesvos is facing a humanitarian crisis with debt-ridden authorities unable to cope with an unprecedented influx of Syrian and […]
Cabinet reshuffle announced Friday with rebel ministers replaced
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday announced a cabinet reshuffle, replacing ministers that have either resigned or are leaving the government as a result of […]
Wildfires in Attica, Evia, Lakonia
ANA-MPA — The situation with all four major fires that broke out on Friday remains difficult, with strong winds hampering the efforts to put out […]
Varoufakis: Programme will go down in history as the greatest disaster
BBC — The former Greek finance minster has said his country’s economic reforms are “going to fail”, just as formal talks on a huge bailout […]
Forest fire threatens villages in the Peloponnese
A large forest fire is threatening homes in Laconia, southern Peloponnese. The fire broke out early on Friday in the area of Faraklo, near the […]
Banks to reopen Monday – capital controls still in place
Greek bank branches will reopen on Monday according to sources, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency reports. The report follows a European Central Bank announcement that increases […]
Greek embassy owes €1.8 m in London congestion fines (but Germany owes more)
Bloomberg — Here’s another 1.3 million pounds (€1.86 million) Greece owes: Its embassy in London has racked up 11,420 unpaid fines on its vehicles, the […]