Tourist bus drivers on strike over pay and conditions
The association of Cretan tourist bus drivers ‘Hermes’ have started their strike this morning. Their action will mean that passengers arriving at Heraklion airport heading […]
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Greece invites bids for Piraeus port
(Reuters) Greece has asked three firms to submit binding bids by September for a majority stake in the country’s biggest port, Piraeus, a senior privatization […]
Varoufakis will refuse any bailout plan that would send Greece into ‘death spiral’
(The Guardian) Greece’s embattled finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, stepped up his war of words with eurozone policymakers on Thursday, saying he wished his country still […]
Former PM’s testimony at the Tsochatzopoulos trial: “I didn’t know anything… Akis’s recommendations were decisive”
(The TOC.gr) Tempers flared on Wednesday during the trial of former defence minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos on charges of corruption linked to arms procurement contracts during […]
Government pressure on Greek Central Bank said to rile ECB
(Bloomberg) The European Central Bank is increasingly concerned by a deteriorating relationship between the Greek government and the country’s central bank, people familiar with the […]
Der Spiegel: Moscow draws Greece away from IMF
Russia proposed that Greece becomes a member of the New Development Bank founded by the BRICS countries. Prime Minister Tsipras, who is in need of […]
Ben Needham’s mum issues direct appeal to find him
(ITV NEWS) A major appeal is to be made on Greek television by both South Yorkshire police and the family of Ben Needham to try […]
In Your Pocket travel guide’s top 10 unknown Greek islands
In Your Pocket, the European city guide publisher and online tourist information provider travel guide, has in response to its reader’s requests refreshed its ‘Unknown […]
Moscow invites Greece to join the BRICS-sponsored growth bank
(Sputniknews, To Vima) Russia’s Deputy Minister of Finances Sergei Storchak has invited Greece to join the under-development new growth bank that Brazil, Russia, India, China […]
Varoufakis says Greece faces a cash crisis within a “couple of weeks” while interest payment of 750m euros to IMF is made a day early
(BBC) Greece’s government has made a payment of 750m in debt interest to the International Monetary Fund the day before it was due, as eurozone […]
Wall Street Journal: Greece and its creditors agree that the bailout flopped, but they disagree on why
Greece and its creditors, deadlocked over fresh financing, agree on at least one thing about the country’s mammoth bailout, launched five years ago this month: […]
Schaeuble does not expect an agreement with Athens on Monday, warns against default
(Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble does not expect a final agreement on a cash-for-reform deal between Athens and its creditors at Monday’s Eurogroup […]
U.S. urges Greece to resist Russian gas pipeline
(Reuters) US State Department envoy for energy affairs Amos J. Hochstein, suggested to the Greek government not to give in to pressure by Russia regarding […]
Greek bank bailout fund CEO asked to resign -government official
(Reuters) Greece’s government on Thursday asked the chief executive of its bank bailout fund to resign, after prosecutors ordered her to stand trial for her […]
Greek isles voted best in Europe holding seven out of the top 10 places
(Mail online) Britons who head to Majorca or Tenerife for their sunshine breaks may be missing a trick. For it is the holiday islands of […]