Varoufakis removed from the government negotiating team
(New York Times) Ever since the leftist-led Greek government came to power in late January, the avatar of the country’s austerity-weary public has been its […]
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Defendants’ lawyers resign in Proton trial The trial of former Proton Bank Chairman Lavrentis Lavrentiadis and another 42 people ran into problems Friday as the […]
EU doubles emergency aid to nations dealing with migrants
(AP) The European Union has doubled the emergency aid to frontline member states Italy, Greece and Malta which have to deal with the massive influx […]
Piraeus Bank writes off crisis-hit clients’ debts
(eKathimerini) Piraeus Bank has decided to write off debts of up to 20,000 euros stemming from consumer loans and credit cards for its clients who […]
Schaeuble hints that there is a “Plan B” for Greece
(Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted on Saturday that Berlin was preparing for a possible Greek default, drawing a parallel with the secrecy […]
Which European regions have the highest long-term unemployment?
Long term unemployment is being unemployed for over a year. Seven out of ten regions in Europe with the highest long-term unemployment rates are Greek […]
Eurozone ministers hurl abuse at Varoufakis
(Bloomberg) Euro-area finance ministers hurled abuse at Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis behind closed doors as they shut down his bid to find a shortcut […]
Greece struggling under weight of migrant influx
(The Guardian) Figures released by Greek police show arrivals jumping from a total of 11,500 in 2013 to 12,500 for the first three months of […]
Government hauls in Leonidas Bobolas for unpaid taxes
(The Wall Street Journal) Greek prosecutors arrested the scion of one of Greece’s most powerful families on Wednesday, in line with the left-wing government’s vows […]
21 April 1967 – How to avoid a radical left government without the help of the markets and the ECB
48 years ago democracy was abolished in Greece because of American fears that a radical left government would win the general election. Before the elections […]
“Fatal Journeys:”: The 2014 report that was ignored
“Fatal Journeys:”: The 2014 report that was ignored by Europe as the Mediterranean becomes the worlds deadliest migrant crossing Cartoon: The Cartoon Movement Months before […]
OSCE calls for decriminalization of defamation in Greece after journalist sentenced to 26 months on libel charges
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the recent libel conviction and sentence imposed on journalist Kostas Vaxevanis for stories written […]
Athens University protest ends with police raid
A police operation on Friday to eject 14 protesters from Athens University’s central campus after a 19-day sit-in deepened fissures between the hard core and […]
Tsipras remains optimistic on Greece’s outlook: “Many points of convergence, four points of disagreement”
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Reuters on Thursday he was “firmly optimistic” his government would reach an agreement with its creditors by the end […]
Gavdos immigrants to be issued with travel documents
More than 150 migrants who were rescued on the island of Gavdos were transported by ferry boat to Athens from Crete and were released in […]