Political talks on Greek debt to begin after first bailout review is done
WSJ — Greece’s creditors are expected to start talking soon over an issue that has been looming over the eurozone since 2010: cutting the country’s […]
Ciao Italia! Germany’s other migrant influx
BBC – More than a million refugees and migrants from war-torn regions of the Middle East and Africa came to Germany in 2015. It was […]
Eurogroup drag their feet over Greek programme evaluation
Irish Times – As the European Union embarks on another year expected to be dominated by the refugee crisis and the threat of Brexit, a […]
Seven House staff lose jobs over fake qualifications
eKathimerini — Seven more parliamentary employees were removed from their positions on Friday after an investigation revealed that they had either used forged qualifications to […]
Suited lawyers rally against Greek pension reform
AP — Several thousand lawyers, many wearing ties or high heels, marched to parliament Thursday to protest a planned overhaul of the pension system by […]
Greece on flu alert – five deaths this month
Five people have died and another 35 are in intensive-care after contracting flu over the past few weeks, according to the Hellenic Center for Disease […]
Bavarian councilor sends refugee bus to Berlin
AP — A bus carrying 31 Syrian refugees is on the way from southern Germany to Berlin, as a Bavarian district councilor followed up on […]
Athens accepts IMF role but lender continues to call for substantial debt relief
The Telegraph — Greece has backed down over having the International Monetary Fund involved its new bail-out deal, after months of tension between Athens and […]
Greece: a European tragedy
Bruegel.org /Ashoka Mody — From 2009 to 2015, the Greek government’s primary deficit (deficit not counting interest payments) declined from 10 percent of GDP to […]
EU launches probe into new Polish laws
BBC — The European Commission has opened an unprecedented inquiry into whether new Polish laws break EU democracy rules. Vice-President Frans Timmermans announced a “preliminary […]
Greek olive oil gains the recognition it deserves. But …
Greece is.com — Slowly but surely, thanks to the great efforts of passionate people to overcome numerous obstacles, Greek olive oil is at last getting […]
As refugee exodus to Greece continues, some take Bulgarian route
EurActive — More than 1,000 refugees arrived at Greece’s biggest port of Piraeus near Athens yesterday (13 January) as the influx of refugees fleeing conflict zones […]
Police unearth arms cache in Crete
Crete police have arrested three suspects, all Greek nationals, and seized a large amount of weapons and explosives following raids on Wednesday in the prefectures […]
Experts concerned over Greek business moving to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta
AFP — Facing higher and higher taxes and social payment, lots of Greek companies have moved to neighbouring countries, such as Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Malta, […]
EU warns Greece not to ‘Play Games’ with IMF
The EU’s economic affairs commissioner has called on Athens “not to play games” with the International Monetary Fund as the body decides whether to participate […]