Greece’s big fat fire sale
In the early days of the Greek debt crisis, two German politicians came up with a radical solution: Greece should sell off some of its […]
Merkel suffers blow: senior party member resigns over Greece
AFP –As negotiations between Greece’s creditors and Athens resume today, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered a blow with Wolfgang Bosbach, one of the senior […]
Refugee organisation says 43 families are living in tents in Athens park
There are currently 43 refugee families living in tents pitched in the Pedion tou Areos park in central Athens, the organisation Greek Forum of Refugees […]
Greek debt crisis talks stall over choice of hotel
The Guardian –In an inauspicious start to talks over awarding Greece a third bailout, international officials have postponed the negotiations after failing to agree with […]
IMF will not be joining other institutions in Athens on Friday
ANA-MPA — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for Greece will not be joining the other representatives of the institutions, who are arriving in Athens […]
‘Grexit’ struggle tests Germany’s power duo
Reuters — On July 17th, her 61st birthday, Angela Merkel stepped to the podium in the Bundestag and urged German lawmakers to approve a new […]
Ex-CEO ‘bitter’ over being indicted for misuse of funds
Kathimerini — The former chief executive officer of the Public Power Corporation, Arthouros Zervos, on Thursday expressed his “bitterness and disappointment” at being one of […]
Abandoned children: the unseen victims of Greece’s debt
Sky News –The president of Greece’s largest children’s charity has told Sky News his organisation is running out of money because of the economic […]
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 […]
Chania beach loses Blue Flag following complaint
Nea Hora beach, one of the awarded beaches in Chania, is at risk of losing its Blue Flag following a complaint made to the international […]
On reform, Europe asks Greece to go where many fear to tread
Reuters — Greece’s new bail-out deal imposes a stiff dose of budget rigour and market deregulation which critics say few leaders of Western Europe’s biggest […]
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 […]
A lucky escape on the National Road
A car overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle at around 9:00 am on the eastbound side of the National Road at Kalami, […]
“Greece has a certain sensitivity to foreign ultimatums and occupations, most notably on the part of Germans”
An interesting piece of Greek history which appeared yesterday in more than 20 sites around the web. From “Debtors’ Prison: The Politics of Austerity Versus […]
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 […]