Parliament president to ask BoG governor to testify to Parliament on Siemens settlement
ANA – MPA — Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou on Monday said she plans to summon Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras, a former Greek finance […]
Paul Mason: Greece is not Ireland – and it’s not just about the economics
(extracts from Channel 4 – Paul mason blog) —Greece should not be compared to Ireland or Portugal Paul Mason argues. Is not just economics. Greece’s […]
Summer downpour causes traffic chaos in Chania
The sudden early summer downpour caused traffic chaos once again both in the town of Chania and the national road between Chania and Kissamos where […]
Is Juncker to be believed when he accuses Tsipras of lying over bailout talks?
On fringes of G7 summit, European commission president says Greek PM failed to deliver promised proposals and lied to his own parliament about negotiations European […]
Another death from drowning in Crete mars the start of the holiday season
A sixty year old woman died on the beach in Kavros in Apokoronas on Sunday afternoon when she was pulled unconscious out of the water […]
The Guardian: “The troika is supposed to build Greece up, not blow it apart”
The Guardian — The phrase “trench warfare” comes to mind. On Friday evening the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, lobbed some choice words at his […]
Thomson flight to Heraklion diverted to Bulgaria after Brit holidaymakers’ drunken row
(The Mirror) –A flight full of British holidaymakers bound for Greece had to be diverted to Bulgaria due to the ‘disgusting’ behaviour of drunk passengers. […]
Juncker refuses to take call from Greek PM
(Reuters) — The European Union’s chief executive declined to speak to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday after the leftist leader rejected as “absurd” […]
Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty and other world renown economists make a “plea for economic sanity and humanity.”
In an essay published on Friday morning in the Financial Times, 26 of the world’s most renowned economic minds proclaimed their solidarity with Syriza, Greece’s […]
Putin: “Grexit” speculation could be harmful to the European Union and Greece
(Sputnik) – Speculation over Greece’s possible exit from the Eurozone (“Grexit”) amid the country’s massive debt could be harmful both to the European Union and […]
Work at Chania airport to restart after minister intervenes
Six months before the completion deadline of the already badly delayed Chania International Airport upgrade and yet another problem was added to the long list […]
What happens if Greece defaults on its International Monetary Fund loans?
In choosing to bundle up four separate June repayments, Greece avoids triggering an immediate default. But in the event of a delayed repayment, according to […]
Eurozone still in denial about Greece
(BBC) –There is something wonderfully mad about the idea that if Greece’s creditors can agree on a bailout, that represents important progress. The fundamental disagreement […]
Tsipras: Greek proposal is the only realistic one
(enikos.gr, Reuters)– “The proposal tabled by the Greek side remains the only realistic and constructive proposal on the table,” said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, shortly […]
Adulterated EVOO withdrawn from market in northern Greece
A batch of extra virgin olive oil was declared unfit for human consumption by the Greek Food Standards Agency in Thessaloniki to be as it […]