The working poor in Greece, where work offers less protection from poverty than in the rest of EU
Greece has the highest proportion of working poor in the EU27 a recent article in the German Der Spiegel claims. The article describes a situation […]
Crete in the centre of another ambitious power project
eKathimerini — Crete is set to become a power interconnection junction, and an example to follow along the lines of the European Union’s Clean Energy […]
New weather warning – Crete weekend forecast from Poseidon
The national weather service EMY issues a new weather warning for strong storms and showers in eastern parts of the country over the weekend, particularly […]
ESM chief: We’ll see in August 2018, if Greece needs more debt relief
Reuters – Greece’s official lenders will be able to determine if Athens needs further debt relief only in the summer of next year, the head […]
Greece ranks 67th in the “Ease of Doing Business 2018” report, bureaucracy taxes to blame
Greek Reporter — Greece ranks 67th in the “Ease of Doing Business 2018” report in a total of 190 countries, when last year was in […]
Obesity among boys in Greece the highest in Europe
Greek Reporter — A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the global obesity “epidemic” includes some disturbing data for Greece. Obese boys between the ages of […]
7 things that could wreck EU’s party
Bloomberg — A series of political risks simmering across the European Union threaten to undermine the bloc’s recovery as economic confidence in the euro area […]
Greece regional airports make Fraport’s ‘cash tills ring’
The Frankfurt airport operator reported strong growth in earnings last week, exceeding analysts’ expectations. Fraport’s Greece operations were particularly profitable for the Group. Fraport’s revenue […]
Handlesblatt warns FDP: A fresh debate over Grexit will hurt the euro
German financial daily Handelsblatt delivered a strong message to German politicians who are in the process of negotiating the formation of the next Merkel government. […]
Brexit: Banks to move fewer London jobs than initially feared
UBS could move as few as 250 people from London as a consequence of Brexit, lower than the earlier figure of 1,000 that the bank […]
Athens court hands life sentence to woman who kept body in freezer for a year
Greek Reporter — A Greek court has sentenced a 50-year-old Bulgarian woman to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband, Vasilis Kokkinis. The body […]
Brexit: UK still ‘most attractive country’ for employers
The Guardian — The UK is still the most attractive European country for employers and staff, despite the uncertainty created by the Brexit vote, according […]
Surgeons in Athens hospital reattach woman’s arm severed in road accident in Crete
AMNA — Surgeons at Athens’ KAT hospital were able to reattach a woman’s arm after it was severed in a road accident involving two motorbikes […]
IMF’s Thomsen: Maturities extension is enough for Greek debt sustainability
Greek Reporter — In an interview with Austrian newspaper Der Standard, IMF’s head of European department Poul Thomsen claimed that extending maturities of the Greek debt is […]
Greek government in spat with Spain’s ambassador over Catalonia
Reuters – Greece called on Spain’s ambassador to Athens on Sunday to rescind statements to a Greek newspaper suggesting that Athens was not supportive of […]