Greek PM meets Donald Trump amid growing US tensions with Turkey
The Guardian — Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, will meet Donald Trump on Tuesday in an official visit to Washington that has caught many by surprise. […]
Investment is the missing ingredient as Greece rebuilds economy
Bloomberg — While momentum in the Greek economy is now building with green shoots sprouting in sectors ranging from manufacturing to retail, the key staple of […]
Luxembourg may return €40.2 million in Greek interest income
Luxemburger Wort — Luxembourg could potentially pay back €40.2 million to Greece, part of its share of profits from interest gained from lending to Greece. […]
Juncker: If Catalonia becomes independent, others will do the same and I wouldn’t like that
BBC — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said he does not back Catalan independence, fearing others may follow the same path. Mr Juncker, speaking […]
Great Easthall family trying to raise £500 to bring stray puppy back from Crete
http://www.kentonline.co.uk — A family who fell in love with a stray puppy in Crete have launched a campaign to raise the money to fly her […]
Lagarde: IMF has not asked for additional austerity – debt restructuring still on the agenda
naftemporiki — Following media reports that the IMF will demand 2.3 billion euros additional austerity measures from the Greek government in 2018, Christine Lagarde herself […]
Germany extends passport controls on flights from Greece, Austrian border
Reuters – Germany has extended temporary passport controls on its border with Austria and for flights coming from Greece for six more months amid continuing […]
Increased airport charges influenced Ryanair’s decision to cancel Chania flights
David O’Brien, Ryanair’s commercial director, during a press conference in Athens on Wednesday said the company will launch 23 new routes from Greece to European destinations and […]
ECB made €7.8bn profits from Greek bond holdings
FT — The European Central Bank has made nearly €8bn in profits from its holdings of Greek government debt. In a written response to a […]
Jeroen Dijsselbloem no longer finance minister but will continue as president Eurogroup until January
Reuters – Dutchman Jeroen Dijsselbloem will continue as president of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers until his term expires in January even though […]
Germans and Brits are vital for tourism
eKathimerini — German and British holidaymakers accounted for a third of arrivals from abroad and 30 percent of tourist spending last year, according to Bank […]
Plan to service European F-35 jets in Turkey sparks security concerns
Turkey plans to purchase more than 100 of the F-35A fifth generation stealth fighters. It expects to receive its first F-35 in 2018, something that […]
Dijsselbloem: new German FM ‘will not make a difference’
EU Finance Ministers of the eurozone met on 9 October 2017 in Luxembourg to discuss possible future roles and tasks of the European Stability Mechanism […]
Denmark dismisses EU’s wrangling over Brexit divorce bill as ‘a game’
The Guardian — Downing Street’s hopes of opening Brexit talks on a future trade deal have been given a boost by Denmark, whose finance minister Kristian Jensen dismissed […]
Man arrested for shooting of doctor in Sitia
Police on Crete have arrested a man in connection with a shooting early on Saturday which left a 62-year-old cardiologist dead. The victim was ambushed […]