Draghi: Greece to enter QE only if debt viable and review concluded
Tornos News — Greece would be admitted in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) quantitative easing (QE) program only after the EU institutions and the IMF agreed […]
Greece won’t meet fiscal surplus targets set by Europe, IMF says
Bloomberg — Greece is on track to fall short of budget-surplus targets set under a bailout by the nation’s euro-zone creditors, the International Monetary Fund […]
Leading candidate for US envoy to EU: ‘Strong reason for Greece moving away from euro’
Naftemporiki — US President Donald Trump’s choice for America’s ambassador to the European Union told Bloomberg over the weekend that there’s a “very strong reason […]
ND leader visits Berlin to present plan to exit crisis
ekathimerini — Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will hold meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin on February 13 […]
Visiting Crete in winter: A great escape, whatever the weather
Travel Mail — We’ve timed our trip deliberately out of season to explore the largest and most populous of the Greek islands without doing battle with […]
Brexit plan published in UK government White Paper
BBC — The British government’s Brexit White Paper was published last week publication comes after pressure from MPs across the House of Commons. It sets […]
Grexit? Greece again on the brink as debt crisis threatens break with EU
The Guardian — Bailout negotiations between Athens and its creditors have stalled. The possibility of Grexit, or euro exit, has re-emerged and bond yields have […]
The IMF should get out of Greece
Bloomberg View — The International Monetary Fund’s involvement in Greece has been an unmitigated disaster: Time and again, its failure to heed crucial lessons has […]
Flu claims 10 lives in one week, bringing toll to 36
eKathimerini — Ten people have died in Greece in the past week due to complications after contracting the flu, bringing the death toll from the […]
Germany’s Gabriel attacks Schaeuble over Greek bailout talks
Handlesblatt — In a parting shot before leaving his post as German economics minister, Sigmar Gabriel wrote a letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel sharply criticizing […]
Seven Cretan summer adventures for fun with animals
www.argophilia.com — Children will love petting and feeding wallabies, cats, dogs, and chickens at Funpark Kavros (Palea EO Chanion Rethimnou 19). Kavros has mini golf, […]
The new external border of Europe? Berlin to send 30 more officers to police northern Greek border
The European Union will send urgently 30 border police officers to Greece’s northern border, reported the online edition of Spiegel. The report says that Berlin […]
1,000€ fine for stores without sign on e-transactions; list with occupations requiring POS terminal pending
Naftemporiki — A law obliges all traders to place a sign outside their premises and in a visible location near their cash registers to inform […]
Opposition blasts SYRIZA official for suggesting Grexit debate
Opposition parties reacted with alarm on Tuesday to comments by SYRIZA parliamentary spokesman Nikos Xydakis that MPs should hold a debate about Greece’s membership of […]
Merkel and Erdogan hold tense meeting in Turkish capital
AP — In a terse exchange of words, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged Turkey to uphold democracy as the country heads toward a […]