January 16, 2019 Economy
Investigators of EU anti-fraud office OLAF are demanding that Greek customs pay more than €200 million for failing to act against a major Chinese fraud network dumping ultra-cheap clothing and footwear in Europe. Customs officials failed to halt big scheme to avoid import duties and tax, investigators say. An investigation …
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January 15, 2019
Greece, Politics
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed regret that the European Union had not shown sufficient solidarity with Greece when the crisis erupted. Speaking at the event EUROAT20 in Strasbourg on Tuesday marking the 20th year since the launch of the euro currency, Juncker said that the austerity policies were not …
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November 14, 2018
Turkey-GR
European Parliament Rapporteur Kati Piri proposes the formal suspension of accession negotiations with Turkey reiterating her call on Ankara to refrain from threatening Cyprus. Dutch socialist MEP Kati Piri presented on Wednesday to the European Parliament in Strasbourg her draft report on Turkey`s accession progress. Her report said that continuing …
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November 14, 2018
Economy, FEATURED
When it comes to property taxation, Greece holds the fourth place in the European Union, after France, UK and Belgium, a study conducted by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has shown. . Property Taxes (left): Greece after France, UK and Belgium. Repeated Property Taxes (right): Greece after …
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November 3, 2018
Greece
A controversial system of Artificial Intelligence powered “lie detector” will be used at some borders in Greece, Hungary and Latvia to identify illegal migrants. The system sponsored by the European Commission is supposed to identify illegal migrants by analyzing their micro-expressions. The project that is to be used initially for …
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October 25, 2018
FEATURED, Greece
The European Parliament is concerned by the increasing normalization of fascism, racism and xenophobia and calls on EU member states to ban neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups. In a resolution passed with 355 votes to 90 and 39 abstentions, MEPs denounce that the lack of serious action against these groups has …
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October 25, 2018
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The European Union backs Greece in territorial waters spat with Turkey and asks Ankara to respect international agreements like the “Law of the Sea. The EU remains committed to good neighbourly relations and respect of international agreements, EU spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told euractive, following tensions between Athens and Ankara on the expansion of …
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October 8, 2018
Editor, Politics, World
Italy’s far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and French populist Marie LePen met in Rome on Monday to seal a unholy alliance: they declared that they are the anti-establishment movement within the European Union. Salvini slammed the European Union for budget restrictions and austerity, the migration crisis as well as …
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September 21, 2018
Politics, World
The European Union Summit in Salzburg was supposed to bring leaders together, tackle the Migration crisis and reach consensus. A very difficult task given the fact that Austria that runs the EU’s rotating presidency and its Chancellor Sebastian Kurz have a strong anti-migrants policy. A few months ago, the Summit …
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September 18, 2018
Greece, Politics
After repeated appeals for asylum-seekers relocation from overcrowded Moria camp in the island of Lesvos, the European Commission reportedly plans to finally take take action. A total of 3,000 people are to be relocated to the Greek mainland. An EU source told New Europe that “the European Commission, having repeatedly alerted …
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September 12, 2018
Politics, World
In a historic vote, the European Parliament decided on Wednesday to initiate Article 7 and sanction one of its members, Hungary. Reason for the voting were a series of laws passed by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban that tighten control over independence of the judiciary, freedom of unions, academics and …
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September 12, 2018
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A nationalist and quasi-fascist force is rising up in Europe, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has warned. In an exclusive interview with Euronews’ new Raw Politics programme, he said the continent was heading for a return to 1930s fascism. “We are going to unleash demonic political forces that will …
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September 2, 2018
Politics, Refugees
With central slogans “Sea-rescue is not a crime” and “Build bridges not walls” refugees and solidarity groups gathered at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Saturday afternoon. Protesters were wearing orange t-shirts, the official color of the campaign against the criminalization of sea rescues and the anti-migration policy in some …
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August 31, 2018
Editor, FEATURED
Greece insists that the austerity measure to further pension cuts as of 1. January 2019 is not necessary. Creditors try to avoid commenting on that, although the usual “Euro Sources Anonymous” claim that the euro finance ministers are against abolishing of the measure. “Greece’s budget 2019 will not include pension …
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August 23, 2018
Politics, World
“EU-imposed austerity is finally over for pauperised Greece – and it’s time for a rethink of the whole European project,” writes political theorist Marina Prentoulis on her opinion article “Greece may still be Europe’s sick patient, but the EU is at death’s door. Greece has entered a new, “normal” phase …
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August 17, 2018
Economy
Greece has sent a shock warning to European Union bosses that they risk the economic and political stability of the bloc’s poorer countries while jousting with Britain over a possible no-deal Brexit. Athens said Brussels failing to deliver a Brexit deal would leave the country facing “increased financial and political …
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August 17, 2018
Economy
Relations between US and Turkey took a further turn for the worse, as Washington warned Ankara with more economic sanctions in the last hours unless the latter releases US pastor Andrew Brunson. The US ‘will pay nothing’ to Turkey for the release of detained pastor, President Donald Trump tweeted on …
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August 6, 2018
Refugees
Europeans are no longer shocked by pictures of drowned migrants and refugees children.Their pictures no longer make it to headlines. The urgency Europe felt following the death of 3-year-old refugee boy Kurdi washed ashore a Turkish shore in 2015 appears to have dissipated. Just look at the direction in which …
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July 30, 2018
Turkey-GR
Amid the havoc and the despair in Greece’s wildfires, a joke comes from Turkey. In all seriousness. Chief aide of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a notorious provocateur, opened his mouth and started telling fairy tales right from the darkest corridor of the Anatolian bazaar. From snoozing story teller to hypnotized …
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July 20, 2018
Refugees
The European Union has struck a deal with FYROM to deploy border guards at the south border of the Balkan country to curb migration. European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos and Oliver Spasovski, Minister of Interior of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, signed a status agreement that will allow teams from …
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