Tag Archives: Ireland

The Irish government on Thursday tightened its Covid-19 travel restrictions by imposing quarantines on travelers from major holiday markets Italy and Greece, angering the country’s dominant airlines Ryanair and Aer Lingus. Ireland had initially waived quarantine for travelers from countries with lower Covid-19 rates, but as its 14-day infection rate …

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Ireland has lifted its 14-day quarantine obligation for arrivals from Greece, Cyprus and 13 other countries and territories with a similar Covid-19 record to the Irish one. The Dublin government decided late on Tuesday that arrivals into Ireland from Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, …

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Another foreign far-right agitator who sought to “live his (racist) myth” in Greece has been attacked by suspected antifascists on the Aegean island of Lesvos. Irishman Rowan Croft – who styles himself Grand Torino – was attacked by antifascists on the street during a live YouTube broadcast on Thursday evening. …

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The European Commission refers Greece, Ireland and Romania to the Court of Justice for not implementing anti-money laundering rules, Brussels said on Thursday.  According to a statement issued by the Commission,  Greece and Romania have failed to implement the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive into their national law. Ireland implemented only …

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Travel disruption ahead for thousands of holidaymakers as pilots in Ireland working at Ryanair confirm that industrial action is set to take place on July 12th 2018. Almost 100 pilots are expected to participate in the strike that takes place at the peak of the tourist season. Ryanair says the …

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the harsh austerity policies implemented in the debt-ridden countries of the euro zone claiming she did “the right thing.” She even presented herself as a “victim”, complaining about being target of insults in Greece and Portugal. In a self-righteous and self-pity performance, she insulted the …

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The Irish Department of Justice has said a further 440 refugees have been cleared to travel from Greece to Ireland bringing the total to 900. A further 101 people are awaiting security clearance in Athens. Ireland has pledged to take in a total of 4,000 refugees under the Irish Refugee …

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A family holiday on the island of Crete ended in the most tragic way. the teenager daughter of the family was found dead in the hotel swimming pool on Sunday noon. According to local media cretapost.gr, it all started shortly after 2.30 pm when the 15-year-old girl’s parents were looking …

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Should the eurozone fall apart and states return to their own currencies, the Greek Drachma would depreciate at 7.5% percent against the euro. This is the calculation of  a study published by the Bank of America. The study with title “The day after the euro” has been conducted by Athanasios …

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A report published by the charity non-governmental organization OXFAM exposes the worst offenders in the ‘race to the bottom on corporate tax.’ Luxembourg, Ireland, Cyprus, and the Netherlands are among the world’s 10 worst tax havens, despite an ongoing EU crackdown on tax avoidance and profit shifting across the bloc. …

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An important decision for the protection of human rights in times of bailouts and austerity. For the first time, the European Court of Justice explicitly stated that the European institutions and in particular the European Commission are bound by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and are obliged to protect …

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The Irish International Olympic Committee member Pat Hickey has been arrested in Rio as part of a police investigation into alleged ticketing touting, according to reports. The 71-year-old, who until last week sat on the IOC executive board, is also the head of the European Olympic Committees that organised last …

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The much awaited report of the International Monetary Fund’s independent  watchdog (Independent Evaluation Office- ΙΕΟ) is out: 700 pages featuring one by one all the errors, mistakes, miscalculations in the design and implementation of the IMF’s programs in Greece, Ireland and Portugal 2010-2011 and the way it handled the crises …

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You certainly know the old IMF joke: “Greece needs to boost its competitiveness via wage decreases.” Managing Director Christine Lagarde said it x times in 2011 and 2012 and 2013 but she stopped telling it around after wages dropped by 40% in Greece and Greeks were not able to laugh …

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The news posted by Reuters shocked! The usual suspects, the “anonymous officials with knowledge of the talks”, the black-tie toussie-moussies had reportedly told the international news agency that “the European Central Bank was not sure if Greek banks would open on Monday”. “The European Central Bank told a meeting of …

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Look what happened after four years of economic war and heavy bombardment with news about the imminent bankruptcy of Greece – a disaster that never came, because the country was bankrupt anyway.  An economic report warning of Greece’s bankruptcy risk is being released and we simply don’t care. No panic …

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The troika caused a social tsunami in Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Ireland. This is the result of the members of the Employment Committee of the European Parliament who have investigated the impact of austerity and bailout program imposed on the debt-ridden Euro zone countries. “Unemployment grew, small companies disappeared, poverty …

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It’s official! What we thought and reported about back in 2010 and 2011 about why there was no haircut of Greek debt, it’s been now officially confirmed by EU commissioner Olli Rehn. “Greek debt did not undergo restructuring ( haircut ) in 2010,  in order to avoid contagion of the …

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The European Commission and the European Central Bank had conflicting interests when they acted within the troika of international lenders in bailed out countries, Members of European Parliament say. Othmar Karas and Liem Hoang Ngoc, the two MEPs tasked with looking at the problems surrounding the work of the so-called …

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Who are the advisers to Troika who rule over our austerity-hit lives? In Greece, in Portugal, in Ireland, in Cyprus and Spain? How do they get the jobs and the contracts? How much are they being paid to ruin the lives of citizens in the European South? What are their …

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