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Pope Francis in Athens: Meetings schedule, traffic restrictions, draconian security measures

December 4, 2021 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 1

Pope Francis arrived at the international airport in Athens on Saturday morning. The leader of the Roman-Catholic Church arrived with a special Aegean flight from Cyprus and was welcomed by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as well as four children as a symbol for purity and members of the Catholic Church. …

President Hollande in Athens to support Greece & boost French business interests

October 22, 2015 Politics 4

French President Francois Hollande is expected to land in Eleftherios Venizelos airport at 4:50 pm Thursday, rush to Athens downtown, lay a wreath at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier and start talking “business”. Investments in Greek public assets that currently enjoy an extended Sales period. It is not coincidence …

Tsipras to meet with Merkel, Holland and Juncker at EU Leaders Summit, May 21-22/2015

May 13, 2015 Politics 11

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is reportedly preparing a list of appointments with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in order to enable a political decision on Greek debt problem. It is not clear whether there would be a round table meeting …

Lagarde finds Varoufakis in a basket of Easter Eggs

April 5, 2015 Economy 3

Managing Director of International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde was surprised to find Yanis Varoufakis hiding in a bush next to other Easter Eggs. The Greek Finance Minister had asked her for an urgent meeting on this Easter Sunday to talk “negotiations” and “reforms” as time and cash are running up …

PM Tsipras, FinMin Varoufakis in consultations race with European counterparts

February 1, 2015 Economy, Politics Comments Off on PM Tsipras, FinMin Varoufakis in consultations race with European counterparts

Telephone lines between Athens and several European capitals went on fire on Saturday with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis calling around to calm down lenders and EU-partners, win allies for the Greek positions and assure that Greece was not in collision course with its creditors. Both …

EP Schulz in Athens to sermon Tsipras on Russia – and even find new coalition partners for him?

January 29, 2015 Politics 1

President of European Parliament, Martin Schulz is visiting Athens today to meet with new prime Minister Alexis Tsipras but also with opposition party leaders Antonis Samaras (Nea Dimokratia), Evangelos Venizelos (PASOK), Stavros Theodorakis (To Potami) and George Papandreou (To Kinima), the former PM whose party failed to pass the 3% …

Greeks hit bottom; elections the only solution

September 30, 2014 Editor, Politics, Society Comments Off on Greeks hit bottom; elections the only solution

Hundreds of property owners stood long lines outside banks on Tuesday morning in order to pay the new unified property tax ENFIA. The deadline for the first installment expires today. The majority of Greeks eager to meet their tax obligations are seniors who received their pension a day earlier. At …

EP President Schulz Rushes to Athens “No Bailout Programme, No Aid”

May 9, 2012 Economy 7

I could have started to count the warning coming from all sides of Greece’s lenders. One after the other, the e gentlemen warn Greeks that should left-wing SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras demand for renegotiation of bailout programme put into practice, the country would see not a single cent from the Troika loan …

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