September 19, 2016
Politics, World
Germany and France have outlined plans to deepen European military cooperation after Britain’s exit from the European Union, a document obtained by Reuters show. In potentially the biggest leap in European defence since the 1990s, Berlin and Paris are laying out ways for the bloc to rapidly deploy forces, with …
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September 15, 2016
Economy, Society
The proportion of long-time unemployed in Greece is particularly high. According to data published by the Greek Statistics Authority (ELSTAT), 72.2% of the Greek unemployed have been looking for more than 12 months for a work without success. But also without any allowance given by the state or any support …
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August 14, 2016
Politics, Refugees, World
I thought, EU members states were supposed to take 6,000 refugees per month from Greece – according to some forgotten EU Deal signed the European Commission and the EU member states. Reality teaches us, the deal will work the other way around. Member states will send refugees back to …Greece. …
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August 3, 2016
Politics, Sports
The European Union must come up with an alternative plan in order to tackle Migration in case Turkey makes its threats true and walk out form the Migration deal. “We are very concerned,” Greek Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas told German conservative daily Bild after Turkey threatened to walk out of …
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July 2, 2016
Society
Nearly half a million Greeks have left the country in search of better opportunities abroad since 2008 due to the financial crisis, a report by the Bank of Greece shows. Educated professionals are among those leading the Greek Crisis exodus, while in the past it was mostly unskilled workers and …
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June 29, 2016
Economy
It was just two days ago, when German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged European Union leaders to “address popular dissatisfaction.” He added “I said before the referendum that regardless of how the vote in Britain pans out we cannot simply continue as before in Europe.” As a consequence Schaeuble came …
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April 1, 2016
Economy
Difficult times for Greek princes and princesses… ehm… for millionaires, I mean. From a total of 55,000 Greek millionaires in 2014, 3,000 hit the road of migration last year seeking for a better future in other countries and atmospheres. According to a global research about “Millionaire Migration for 2015“, the …
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February 25, 2016
Politics, Refugees
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threatens to block all EU refugee decisions if Greece will be left to deal with the crisis alone. Commenting on Austria’s initiative to hold a West Balkan Conference on Migration, Tsipras described it as “unacceptable”. PM Tsipras said he will block all decisions at an …
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February 23, 2016
Editor
Developments in the Refugee and Migration crisis are sweeping Europe like a storm. EU members states have taken the papers of Conclusions of the EU Leaders Summit last Friday and cleaned their shoes on Sunday. Austria imposed a strict admission quotas on refugees entries, plans to move soldiers to its …
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February 2, 2016
Economy
Did they? Will they? Is there a trade between “Greece’s Adjustment program progress review” and “keeping migrants and refugees out of Europe?”. I f I am not wrong – and I am not! – we had this issue some months ago. As usual, I ‘m just too lazy – ‘busy’ …
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January 26, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
We have been there, we have seen that for countless times since 2010: in times of crisis and EU’s inability to cope with crises, everyone feels obliged to fire a salvo of incredible nonsense, mis-considering it to be a proof of divine inspiration. The latest example is the Belgian Interior …
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December 18, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
A friendly pinch on the cheek, a pat on the shoulder. Exactly the same style European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker uses for the prime ministers and finance ministers of the EU. This time it was the majority of EU leader who had to comfort Juncker’s frustration and tell him to …
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December 14, 2015
Politics
Greece will host a mini-summit on migration with the leaders of Germany and Turkey in early 2016, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said yesterday Sunday. the Greek proposal comes at a time when German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged to bolstering the protection of the Schengen external borders and the Frontex demands …
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October 30, 2015
Economy, Refugees
Ah, No! What if Greece is struggling with the economic crisis and in addition with the huge refugees problem. Germany remains Germany and sticks to the rules and the books. There cannot be “additional let-outs for Athens,” the German Finance Ministry warned on Friday ‘seeing’ plenty of flexibility in the …
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October 7, 2015
Economy
It was supposed to be a civilized conversation between German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and French students at the Sciences Po University in Paris. But youth apparently has no respect of self-righteous German officials and reminded him of possible policy mistakes in the Greek crisis. the atmosphere turned quickly from …
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June 26, 2015
Very Mix
It is really shocking. Human smugglers abandoned four people with disabilities on the cliffs of the island of Symi. Exposed to sun and sea, four people with disabilities and special needs were located on the rocky bay of “Marathountas”. Among them a 70-year-old woman sitting on a wheelchair. And a …
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April 22, 2015
Economy, Politics
A meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will take place at 3:30pm (Greek time) at the sideline of the European Leaders Summit on Migration, government sources in Athens told media. However government sources in Berlin say that they neither confirm nor deny. According to …
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April 16, 2015
Society
An inflatable boat sails ungoverned in the sea off the island of Lesvos. It is packed with men, women and children, old people and pregnant women. It is another boat illegally carrying migrants to Greece. It is another boat from the many that push people to Greece on a daily …
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September 10, 2014
Politics
+++Former Athens Mayor and Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos is the new EU Commissioner for “Migration, rights and internal affairs”, Reuters report on Wednesday.
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May 7, 2013
Economy
Mass migration revived in times of debt crisis, recession, austerity and unemployment. From European door to European door, so to say. One million people from the European south moved to Germany in 2012, Germany’s statistics authority said on Tuesday. And majority of the new European migrants came from Spain, Greece …
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