After Spain, also Greece and Portugal rejected the proposal of European Commission that called for 15% cuts in natural gas consumption mainly to help Germany. Government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou told reporters at Thursday noon: “the Greek government does not agree on principle with the Commission’s proposal for a 15% reduction …
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Greek PM proposal to EC: Booster shot for all over 60 for travel within EU
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed to European Commission that booster shot with vaccines against Covid-19 becomes a “precondition” for a valid EU digital certificate for traveling citizens aged over 60. In a letter sent to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, Mitsotakis proposed that a third dose …
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Greece proposes EU-wide mechanism on rising energy costs
Greece has proposed an EU-wide mechanism for hedging against steep gas price fluctuations to help households tackle rising energy prices across the bloc. Gas prices have surged so far this year as world economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and global demand is picking up much faster than supply. …
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Greece proposes Frontex be allowed to operate beyond EU borders
Returning unapproved asylum seekers to their home countries could become an easier task if European border patrol agency Frontex could operate outside of European borders, Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said on Wednesday. Speaking virtually with German Deputy Minister for Migration Stephan Mayer, Mitarakis added that bilateral agreements with other …
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EU shows little support for Greece’s “vaccination certificate” for travelers
The European Union sought Monday to ease concerns that citizens might be obliged to get shots against the coronavirus before they’re allowed to travel, as debate swirls over the use of vaccination certificates to help reopen tourism across the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission has been weighing a Greek proposal …
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Golden Dawn Prosecutor: Life for Fyssas’ murderer, 13 years for party leadership
The prosecutor of Golden Dawn trial proposed on Tuesday morning the sentences for the leadership of the neo-nazi party, the murderer of rapper Pavlos Fyssas and his accomplices as well as for those involved in attacks against Egyptian fishermen and unionists of PAME. The Court of Appeals had rejected “mitigating …
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EU proposes travel ban on non-EU nationals to be extended till June 15
The European Commission has proposed to Schengen countries and Associate countries on Friday to extend a restriction on nonessential travel, i.e. travel ban on non-EU nationals for another 30 days, until June 15, 2020. Although several countries are slowly starting to ease restrictions, the situation remains “fragile” across the globe …
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Helliniko Casino proposal inspired by the Acropolis & Caryatids – POLL
One of the two bidding companies for the Casino at Helliniko project, the Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment in collaboration with GEK TERNA, presented INSPIRE Athens on Tuesday. INSPIRE Athens is the idea for the first integrated touristic casino complex (Integrated Resort and Casino – IRC ) in Greece. The building …
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Proposal Crete style: With music and mantinades through Heraklio (video)
A very Cretan wedding proposal in the heart of Heraklio. With music instruments and the typical mantinades, the groom to be decided to make a proposal to his beloved darling. He, his friends and the musicians walked through the streets of Heraklio on Sunday to a cafeteria where his beloved …
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Greece’s lenders agree to increase of minimum wage: a bag of peanuts
Representatives of Greece’s lenders have reportedly given the green light for the increase of the minimum wage, an issue Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has long promised to materialize. During a meeting with Labor Minister Efi Achtsioglou on Wednesday in Athens, the lenders have reportedly recommended a “cautious increase” in the …
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Here are the 5 name variations UN Envoy Nimetz proposed to Greece and FYROM
For 27 years, the Special Envoy of United Nations for the Macedonia name dispute, Matthew Nimetz, has been playing with the Rubik’s Cube. For 27 years, Nimetz has been trying to solve the cube’s mystery but ends up in the same long trail, in a vicious circle. He keeps producing …
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French FinMin Le Maire in Athens with a Debt Proposal the IFM and Berlin tend to reject
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire expressed optimism Greece and creditors are not far away from the agreement. “The next two days will pave the way for an agreement at the Eurogroup” on June 15, Le Maire told reporters after a meeting with his Greek counterpart Euclid Tsakalotos in Athens …
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Commission’s vision for Eurozone integration: a Finance Minister, a Fund and “eurobonds”
The European Commission presented on Wednesday (31 May) its proposal to “move forward” on eurozone integration with a treasury, a finance minister and several instruments to make the financial sector less vulnerable to crises. incl the issuing of “eurobonds” that are proposed as “safe asset”. The Commission document calls on …
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SYRIZA MP: “We should look into rupture with the lenders”
“If the partner has become a callous lender, who is also a liar and does not stick to the commitments and keeps changing the agreement framework on permanent basis, we should consider rupture with the lenders,” the spokesman of the parliamentary group of SYRIZA, Nikos Xydakis, said on Tuesday. Speaking …
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Dijsselbloem calls on end of Troika, ESM to be turned into a European IMF
Head of Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem decided to launch a revolution. In an interview to a German conservative newspaper, he called on the end of the EU Troika and the mutation of the European Stability fund into a European IMF. Behind Dijsselbloem’s proposal stands the powerful German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble …
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Debt: Greece prepares “surprise proposal” in order to close the second review
Is the Greek government preparing to capitulate to creditors’ demands for additional austerity measures that have to be legislated now or risk to miss the closure or the second review? The government reportedly tries to come to an agreement with creditors and close the second review thus proposing an alternative: …
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Gov’t & opposition leaders agree: Juncker’s revised proposal + 5 Greek changes to be basis for new negotiations
“The revised proposal of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker from June 27/28 plus five changes added by the Greek government will be the basis for the new negotiations between Greece and creditors,” after the Sunday’s Referendum. This was reportedly decided at the Political Leaders Council under President Pavlopoulos on Monday. …
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Odd “transparency”! European Commission releases Creditors’ proposal to Greek Gov’t
In an quite odd movement, the European Commission decided to release on Sunday, the creditors’ proposals it offered to the Greek government on 26. June 2015, that is before June 27th 2015, the Friday’s Eurogroup meeting. The publishing of the creditors’ proposals are “in the interest of transparency and for …
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Gov’t sources: Greece rejects creditors’ proposal for 5-month extension & €15.5bn
Greek government rejected on Friday afternoon the creditors’ proposal for a 5-month program extension and €15.5 billion funding. Citing Greek government sources in Brussels, several Greek media report: “The government rejects the proposal of institutions to extend the existing Greek program, with a funding of 15.5 billion EUR. The same …
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Eurogroup: Here is Varoufakis’ proposals for exiting Greece’s crisis
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis uploaded on his blog the analytical proposal he presented at the Eurogroup meeting on Thursday. IT is th eofficial proposal of Greece to solve the crisis and achieve an agreement with the country’s lenders. The proposal is based on three pillars: a package of reforms …
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