March 16, 2017
Greece, Politics
The office of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras categorically denied news agencies rumor reports that the PM was to announce early elections either today, Thursday, or tomorrow, Friday. The prime minister’s office described the Reuters news as “completely non-existent.” Speaking to Greek media, government sources noted that “it raises questions how …
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January 29, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
“I want to tell to friend and neighbor Turkey that it should respect history, friendship and good-neighborliness. It’s not enough to say that we are friends, but you have to prove this friendship, ” President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said during an interview to Portuguese APTP TV. “Today’s violation [of Greek territorial …
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January 29, 2017
Turkey-GR
Two hours after the unprecedented Turkish provocation to send the Chief of General Staff to the disputed Imia islet, the Greek General Staff issued a statement describing the incident. On Sunday, January 29, 2017, one gunboat of the Turkish Navy and two boats transporting special forces approached about time 1100 …
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January 13, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey did not waste time and issued a harsh and expected response to Greece’s plans to populate and economically develop several islets in the eastern Aegean Sea. Late Thursday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu expressed Ankara’s discomfort and had him repeat the usual claims challenging the Greek sovereignty. “We …
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June 25, 2016
Politics
It’s logical that German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble had a plan B in his pocket for the case the majority of British people would vote in favor of Brexit. like every well-trained bureaucrat Schaeuble is much too insecure to let anything get him by surprise. The German finance minister loves …
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June 24, 2016
Politics
“The outcome of the British referendum confirmed our insistence on the need of a democratic binding discussion about the future of the EU, to enhance the social functioning and democratization of structures so that it operates in serving the people of Europe and in being appealing to societies of Member-States,” …
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April 21, 2016
Economy
The much anticipated EUROSTAT data on EU’s government deficit and debt has been released. According to the data, Greece’s primary surplus for 2015 was 0.7% of the GDP. The Greek debt is 176.9% of the GDP and not 200% as it was claimed by several analysts last summer. In 2014, …
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April 2, 2016
Politics
The International Monetary Fund did not dismiss the WikiLeaks transcript of a conversation between IMF Europe Desk, Poul Thomsen and IMF’s Greek program responsible Delia Velculescu. Speaking to Washington correspondent of Greek state broadcast Lena Argiri, an IMF source said: IMF:we do not comment on leaks or supposed reports of …
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February 25, 2016
Politics
Greek government recalled its Ambassador to Vienna for so-called “consultations” a day after Austria held a Migration crisis Conference with West Balkan countries but did not invited Greece. When diplomacy speaks of “recalling an ambassador for consultations” they normally mean the temporary withdrawal until a conflict between two countries is …
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January 21, 2016
Politics
It was supposed to be some kind of witty remark. Too bad that the man who shot it is not known neither for his wit nor for his humor. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Greek prime Minister Alexis Tsipras were sitting in a panel discussion in the World Economic …
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October 13, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
Greek Foreign Ministry made it clear: there is no way that Germany or any other ‘partners’ or ‘neighbor’ like Turkey will be involved in the country’s borders protection in order to stop the refugees influx. A day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated to talk to Turkey to cooperate in …
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March 18, 2015
Economy, Politics
I thought that it was only Stupidity that had no limits. I was wrong. It is also Boldness. Especially in Brussels the center of Europe that has mutated into the major command center currently carrying the economic World War III. Lost in ghosts of the past, the European Commission issues …
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February 5, 2015
Economy
In a statement issue early hours of Thursday, the Greek Finance Ministry stressed that the Greek banking system is “adequately capitalized and fully protected through access to the Emergency Liquidity Assistance” and that the ECB puts pressure on the Eurogroup to proceed rapidly to a new agreement between Greece and …
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December 5, 2014
Very Mix
I honestly cannot decide whether it’s a matter of British impudence or arrogance to lend to a third party something you do not owe or better say “it’s a product of theft!”. The British Museum decided to lend one of the stolen Parthenon sculptures to Russian Museum Hermitage in St. …
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January 29, 2014
Politics
Many internet users were convinced the poster uploaded on Nea Dimokratia Facebook page it was a troll. A bad intended joke to make fun of the latest, much-chewed and much-heard ND-campaign slogan accompanying every move of Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras. The famous slogan Greeks have to hear at least …
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April 25, 2013
Tourism
Low cost airline Ryanair promised to bring 10 million tourists to Greece within the next three years, should Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” reduce taxes and fees. The intentions and promises were table on Tuesday by deputy CEO and director of Ryanair business operation manager Michael Cawley during a press conference. Ryanair asked …
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March 28, 2013
Uncategorized
Greek police arrested three young men in Volos for the arson attack at a Bank of Cyprus branch in Volos. The attack took place with molotov cocktails in the dawn of Thursday. The ATM was destroyed. The men had managed to break a glass window and throw molotov cocktails inside the …
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March 20, 2013
Economy
“Statement by the Eurogroup President on Cyprus I take note of the decision of the Cypriot parliame nt on the government’s proposal for a one-off stability levy. I confirm that the Eurogroup stands ready to assist Cyprus in its reform efforts and reiterate the position of the Eurogroup as I stated …
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March 16, 2013
Economy
The eurogroup decision to violently grab private bank deposits in Cyprus could not but trigger a panic also in Greece. And most probably to the citizens of every economically weak EU country. – My father, 85, came early in the morning shouting, we should withdraw our weak deposit from the …
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February 22, 2013
Turkey-GR
Two weeks before the Greek-Turkish high ranking meeting in Istanbul with the participation of the political leadership of the two neighbor countries, tension flamed over the continental shelf in the Aegean Sea. Just hours after Athens submitted a complaint to United Nations over Turkey’s exploration permits in areas of the …
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